MD/PhD Program in Medicine, the Social Sciences and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

医学、社会科学和阿尔茨海默病及相关痴呆症医学博士/博士项目

• 批准号: 10493382
• 负责人: DAVID O MELTZER
• 金额: $ 23.33万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-30 至 2026-09-29
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10493382
• 关键词: Alzheimer' s disease related dementia; Doctor of Philosophy; Medicine; Social Sciences; programs

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This proposal seeks support for an MD/PhD Program in Medicine, the Social Sciences, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) centered at the University of Chicago (UC) in partnership with Rush University (RU). The program builds on strengths at the two institutions in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), the social sciences, and interdisciplinary research and its integration into the professions, including the training of MD/PhD students with PhDs in the Social Sciences. The proposed program will produce MD/PhD graduates trained in medicine, a social science or related profession (Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Comparative Human Development, Public Health Sciences, Business, Public Policy, and Social Work), and interdisciplinary approaches to aging research with a focus on AD/ADRD. AD/ADRD research training areas will include the epidemiology of AD/ADRD; the content, organization, and financing of care for persons with dementia; behavioral, health system and community interventions aimed at the prevention, early identification, and treatment of AD/ADRD; the care workforce and roles of formal and informal caregivers in health outcomes for persons with AD/ADRD; and methodological issues prominent in AD/ADRD research. The proposed approach to training builds on UC’s 30-year history of national leadership in training MD/PhDs in the social sciences through the Medicine, Social Sciences and Humanities (MeSH) program. UC’s training record has been exceptional, training more MD/PhDs in the social sciences than any other institution with exceptional placement and scientific impact in aging and AD/ADRD research. MD/PhD applicants will be able to apply to the program through one of three tracks: 1) the Pritzker School of Medicine Track, in which students apply simultaneously to the MD and PhD programs at UC; 2) the Rush Medical College (RMC) Track, in which students apply simultaneously to the MD program at RMC and PhD programs at UC; 3) the National Track, in which students at any U.S. medical school may apply to PhD programs at UChicago. The proposed program also benefits from the exceptional clinical and research expertise at RU in AD/ADRD, and RU’s participation expands local medical school options for trainees interested in research careers in AD/ADRD and earning a social science PhD from UC. The National Track pathway will also continue to further expand the pool of potential candidates eligible for the program by recruiting students from across the U.S., which we expect to especially help in expanding recruitment of minority trainees. Institutional support will allow us to matriculate 3 PSOM or RMC track students and at least 3 National Track students over the course of the award. Trainees’ focus on AD/ADRD research will be enhanced by their participation in relevant coursework, clinical experiences, and seminars in which they present their work to their colleagues and program leaders.Each trainee will be supervised by an interdisciplinary mentorship team including at least 1 MD/PhD in the Social Sciences, 1 NIA-funded AD/ADRD researcher, and 1 practicing geriatrician.

项目摘要/摘要 该提案寻求对医学、社会科学和阿尔茨海默氏症的MD/PhD项目的支持 疾病和相关痴呆症（AD/ADRD）中心在芝加哥大学（UC）与 Rush University（RU）.该计划建立在两个机构在阿尔茨海默病和 相关痴呆症（AD/ADRD），社会科学，跨学科研究及其融入 专业，包括在社会科学博士的MD/博士生的培训。拟议 该计划将培养医学、社会科学或相关专业的医学博士/博士毕业生 （经济学，社会学，心理学，比较人类发展，公共卫生科学，商业， 公共政策和社会工作），和跨学科的方法，以老龄化研究的重点是AD/ADRD。 AD/ADRD研究培训领域将包括AD/ADRD的流行病学;内容、组织和 为照顾痴呆症患者提供资金;行为、卫生系统和社区干预措施， AD/ADRD的预防、早期识别和治疗;护理人员队伍和正规和 AD/ADRD患者健康结局中的非正规护理人员; AD/ADRD研究。拟议的培训方法建立在加州大学30年的国家领导历史的基础上， 通过医学、社会科学和人文科学（MeSH）培养社会科学领域的医学博士/博士 程序.加州大学的培训记录一直是例外，培养更多的医学博士/博士在社会科学比任何 在老龄化和AD/ADRD研究方面具有特殊地位和科学影响的其他机构。MD/博士 申请人可以通过以下三个途径之一申请该项目：1）普利兹克医学院 轨道，其中学生同时申请在加州大学的MD和博士课程; 2）拉什医疗 学院（RMC）轨道，学生同时申请RMC和博士课程的MD课程 3）国家轨道，其中任何美国医学院的学生都可以申请博士课程， 芝加哥大学。拟议的计划还受益于RU的卓越临床和研究专业知识， AD/ADRD和RU的参与为对研究感兴趣的学员扩大了当地医学院的选择 在AD/ADRD的职业生涯，并从UC获得社会科学博士学位。国家轨道路径也将继续 通过从全国各地招募学生，进一步扩大有资格参加该计划的潜在候选人的数量。 美国，我们希望这将特别有助于扩大对少数民族学员的招聘。机构支助 将允许我们录取3名PSOM或RMC轨道学生和至少3名国家轨道学生， 获奖的过程。学员将通过参与相关的活动，加强对AD/ADRD研究的关注。 课程作业、临床经验和研讨会，他们在研讨会上向同事介绍自己的工作， 项目负责人。每个学员将由一个跨学科的导师团队监督，该团队至少包括1名 医学博士/博士在社会科学，1个国家情报局资助的AD/ADRD研究员，和1个执业老年病学家。