CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN HYPERTENSION IN THE ELDERLY

描述 (改编自申请人的摘要)本提案的主要目的 是为Arline Bohannon博士在临床上的学术生涯做准备 老年人高血压的调查分析。博汉南博士的培训 老年医学和她到目前为止的临床研究经验使她 在这一领域获得学术发展的理想人选。她有 在骨质疏松症领域进行资助的临床研究，并 最近，她将注意力转向了老年人的高血压。她的新焦点 具有巨大的公共卫生和临床重要性，特别是在 非洲裔美国人，因此将更好地服务于她的长期学术 目标。赞助商Bohannon博士选择拥有专业知识和 在卫生服务研究、流行病学、少数族裔健康和 高血压及其心血管后遗症的临床研究 此外，这些赞助商在教育、指导和 职业发展，包括指导作为 代表不足的少数群体，以前曾在这些 辅导的努力。 为了达到主要目标，申请者将达到 专业知识水平对全面发展和具有竞争力的 临床调查员。此专业知识的技术方面将包括 通过杜克大学生物测量学培训计划获得，这将导致 生物测量学硕士学位。除了说教培训外，申请者 将在临床设计和实施方面获得丰富的经验 高血压领域的研究。这项科学努力提供了一种 全面治疗老年人高血压的方法，并统一关注： 饮食在高血压的发生和预防中的作用。 这一教育和科学努力的最终结果将是 获得的技能将确保博汉南博士作为 独立的临床调查员。(摘要结束)

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from applicant's abstract) The primary objective of this proposal is to prepare Dr. Arline Bohannon for an academic career in the clinical investigation of hypertension in the elderly. Dr. Bohannon's training in geriatric medicine and her experience to date in clinical research make her an ideal candidate for academic advancement in this field. She has performed funded clinical research in the field of osteoporosis, and has recently redirected her focus to hypertension in the elderly. Her new focus has enormous public health and clinical importance, particularly among African Americans, and will therefore better serve her long-term academic goals. The sponsors Dr. Bohannon has chosen to have expertise and experience in health services research, epidemiology, minority health, and the clinical investigation of hypertension and its cardiovascular sequelae. In addition, these sponsors have experience with education, mentoring, and career development, including mentoring individuals who are member of under-represented minority groups, and have previously collaborated in these mentoring efforts. In order to achieve the primary objective, the applicant will achieve a level of expertise that is essential for the well-rounded and competitive clinical investigator. The technical aspects of this expertise will be acquired through the Duke-Biometry Training Program, which will lead to a Masters degree in biometry. In addition to didactic training, the applicant will gain extensive experience in the design and conduct of clinical research in the field of hypertension. The scientific endeavor provides a well-rounded approach to hypertension in the elderly, with a unifying focus: the role of diet in the development and prevention of high blood pressure. The ultimate outcome of this didactic and scientific endeavor will be the acquisition of skills that will ensure Dr. Bohannon's success as an independent clinical investigator. (End of Abstract)