CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN HYPERTENSION IN THE ELDERLY

描述 （摘自申请人摘要）本提案的主要目的 是为阿琳·博汉南博士在临床医学领域的学术生涯做准备 老年人高血压调查 博汉南博士的训练 老年医学和她迄今在临床研究方面的经验使她 在这一领域取得学术进步的理想人选 她有 在骨质疏松症领域进行了资助的临床研究， 最近将她的研究重点转向老年人的高血压。 她的新焦点 具有巨大的公共卫生和临床重要性，特别是在 非裔美国人，因此将更好地为她的长期学术 目标. 赞助商博汉南博士选择了有专业知识和 在卫生服务研究、流行病学、少数民族健康方面的经验， 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 少数民族代表不足，并曾在这些合作 辅导工作。 为了达到主要目标，申请人将达到 专业知识水平，这是必不可少的全面和竞争力 临床研究者 这一专门知识的技术方面将是 通过杜克生物统计学培训计划获得，这将导致一个 生物统计学硕士学位。 除了教学培训外，申请人 将获得丰富的经验，在设计和进行临床 高血压领域的研究。 科学的奋进提供了一个 针对老年高血压的全面方法，具有统一的重点： 饮食在高血压的发展和预防中的作用。 这种教学和科学奋进的最终结果将是 获得的技能，将确保博士博汉南的成功， 独立临床研究者。 (End摘要）

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)