Training physician investigators in medicine and public health research.
Training physician investigators in medicine and public health research.
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2011.300486
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发表时间：
2012-07-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Schwartz, Mark D
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作者：
Gourevitch, Marc N;Jay, Melanie R;Schwartz, Mark D
目的：我们描述并评估了一个独特的奖学金项目的影响，该项目旨在培养医学和公共卫生领域的博士后、医师研究员。方法：我们在公共卫生内容和研究方法方面制定了严格的课程，并与研究导师和当地公共卫生机构建立了联系。说教式培训为研究员的指导研究倡议奠定了基础，这些倡议解决了在提高城市弱势人口健康状况方面的现实挑战。结果：两个多学科队列（每队列6人）完成了这个为期2年的学位授予项目，并参与了不同的公共卫生研究计划，主题包括通过健康素养干预改善儿科护理结果，降低患有多种合并症的城市贫困人口的再入院率，增加癌症筛查的采用，扩大成瘾筛查和干预的范围。大多数研究员（10/12）发表了他们的研究成果，目前的职业重点是公共卫生相关的研究或实践（9/12）。结论：奖学金培训计划可以为医师调查员的研究事业做好准备，从而弥合医学和公共卫生之间的鸿沟。
OBJECTIVES: We have described and evaluated the impact of a unique fellowship program designed to train postdoctoral, physician fellows in research at the interface of medicine and public health.METHODS: We developed a rigorous curriculum in public health content and research methods and fostered linkages with research mentors and local public health agencies. Didactic training provided the foundation for fellows' mentored research initiatives, which addressed real-world challenges in advancing the health status of vulnerable urban populations.RESULTS: Two multidisciplinary cohorts (6 per cohort) completed this 2-year degree-granting program and engaged in diverse public health research initiatives on topics such as improving pediatric care outcomes through health literacy interventions, reducing hospital readmission rates among urban poor with multiple comorbidities, increasing cancer screening uptake, and broadening the reach of addiction screening and intervention. The majority of fellows (10/12) published their fellowship work and currently have a career focused in public health-related research or practice (9/12).CONCLUSIONS: A fellowship training program can prepare physician investigators for research careers that bridge the divide between medicine and public health.