Research and Mentorship in Alternative Medicine

描述（由申请人提供）：菲利普斯博士是一名临床研究员，致力于以患者为导向的研究。 他指导哈佛补充和替代医学教师发展和奖学金计划，该计划由NIH国家补充和替代医学中心的T32机构培训资助。 菲利普斯博士有着悠久的成功指导历史。 他指导了29名学员，几乎所有人都是富有成效的临床研究人员。 为了表彰他的才华，他被授予著名的A。克利福德·巴杰奖和哈佛医学院优秀导师奖。 目前，他指导补充和替代医学（CAM）学员的工作。 他的职业目标是成为CAM领域的领先学术研究者，并指导一个示范性的CAM研究培训计划。 他建议在CAM实践中为自己提供特定的培训，包括参加顺势疗法，基于正念的减压和植物医学的教育计划。 菲利普斯博士在贝斯以色列女执事医疗中心的替代医学研究中心指导一个资金充足的研究项目。 他建议利用该中心资助的研究计划和奖学金计划为年轻的研究人员提供全面的研究培训，以进行以患者为导向的CAM研究，并为这些学员作为独立研究者的职业生涯做好准备。 奖学金计划提供研究方法和临床CAM经验的高级课程。 菲利普斯博士提供研究指导，并帮助研究员开发和完成研究项目。 本提案中描述的正在进行的资助研究项目包括临床试验以及描述性流行病学研究。 研究员有机会参与符合他们兴趣的正在进行的项目，并发展自己的CAM研究。 本提案中描述了由当前研究员进行的关于太极拳、磁疗和脊椎按摩疗法的试点随机对照试验，作为菲利普斯博士的研究员将在他的指导下概念化、开发、实施、分析和出版的项目类型的例子。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Dr. Phillips is a clinician-researcher dedicated to patient-oriented research. He directs the Harvard Faculty Development and Fellowship Program in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which is supported by a T32 Institutional Training Grant from the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Dr. Phillips has a long history of successful mentorship. He has mentored 29 trainees, nearly all of whom are productive clinical researchers. In recognition of his talents, he was awarded the prestigious A. Clifford Barger Award and Excellence in Mentorship at Harvard Medical School. Currently, he mentors the work of trainees in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). His career objective is to become a leading academic investigator in CAM, and to direct an exemplary CAM research training program. He proposes specific training for himself in CAM practice, including attending educational programs on homeopathy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and botanical medicine. Dr. Phillips directs a well-funded research program in the Center for Alternative Medicine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He proposes to use the funded research program in the Center, and the Fellowship Program to provide comprehensive research training for young investigators to perform patient-oriented CAM research, and to prepare these trainees for careers as independent investigators. The Fellowship Program provides advanced courses in research methods, and clinical CAM experiences. Dr. Phillips provides research mentorship and helps fellows to develop and complete research projects. Ongoing funded research projects described in this proposal include clinical trials as well as descriptive epidemiologic studies. Fellows are given opportunities to become involved in ongoing projects that match their interests and to develop their own CAM research. Pilot randomized controlled trials on Tai Chi, magnet therapy, and chiropractic being performed by current fellows are described in this proposal as examples fo the types of projects Dr. Phillips' fellows will conceptualize, develop, implement, analyze and publish with his mentorship.