Pitt Clinical Research Training-Geriatrics/Gerontology

描述（由申请人提供）：匹兹堡临床研究培训计划的目标是培养老年医学临床医师和研究者。我们将提供两个项目；一个为期三年的博士后经历和一个为期两个月的医学学生项目，嵌入在为期四年的“老年病学集中”课程中。皮特大学的老年病学研究人员将担任主要导师。额外的教师导师从基础。临床、表皮学和社会/行为科学在失禁、骨质疏松、睡眠、心血管疾病的衰老研究方面提供了特殊的力量。残疾和康复。抑郁症，神经损伤和康复，以及护理。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the Pittsburgh Clinical Research Training Program in genatrics and Gerontology is to produce geriatrician clinician-investigators. We will offer two programs; a three-year postdoctoral experience and a medical student program of two, two-month research blocks embedded in a four-year "concentration in geriatrics" curriculum. Geriatrician investigators at Pitt will serve as primary mentors. Additional faculty mentors from basic. clinical, epiderniological and social/behavioral sciences offer exceptional strength in aging research in incontinence, osteoporosis, sleep,cardiovascular disease. disability and rehabilitation. depression, neural injury and recovery, and care giving. The postdoctoral program is integrated into the Clinical Investigator track of the Pitt Hartford Center of Excellence program. Postdoctoral fellows will be physicians who have completed clinical geriatrics fellowship with or without additional subspecialty medical training. The three main areas of competence to be gained are 1) general human studies research, 2) aging specific human studies issues and 3) a special focus area. Each post doctoral trainee will carry out an individual training plan. The program includes a supervised research experience. structured didactics and small-group seminars. Course work leading to a Masters Degree is available through a K30 Clinical Research Training Program. Core research seminars are sponsored through the Geriatrics Division. The primary indicator of the success in the first five years will be the number of trainees who achieve individual career development awards Medical students will enter the summer after the first year with a two-month research block and take another during the fourth year. The program, embedded in an established "area of concentration certificate in geriatrics", provides continuity of contact and interest over four years.