Research Training in Child Behavior and Nutrition

描述（由申请人提供）： 一个新的博士后培训计划在辛辛那提儿童医院医学中心（CCHMC）专注于儿童行为和营养，与儿童慢性疾病和其他营养相关的健康问题的行为，生物和营养方面的具体研究重点，提出。CCHMC的儿童行为和营养研究中心包括心理学部门内营养和行为方面的专业知识的教师;心脏病学和内分泌学部门营养相关疾病的流行病学和健康结果;以及胃肠病学和营养，普通和社区儿科学和流变学部门的营养，骨骼疾病和骨质疏松症风险。该中心现在建议通过汇集对营养，基础科学，儿童行为和生物医学感兴趣的教师来正式化博士后水平的跨学科培训，目的是培训未来的独立调查人员。该计划的学员将通过获取和整合来实现这一目标：1）营养相关儿科疾病的病理生理学，诊断，评估和治疗方面的专业知识，2）开发和测试旨在改变饮食和改善营养相关儿科疾病健康结果的干预措施所需的营养和行为科学知识，以及3）评估身体状况所必需的营养和生物医学措施的知识（例如，身体组成，疾病进展）和心理社会（例如，生活质量，家庭功能）的干预措施，旨在改变饮食和改变行为，以优化营养的结果。候选人将具有临床心理学、儿科医学亚专业（例如，胃肠病学、内分泌学）或营养科学。为期两年的培训计划的主要特点包括：1）密集的核心培训课程，包括研究设计，数据分析，资助写作，科学演示和手稿准备方面的技能课程; 2）专业培训，包括营养学，生物统计学，流行病学，疾病病理生理学和心理学课程; 3）参与积极的临床研究项目; 4）由一名初级导师、一名次级导师（具有与初级导师互补的专业知识）直接监督研究员的研究培训，并就生物统计学和流行病学进行咨询;以及5）开发独立的临床研究项目。具有不同背景的研究员（例如，博士）心理学家或营养学家，医学博士儿科专科医生）将有机会通过调整他们的经验来满足特定的研究兴趣和培训需求，以增加他们之前的培训

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A new postdoctoral training program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) focused on child behavior and nutrition, with a specific research focus on the behavioral, biologic, and nutritional aspects of pediatric chronic illnesses and other nutrition-related health issues, is proposed. The Center for Child Behavior and Nutrition Research at CCHMC includes faculty members with expertise in nutrition and behavior within the Division of Psychology; epidemiology and health outcomes of nutrition-related disorders in the Divisions of Cardiology and Endocrinology; and nutrition, bone disease and osteoporosis risk in the Divisions of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, General and Community Pediatrics, and Rheumatology. This Center is now proposing to formalize cross-disciplinary training at the postdoctoral level by bringing together faculty with interests in nutrition, basic science, child behavior, and biomedicine, with the aim of training future independent investigators. Trainees in the program will accomplish this goal by acquiring and integrating: 1) expertise in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of nutrition-related pediatric diseases, 2) knowledge of nutrition and behavioral science necessary to develop and test interventions designed to change diet and improve health outcomes in nutrition-related pediatric diseases, and 3) knowledge of nutritional and biomedical measures necessary to assess the physical (e.g., body composition, disease progression) and psychosocial (e.g., quality of life, family functioning) outcomes of the interventions designed to change diet and alter behavior to optimize nutrition. Candidates will have backgrounds in clinical psychology, pediatric medical subspecialties (e.g., Gastroenterology, Endocrinology), or nutrition science. Key features of the two-year training program include: 1) an intensive core training curriculum that involves skill-based courses in research design, data analysis, grant writing, scientific presentations, and manuscript preparation; 2) specialized training that can include coursework in nutrition, biostatistics, epidemiology, disease pathophysiology, and psychology; 3) participation in active clinical research projects; 4) direct supervision of the fellow's research training by a primary mentor, a secondary mentor (with expertise that complements that of the primary mentor), and consultation on biostatistics and epidemiology; and 5) development of an independent clinical research project. Fellows with different backgrounds (e.g., PhD) psychologist or nutritionist, MD pediatric sub-specialist) will have the opportunity to augment their prior training by tailoring their experience to meet specific research interests and training needs