Postdoctoral Training in Head and Neck Oncology

项目总结/摘要 该培训计划致力于增加活跃的临床医生的数量， 一个由校外资助的基础科学研究项目不幸的是，只有2%的医生 从事研究，可以被确定为医生科学家。美国教育学会教育委员会 大学耳鼻喉科医生总结说，创新的培训计划应努力发展研究 通过为研究活动提供受保护的时间，提高受训人员的技能。为此， 拟议的培训计划是为了促进研究技能的发展（包括基础和翻译）， 从有才华的耳鼻喉科住院医师和研究员中挑选出来的人， 匹兹堡大学，他们对头颈肿瘤学感兴趣。据我们所知，这是极少数 耳鼻喉科住院医师培训计划和美国头颈学会（AHNS）认证 由NCI支持的奖学金计划，致力于培训头部和头部领域的医生科学家， 颈部肿瘤学这项赠款支持的独特培训机会使我们能够招募有才华的 有兴趣从事头颈肿瘤学学术事业的学员。 该计划的目的是：1）提供研究方法的培训，以促进发展 临床医生的能力，成为一个独立的调查员;和2）准备学员的学术生涯。 接口这个研究计划与耳鼻喉科住院医师计划和奖学金在先进的 头颈肿瘤外科提供两个优秀的申请人池作为学员的选择。它 还使学员能够获得临床技能和基础研究方法方面的教育， 最终目标是建立一个独立的研究计划。学员可从一个 头颈肿瘤相关领域的各种学科，以适应不同的研究 背景和兴趣。此外，学员可以参加一个独特的研究培训计划， 匹兹堡大学，临床和转化科学研究所（CTSI）的一部分 （3UL 1 RR 024153 - 03 S209），并有机会参加几个正式课程，参加研讨会 课程和期刊俱乐部，并要求完成基于网络的研究诚信课程 由医学院提供。学员在耳鼻喉科住院医师项目期间的进展以及 由于导师和整个计划的有效性是由顾问监督和评估的， 委员会由具有广泛培训经验的学术界成员组成。 第二个轨道是嵌入在先进的头部和颈部肿瘤外科奖学金，认可 美国头颈部协会作为奖学金主任，Duvvuri博士和他的奖学金选择 委员会仔细挑选对翻译研究特别感兴趣的优秀候选人， 学术头颈肿瘤学这些研究员花了至少2年的时间，专注于临床 活动，并受保护，专用的研究区块，以允许他们开发一个独立的项目价值 并准备在T32培训期结束时提交K型补助金。

Project Summary/Abstract This training program is dedicated toward increasing the number of active clinicians who oversee an extramurally funded basic science research program. Unfortunately, only two percent of physicians are engaged in research and can be identified as physician-scientists. The Education Committee of the Society of University Otolaryngologists concluded that innovative training programs should work to develop research skills in their trainees by providing protected time for research activities. For this reason, the overall goal of the proposed Training Program is to foster the development of research skills (both basic and translational) in selected individuals from the pool of talented otolaryngology residents and fellows at the University of Pittsburgh, who are interested in head and neck oncology. To our knowledge, this is one of the very few training programs in an Otolaryngology residency and an American Head & Neck Society (AHNS) accredited fellowship program supported by the NCI, dedicated to training physician-scientists in the area of head and neck oncology. The unique training opportunities supported by this grant have allowed us to recruit talented trainees who are interested pursuing academic careers in head and neck oncology. The aims of the program are to: 1) provide training in research methodology that will foster the developing clinician’s ability to become an independent investigator; and 2) to prepare the trainee for an academic career. Interfacing this research program with the Otolaryngology Residency Program and the Fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery provides two outstanding pools of applicants for selection as trainees. It also enables trainees to acquire an education in both clinical skills and basic research approaches, with the ultimate goal of establishing an independent research program. Trainees may choose from preceptors from a wide variety of disciplines in head and neck oncology-related fields to accommodate diverse research backgrounds and interests. In addition, trainees can participate in a unique Research Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh, which is part of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) (3UL1RR024153-03S209), and have the opportunity to take several formal courses, participate in seminar programs and journal clubs, and are also be required to complete the web-based research integrity course offered by the School of Medicine. The trainee’s progress during the Otolaryngology residency program as well as the effectiveness of the preceptor and overall program is monitored and evaluated by an Advisory Committee composed of members of the academic community with extensive training experiences. A second track is embedded within the Fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, accredited by the American Head and Neck Society. As fellowship director, Dr. Duvvuri and his fellowship selection committee carefully select outstanding candidates with a particular interest in translational research and a career in academic head and neck oncology. These fellows spend at least 2 years, with focused clinical activity, and protected, dedicated research blocks to permit their development of an independent project worth and ready for K-type grant submission by the end of their T32 training period.