Training In Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular Plasticity

描述（由申请人提供）：在全国范围内，越来越需要训练有素的科学家和临床医生致力于康复研究。这个应用程序的目标是开发一个独特的跨学科的康复和神经肌肉可塑性博士前培训计划。该计划的独特之处在于它强调了医疗康复临床医生和基础科学家的互动和联合培训，这些科学家对神经肌肉可塑性的转化研究有着共同的兴趣。学员从具有不同背景的优秀学生中挑选，并被三个研究生课程之一录取：跨学科生物医学科学，康复科学或健康与人类表现。为了最大限度地发挥交叉作用，每个受训者将有两名顾问：一名医疗康复临床医生和一名基础科学家。该计划的教职员工已被选定在他们的适合性，以填补其中一个或两个角色。 这个创新的计划，由物理治疗系协调，重点关注以下中心主题（1）中枢神经系统损伤和神经再生的病理生理学特征;（2）中枢神经系统损伤和康复过程中肌肉适应，运动功能障碍和损伤的特征;（3）中枢神经系统损伤和康复过程中神经和肌肉适应之间的相互作用。该培训计划是一个明确的，密切指导的计划，包括必修和选修课程，实验室研究，研讨会，期刊俱乐部，口头报告和年度务虚会。 已经设计了一个行政结构，以确保最佳的招聘和选择的受训人员，监督个人的培训方案，和整体方案评估。该培训计划提供的研究设施是广泛的和最先进的。此外，受训人员可以接触到高素质的技术人员，学习临床和实验技术和程序。这个康复和神经肌肉可塑性的培训计划将提供跨学科的环境，这是康复研究进步的基础，并将为学员在神经肌肉可塑性的转化研究做好独特的准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Across the nation there is a growing need for well-trained scientists and clinicians with a commitment to rehabilitation research. The goal of this application is to develop a unique interdisciplinary pre-doctoral training program in rehabilitation and neuromuscular plasticity. This program is unique in that it emphasizes the interaction and joint training of medical rehabilitation clinicians and basic scientists with a common interest in translational research in neuromuscular plasticity. Trainees are selected from a pool of outstanding students with diverse backgrounds and are admitted by one of three graduate programs: Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences, Rehabilitation Sciences, or Health and Human Performance. In order to maximize the cross-fertilization, each trainee will have dual advisors: a medical rehabilitation clinician and a basic scientist. The program faculty members have been selected in terms of their suitability to fill either one or both of these roles. This innovative program, coordinated by the Department of Physical Therapy, focuses on the following central themes (1) characterization of pathophysiology of central nervous system damage and neural regeneration during rehabilitation; (2) characterization of muscular adaptations, motor dysfunction and impairment during CNS injury and rehabilitation; and (3) interaction between neural and muscular adaptations following CNS injury and during rehabilitation. The training program is a well-defined, closely mentored program that includes required and elective courses, laboratory research, seminars, journal clubs, oral presentations and a yearly retreat. An administrative structure has been devised which assures optimal recruitment and selection of trainees, oversight of individual training programs, and overall program evaluation. The research facilities that are available for this training program are extensive and state of the art. In addition, the trainees have access to a highly qualified technical staff to learn clinical and experimental techniques and procedures. This training program in rehabilitation and neuromuscular plasticity will provide the interdisciplinary environment that is fundamental to the advancement of rehabilitation research and will uniquely prepare trainees for translational research in neuromuscular plasticity.