Clinical Research Education for Drug Abuse Professionals

描述：（申请人提供） 作为对PA 99-093的回应，加州大学洛杉矶分校综合药物滥用项目提交了 药物滥用临床研究教育基金的申请 专业人员培训计划。该计划将培养专业人士， 涉及与药物研究有关的临床研究的卫生学科 虐待及其治疗，从第一年开始，有两个医学博士。或 博士学位-在未来的项目年中，每年增加三名学员。 这项综合教育计划将包括为期两年的 协调的临床研究培训结合课程，研讨会， 实践经验。学员将获得（1）在一个 各种学科，从药物滥用流行病学到神经生物学 成瘾及其对大脑的影响;（2）深入的临床研究 研究经验，重点是临床试验研究的开展， 机构和社区环境。在前四分之三之后 第一年的计划，其中学员获得知识的核心 课程结束后，学员将把剩余的时间用于“动手” 住院和门诊临床研究。鉴于申请人 组织？的庞大的研究组合，其研究培训的历史，其 杰出的学术联系及其在药物管制方面的相关能力 滥用研究、临床实践和具体项目的临床培训， 拟议的计划将填补专门的正式培训的迫切需要， 临床研究人员，为高质量的计划奠定基础， 将继续培养药物滥用专业人员， 并解决药物滥用及其后果。

DESCRIPTION: (provided by applicant) In response to PA 99-093, the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs submits this application for funding of the Clinical Research Education for Drug Abuse Professionals training program. The program will develop professionals in health disciplines involving clinical research pertaining to the study of drug abuse and its treatment, starting in the first year with two M.D. or Ph.D.-level trainees and expanding in future project years to three per year. This comprehensive education program will consist of a two-year period of coordinated clinical research training combining coursework, seminars, and practical experience. Trainees will acquire (1) a comprehensive education in a variety of disciplines, ranging from epidemiology of drug abuse to neurobiology of addiction and consequent effects on the brain; and (2) in-depth clinical research experience, with a focus on conduct of clinical trials research in both institutional and community-based settings. After the first three-quarters of the first year of the program, in which trainees gain knowledge in a core curriculum, trainees will spend the remainder of their time in "hands-on" clinical research at inpatient and outpatient sites. Given the applicant organization?s vast research portfolio, its history of research training, its distinguished academic affiliation, and its interrelated capacities in drug abuse research, clinical practice, and clinical training for specific projects, the proposed program will fill a pressing need for dedicated formal training of clinical researchers, setting the foundation for a high-quality program that will continue to produce the drug abuse professionals required to investigate and address drug abuse and its consequences.