Interdisciplinary Training in Pathobiology and Rehabilitation Medicine

混合的博士前和博士后T32 HD 071866培训计划的总体目标是开发 新兴的科学家转化为未来的领导者康复研究-科学家谁是装备， 测试和传播新的康复策略，以减轻损伤和降低生活质量 面对慢性病的管理。为实现这一目标，我们将在第一个 资金周期，因为该计划的受训人数增加，并建立了吸引高素质人才的声誉 全国各地的申请人。现在经过验证的计划利用了非常丰富的制度环境， 提供了无数的资源，以及一个合作团队，已经发展到50个生产导师在三个类别 (Core、Content、培训导师）;他们都致力于培训和职业发展。 学员受益于为期两年的跨学科培训，精心融合了三个核心水平的科学 （i）分子病理学;（ii）康复科学/生理学;及（iii）康复医学（即 临床试验）。随着最近在教师招聘方面的成功-培养更多的跨学科团队- 在续约期内，转化康复研究培训将扩大到四个集中领域 强度：（i）肌肉骨骼疾病;（ii）神经系统疾病;（iii）心脏代谢疾病;或（iv）癌症。 博士前学员是从一个高度竞争和多元化的国家池被选为UAB 研究生课程（例如，研究生生物医学科学，康复科学）。本国征聘 博士后学员利用机构资助的培训/职业发展计划，以满足 博士后培养目标多样化。每个学员的主要导师和翻译导师团队是 从医学院（细胞/综合生物学;物理医学和 康复;神经病学;病理学;医学;外科学;肿瘤学;儿科学;生物医学工程），健康 医学（康复和营养科学），公共卫生（生物统计学;流行病学），艺术和 科学（心理学）。学员、导师和翻译导师团队共同打造一个 发展计划，由执行委员会每半年批准和监测。该计划包括 课程，实验室和临床研究，专业发展计划，研讨会，演示文稿 在地方和国家会议上，以及在负责任地开展研究方面的培训。学习指挥和 发表高影响力的研究是一个主要的焦点。该计划将继续指导4名博士预科生和4名 博士后培训生，并将利用扩大的资源，最大限度地招聘和培训 代表性不足的少数群体和残疾人。作为美国国立卫生研究院资助的前25名学术医疗中心， 拥有80多个最先进的科学核心设施和24个大学范围内的跨学科研究中心， 位于伯明翰的亚拉巴马大学非常适合培养真正的翻译科学家 配备先进的设备，推动康复医学领域的前沿研究。

The overarching goal of the mixed predoctoral and postdoctoral T32HD071866 training program is to develop burgeoning scientists into future leaders in translational rehabilitation research – scientists who are equipped to test and disseminate novel rehabilitative strategies that will alleviate impairment and compromised life quality in the face of chronic disease management. To meet this goal, we will build on achievements during the first funding cycle, as the program grew in number of trainees and established a reputation that attracts high caliber applicants nationwide. The now proven program leverages an exceptionally rich institutional environment that offers myriad resources, and a collaborative team that has grown to 50 productive mentors in three categories (Core, Content, Mentors-in-Training); all of whom are deeply committed to training and career development. Trainees benefit from two years of interdisciplinary training that carefully meld three core levels of scientific inquiry: (i) molecular pathobiology; (ii) rehabilitation science/physiology; and (iii) rehabilitation medicine (i.e. clinical trials). Consequent to recent successes in faculty recruitment – seeding more interdisciplinary teams – translational rehabilitation research training in the renewal period will expand to four areas of concentrated strength: (i) Musculoskeletal Disorders; (ii) Neurologic Diseases; (iii) Cardiometabolic Diseases; or (iv) Cancer. Predoctoral trainees are selected from a highly competitive and diverse national pool admitted to a UAB graduate program (e.g., Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Rehabilitation Science). Nationally recruited postdoctoral trainees leverage institutionally funded training/career development programs tailored to meet diverse postdoctoral training goals. Each trainee's primary mentor and Translational Mentoring Team are drawn from expert program faculty in the Schools of Medicine (cell/integrative biology; physical medicine & rehabilitation; neurology; pathology; medicine; surgery; oncology; pediatrics; biomedical engineering), Health Professions (rehabilitation & nutrition sciences), Public Health (biostatistics; epidemiology), and Arts & Sciences (psychology). Together the trainee, mentor, and Translational Mentoring Team craft an individual development plan, approved and monitored semi-annually by the Executive Committee. The plan includes coursework, laboratory and clinical research, professional development programs, workshops, presentations locally and at national meetings, and training in the responsible conduct of research. Learning to conduct and publish high-impact research is a primary focus. The program will continue mentoring 4 predoctoral and 4 postdoctoral trainees each year, and will leverage expanded resources to maximize recruitment and training of underrepresented minorities and individuals with disabilities. As a top 25 NIH-funded academic medical center with over 80 state-of-the-art scientific core facilities and 24 University-wide, interdisciplinary research centers, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is remarkably well-positioned to cultivate truly translational scientists equipped to drive the field of rehabilitation medicine with cutting edge research.