Pittsburgh Training Grant in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine

摘要 这是第一份竞争性续签申请，旨在继续为T32培训提供NHLBI资金 在儿科肺部医学的主要奖学金培训项目之一获得助学金 美国(美国)。该专业专注于呼吸系统疾病，这是导致 美国儿童的急诊科就诊和住院治疗大约 1,194名董事会认证的儿科肺科医生(或仅占25,957名注册董事会的约4.6% 2019年儿科专科医生)为这一庞大的儿童群体提供服务。几个儿科医生 肺科医生有研究导师或学术榜样，有着良好的记录 在研究方面的卓越成就。尽管普遍认为有必要培训更多的科学家和 这一领域的医生-科学家，目前在儿科只有四个T32培训补助金 在美国的肺部医学。在过去的十年里，我们的奖学金计划显著地 为一小批内科科学家和儿科肺部医学科学家做出了贡献。是这样的 自2016年以来，由于NHLBI为我们的培训计划提供资金，我们的捐款有所增加，因为所有7名毕业生 在过去的4.5年里，这个T32培训计划中的一些已经进入了学术轨道，并且已经 高生产率，通过直接产生的出版物数量来衡量 参与T32计划，以及随后从校内和/或 校外来源，包括NHLBI，美国心脏协会颁发的职业发展奖 和囊性纤维化基金会。我们的跨学科培训计划建立在 匹兹堡大学强大的研究环境，为学员提供 设计、实施和解释有意义的研究项目的基本工具和技能。 教师导师是高度互动的，在学术上富有成效，并真正致力于 培养科学家和内科科学家。这项提案的目标是继续提供 训练有素的内科医生-科学家和博士科学家的主要来源 儿科肺部疾病的研究。为了实现这一使命，我们寻求在一个 单一中心、研究榜样、导师和丰富的环境 培养这样的人，并确保他们的成功。

ABSTRACT This first competitive renewal application seeks to continue NHLBI funding for a T32 Training Grant at one of the premier fellowship training programs in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine in the United States (U.S.). The specialty focuses on respiratory diseases, the most common cause of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among children in the U.S. Approximately 1,194 board-certified pediatric pulmonologists (or only ~4.6% of the 25,957 board certified pediatric subspecialists in 2019) serve this large population of children. Few pediatric pulmonologists have had research mentors or academic role models with a strong track record of excellence in research. In spite of a well-recognized need to train more scientists and physician-scientists in this field, there are currently only four T32 training grants in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine in the U.S. Over the last decade, our fellowship program has markedly contributed to the small cadre of physician-scientists and scientists in pediatric pulmonary medicine. Such contributions have been enhanced by NHLBI funding of our training program since 2016, as all 7 graduates of this T32 Training Program over the past 4.5 years are in an academic track and have been highly productive, as measured by the number of publications directly resulting from participation in the T32 program, as well as by subsequent funding from intramural and/or extramural sources, including career development awards from the NHLBI, the American Heart Association, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Our interdisciplinary training program is built on the strong research environment at the University of Pittsburgh and provides trainees with the fundamental tools and skills to design, implement, and interpret meaningful research projects. Faculty mentors are highly interactive, academically productive, and truly dedicated to the training of scientists and physician-scientists. The goal of this proposal is to continue to provide a prime source of well-trained physician-scientists and Ph.D. scientists to conduct cutting-edge research in pediatric pulmonary diseases. To achieve this mission, we seek to provide, within a single center, the research role models, mentorship, and rich environment necessary for nurturing such individuals and ensuring their success.