Cardiovascular Epidemiology Training Program

摘要 这是匹兹堡大学T32培训的竞争性延续提案 自2008年以来，由NHLBI资助的心血管流行病学项目。心血管病 (心血管疾病)仍然是主要的死亡原因，尽管经年龄调整后的死亡率下降了50%以上 在过去的50年里死于心血管疾病的人数。因此，该培训计划解决了关键的 需要促进心血管疾病的流行病学研究。我们T32计划的主要目标是 根据病理生理学知识对心血管流行病学人员进行培训 和体验式学习，从而帮助制定未来更好的预防战略。我们的 理念是提供流行病学教学培训的核心基础，重点是 亚临床动脉粥样硬化，心血管疾病生物标志物和预后，具有很强的方法学技能， 根据每个学员的经验和背景进行定制。培训计划是 围绕三个研究核心组织：1)亚临床动脉粥样硬化，2)生物统计学/ 流行病学方法和3)心脏病学，立足于六个优势领域(I)血管 老龄化，(二)妇女健康，(三)高危和国际人口，(四)营养和环境， (V)体力活动和(Vi)心理社会因素)。应对挑战和机遇 流行病学研究面临的问题，我们的培训计划通过引入大数据进行更新， 移动健康和跨群体协作组件，我们拥有丰富的教师队伍 专业知识。这样做将使我们的受训人员成为独立的心血管流行病学家 在多学科研究环境中，擅长传统和新的流行病学方法 在心血管疾病中。实习生将有一位主要导师，与其他教职员工密切合作，并 同行导师，是一个更有经验的实习生。培训计划由课程作业组成， 研究实地工作和专业发展，所有这些都是为每个学员量身定做的。 研究现场工作包括数据收集/管理和数据分析。专业人士 发展包括独立研究项目、远程培训体验、赠款 写作经验，稿件准备，参加全国会议，技能 负责任的研究行为方面的发展讲习班和培训。培训 该计划旨在培养出精通多学科研究方法的调查人员 在心血管流行病学中，那些习惯使用亚临床动脉粥样硬化的人， 跨学科协作中的心血管生物标记物或结果数据。培训计划将 继续包括流行病学的4个博士后和2个博士后职位。

Summary This is a proposal for the competing continuation of the University of Pittsburgh T32 Training Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology funded by NHLBI since 2008. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death despite a more than 50% decline in age-adjusted mortality from CVD in the past five decades. This Training Program thus addresses the critical need to promote epidemiological research of CVD. The primary goal of our T32 Program is to train individuals in cardiovascular epidemiology based on a pathophysiological understanding and experiential learning to thereby help develop in the future better prevention strategies. Our philosophy is to provide a core foundation of didactic training in epidemiology focusing on subclinical atherosclerosis, CVD biomarkers and outcomes with strong methodological skills, customized to the experience and background of each trainee. The Training Program is organized around three Research Cores: 1) subclinical atherosclerosis, 2) biostatistics/ epidemiological methods and 3) cardiology, grounded in six areas of strength ((i) vascular aging, (ii) women's health, (iii) high risk & international populations, (iv) nutrition & environment, (v) physical activity and (vi) psychosocial factors). To address challenges and opportunities which epidemiological research faces, our Training Program is updated by introducing Big Data, Mobile Health and Cross-Cohort Collaboration components for which we have rich faculty expertise. Doing so will position our trainees to be independent cardiovascular epidemiologists in multidisciplinary research settings competent in traditional and novel epidemiological methods in CVD. Trainees will have a primary mentor, work closely with other faculty members and a peer mentor who is a more experienced trainee. The Training Program consists of course work, research field work and professional development, all individually tailored to each trainee. Research field work includes data collection/management and data analysis. Professional development includes an independent research project, a remote training experience, grant writing experience, manuscript preparation, participation in national conferences, skill development workshops and training in the Responsible Conduct of Research. The Training Program is designed to produce investigators skilled in a multidisciplinary approach to research in cardiovascular epidemiology, who are comfortable with using subclinical atherosclerosis, CVD biomarkers or outcomes data in cross-discipline collaborations. The Training Program will continue to include 4 pre-doctoral and 2 post- doctoral positions in epidemiology.