Training in Psychopharmacology and Outcomes Research

描述(由申请者提供)：这项研究培训补助金旨在培训精神病学家和心理学家在精神药理学和结果研究方面的职业。西奈山医学院精神病学系及其主要研究分支机构的研究设施和教员将作为本培训计划的场地和资源。该计划由三个主要组成部分组成：(1)指导性研究，(2)教学课程，(3)基础科学和临床研究选修课。作为指导研究部分的一部分，每个受训者将与一名导师合作，这名导师是一名有科学生产力和资金记录的知名研究人员。该研究员加入导师的研究小组，除了开发和完成自己的研究项目外，还参加正在进行的研究项目。有指导的研究还将包括与统计导师合作。指导和统计培训集中和直接强调学习数据分析的技能和研究成果的口头和书面陈述，以及如何制定和执行研究方案。第二个主要组成部分是教学课程，其中包括统计学入门和高级课程、研究设计课程、研究伦理研讨会和现代研究技术研讨会。第三部分是基础科学和临床研究选题。在基础科学选修课中，学员将通过与以实验室为基础的研究人员(如神经成像、分子神经药理学、神经行为遗传学)合作，学习特定实验室技术的原理和应用。在临床研究选拔中，受训者将参加正在进行的研究方案，以更好地了解自闭症、精神分裂症和情绪障碍等领域的精神药理学和结果研究。这些选择还将包括结果评估和认知/神经心理评估方面的培训。申请津贴是为了在最初的两年内每年资助两名研究员，然后在最多三年的培训中每年资助三名研究员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This research training grant is designed to train psychiatrists and psychologists for careers in psychopharmacology and outcomes research. The research facilities and faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and its major research affiliate will serve as the site and resources for this training program. The program consists of three primary components: (1) mentored research, (2) didactic curriculum, and (3) basic science and clinical research selectives. As part of the mentored research component, each trainee will work with a preceptor who is an established researcher with a track record of scientific productivity and funding. The fellow joins the preceptor's research group and takes part in ongoing research projects in addition to developing and completing a research project of his or her own. Mentored research will also involve working with a statistics tutor. The preceptorship and statistics training offers an intensive and immediate emphasis on learning the skills of data analysis and the oral and written presentation of research results, as well as how to develop and execute research protocols. The second major component is the didactic curriculum, which includes introductory and advanced courses in statistics, courses in research design, seminars on ethics in research and seminars on modern research techniques. The third component is the basic science and clinical research selectives. In the basic science selectives, trainees will learn the principles and application of specified laboratory techniques through collaboration with laboratory-based researchers (e.g., neuroimaging, molecular neuropharmacology, neurobehavioral genetics). In the clinical research selectives, trainees will participate in ongoing research protocols to better understand psychopharmacology and outcomes research in such areas as autism, schizophrenia and mood disorders. These selectives will also include training in outcomes assessment and cognitive/neuropsychological assessment. Stipends are requested to support the entry of two fellows per year for the initial two years and then three fellows per year for up to three years of training.