The Weill Cornell Medicine Research Training Program in Behavioral Geriatrics

威尔康奈尔行为老年病学博士后培训项目 (TPiBG) TPiBG 培养能够进行以患者为导向的研究的独立研究人员，以改善 老年人的生活质量和护理质量。行为老年病学是一个科学方向，整合了 社会/行为方法与老年医学方法一起研究具有临床意义和紧迫性的方法 衰老问题（例如疼痛、认知障碍、多药治疗、护理、临终医疗决策） 制作、丧亲）。该计划由 Cary Reid 医学博士和 Holly Prigerson 博士领导，接受两位医学博士 和博士后培训生（2/年）寻求将生物医学和创新社会/行为相结合的职业 改善老年人护理和护理结果的方法。正式的教学核心课程涵盖的主题 包括临床和社会心理流行病学、基于社区的参与性研究、试验设计 与老年人的研究、科学严谨性和可重复性以及技术在衰老研究中的作用有关。 医学博士必须完成康奈尔 CTSC 临床研究硕士学位或证书课程 实习生。学员参加每月的“正在进行的工作”会议，每月举办学员论坛 指导结果的呈现和出版、研究的道德行为、资助准备和 有助于培养职业发展技能。生物统计学家以及数据录入和管理人员 现有补助金可用于帮助 T32 学员。培训的核心是共同指导的研究 第 1 年，最终完成第 2 年的研究项目，实习生在联合导师的指导下担任 PI 监督。我们的骨干队伍由经验丰富且成功的核心教师导师组成，其中包括 PI Reid（管理 晚年的多因素疼痛），Co-PI Prigerson（临终患者和家人的护理），Ronald 博士 Adelman（姑息治疗）、Mark Lachs 博士（虐待老年人）、Sara J. Czaja 博士（老龄化与技术）和 Monika Safford（医疗保健股权）和 Drs。 Karl Pillemer 和 Elaine Wethington（社会隔离/融入）。 学员立即融入纽约市组织的大型“研究就绪”网络 为不同种族的老年人提供服务。实习生招聘资源包括亲自介绍该计划 以及年度研究会议，包括美国老年学协会和美国老年学会 临终关怀和姑息医学。其他优势包括：（1）老年学和社会/行为科学合作 指导，(2) 完善的基础设施和灵活、量身定制的指导计划； (3) 表述清楚 衡量进展的指标（发表的论文、国家演讲、资助的职业奖项）；和（4） 行为老年学研究人员多元化网络的成员。机构优势包括 潜在学员的优秀渠道以及多项与老龄化相关的中心拨款和 R01 支持 实习生的研究。该计划培养了接受过协同培训的行为老年病学研究人员 老年医学和社会/行为科学学科，独特地能够解决其中之一 公共卫生面临的最大挑战——人口老龄化。

Weill Cornell Post-Doctoral Training Program in Behavioral Geriatrics (TPiBG) The TPiBG develops independent investigators capable of conducting patient-oriented research to improve the quality of life and quality of care of older adults. Behavioral Geriatrics is a scientific orientation that integrates social/behavioral approaches with geriatric medicine approaches to study clinically significant and pressing issues of aging (e.g., pain, cognitive impairment, polypharmacy, caregiving, end-of-life medical decision- making, bereavement). The Program, led by Cary Reid, MD, PhD and Holly Prigerson, PhD, accepts both MD and PhD postdoctoral trainees (2/year) seeking careers integrating biomedical and innovative social/behavioral approaches to improve care and care outcomes in older adults. A formal didactic core curriculum covers topics including clinical and psychosocial epidemiology, community-based participatory research, trial design as related to the study of older adults, scientific rigor and reproducibility and role of technology in aging research. Completing the Cornell CTSC Master’s degree or Certificate Program in Clinical Research is mandatory for MD trainees. Trainees participate in monthly “work-in-progress” sessions and a monthly Trainees’ Forum provides instruction in the presentation and publication of results, ethical conduct of research, grant preparation, and helps to build career development skills. Biostatisticians and data entry and management personnel from existing grants are available to assist T32 trainees. The centerpiece of the training is Co-Mentored research in Year 1, culminating in a Year 2 research project for which the Trainee serves as PI under Co-Mentor supervision. Our cadre of experienced and successful core faculty mentors include PI Reid (management of multifactorial pain in later life), Co-PI Prigerson (care of patients and families at end of life), Dr. Ronald Adelman (palliative care), Dr. Mark Lachs (elder abuse), Dr. Sara J. Czaja (aging and technology) and Dr. Monika Safford (healthcare equity), and Drs. Karl Pillemer and Elaine Wethington (social isolation/integration). Trainees are immediately integrated into a large, ”research-ready” network of New York City organizations serving ethnically diverse older adults. Trainee recruitment resources include featuring the program in-person and at annual, research meetings, including the Gerontological Society of America and American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Further strengths include: (1) geriatric and social/behavioral science co- mentorship, (2) well-established infrastructure and flexible, tailored mentorship plans; (3) clearly articulated metrics to gauge progress (published papers, national presentations, funded career awards); and (4) membership in a diverse network of behavioral geriatrics researchers. Institutional strengths include an outstanding pipeline of potential trainees and multiple aging-related Center grants and R01s to support Trainees’ research. The Program produces Behavioral Geriatrics researchers trained in the synergistic disciplines of geriatric medicine and social/behavioral science, uniquely capable of addressing one of the largest challenges to public health – the aging of the population.