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计划(TPiBG) TPiBG发展独立的调查人员，能够进行以患者为中心的研究，以改善 老年人的生活质量和护理质量。行为老年学是一种科学定位，它综合了 社会/行为方法与老年医学方法研究临床意义和紧迫性 老龄化问题(例如，疼痛、认知障碍、多药治疗、护理、临终医疗决策- 亲属丧亡之痛)。该计划由医学博士卡里·里德和博士霍莉·普里格森领导，接受两种医学博士 和博士后实习生(2/年)，寻求将生物医学和创新的社会/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 包括临床和心理社会流行病学、以社区为基础的参与性研究、试验设计 关于老年人的研究、科学的严谨性和重复性以及技术在老龄化研究中的作用。 完成康奈尔大学CTSC临床研究硕士或证书课程是MD的必修课 实习生。学员每月参加“进行中的工作”课程，每月的学员论坛提供 指导成果的介绍和发表、研究的道德行为、拨款准备以及 有助于培养职业发展技能。生物统计学家和数据录入和管理人员 现有的补助金可用于援助T32学员。培训的核心是共同指导的研究 第一年，在第二年的研究项目中达到高潮，受训者在共同导师的指导下担任PI 监督。我们经验丰富和成功的核心教员导师包括Pi Reid(管理 晚年的多因素疼痛)，Co-Pi Prigerson(临终病人和家属的护理)，Ronald医生 阿德尔曼(姑息治疗)、马克·拉克斯博士(虐待老年人)、萨拉·J·查贾博士(老龄化与科技)和 Monika Safford(医疗保健股权)，Karl Pillemer博士和Elaine Wethington博士(社会隔离/融合)。 受训人员立即被整合到一个庞大的、“随时准备研究”的纽约市组织网络中 为不同种族的老年人提供服务。实习生招聘资源包括面对面介绍计划 在年度研究会议上，包括美国老年学会和美国科学院 临终关怀和姑息医学。进一步的优势包括：(1)老年学和社会/行为科学共同 导师制，(2)完善的基础设施和灵活、量身定做的导师制计划；(3)清晰明了 衡量进展的指标(发表的论文、国家演示文稿、资助的职业奖项)；以及(4) 作为行为老年病学研究人员不同网络的成员。机构优势包括 优秀的潜在受训人员和多个与老龄化相关的中心补助金和R01要支持 实习生的研究。该计划培养出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/行为科学的学科，独特地能够解决 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.