PHYSICIANS SCIENTIST TRAINING IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE

描述：（申请人摘要） 使用修订后的指导临床科学家发展计划奖 (MCSDPA) 机制，精神科药物滥用处 耶鲁大学医学院要求 5 年续展期 我们的医师科学家培训计划，该计划一直提供强化 临床和临床前研究方法的培训 药物滥用。 我们要求6个职位供教职级医生使用 在耶鲁大学药物滥用中心学习 3-5 年。 治疗单位获得临床和 在一组研究人员的指导下进行研究培训 兴趣范围从分子神经生物学到精神病流行病学。 我们的中心主题是 30 多个外部资助的研究项目 研究计划是创新的开发和评估 针对药物滥用者的药物和行为治疗。 我们的 多学科计划使我们能够开展快速进展的研究 以及从临床前项目（“实验台”）到临床的两个方向 研究（“床边”）。 该计划的培训目标是提供 初级教师级别的医师科学家有机会 在职业生涯的初始阶段投入几乎全职的精力 以学习研究技能和开展研究项目作为开始 独立临床科学家的职业生涯。 初步工作完成后 在该计划的支持下，他们将被引导开发 具有科学价值的研究提案（例如，使用第一 奖励或 R01 机制）将为研究提供支持 超出本计划的期限。

DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Abstract) Using the revised Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (MCSDPA) mechanism, the Substance Abuse Division, Department of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine requests a 5 year renewal period for our Physician Scientist Training Program, which has been providing intensive training in research methods for clinical and preclinical investigations on drug abuse. We request 6 positions for faculty level physicians to spend 3-5 years at Yale's Substance Abuse. Treatment Unit obtaining clinical and research training under the mentorship of a team of investigators whose interests range from molecular neurobiology to psychiatric epidemiology. With over 30 externally funded research projects, the central theme of our research program is the development and evaluation of innovative pharmacological and behavioral treatments for substance abusers. Our multidisciplinary program enables us to conduct research that moves rapidly and in both directions from preclinical projects ("bench") to clinical studies ("bedside"). The training goal for this program is to provide physician scientists at the junior faculty level with an opportunity to devote virtually full-time effort during the initial phase of their careers to learning research skills and conducting research projects as a start to careers as independent clinician scientists. After initial work conducted with the support of this program, they will be guided to develop scientifically meritorious research proposals (using, for example, First Award or R01 mechanisms) which will provide support for research that extends beyond the period of this program.