Research Training in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology

描述(由申请者提供)：这是耶鲁大学老年临床流行病学研究培训计划的第一次竞争性更新。耶鲁计划的目标是培养一支在老年临床流行病学方面具有专业知识的内科科学家和博士研究人员队伍，他们将有能力解决与诊断、治疗、管理、预防和越来越多的老年人所经历的健康问题的预后有关的无数悬而未决的问题。我们将通过提供已经在老年病学和/或与年龄相关的次级专科方面接受过良好培训的高素质医生和经过2至3年严格研究培训的优秀博士培训人员来实现这一目标。我们的学员将在以下七个基本领域中的每一个方面发展技能：1)提出重要的和重点研究的问题和假设；2)针对重点研究问题设计观察性和实验性研究；3)成功执行特定研究设计的技术；4)科学文献的批判性分析，包括研究方法和数据质量；5)研究结果的解释；6)科学方法和发现的口头和书面交流；以及7)研究支持战略的制定和实施。这些技能将通过包括授课和体验两部分的培训经验来发展。教学课程包括罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊临床学者计划提供的一系列模块，K30赞助的研究医学计划提供的关键课程，以及通过 公共卫生学院。耶鲁计划的核心组成部分是指导研究体验，包括与老年医学/老年学计划学院的有组织的会议，以及根据受训者的经历和兴趣定制的有监督的研究项目，目的是制作一份或多份首创、同行评议的出版物和一份赠款申请，以支持进一步的研究。学员可以选择获得公共卫生硕士或博士学位。在最初的资助周期中，耶鲁项目成功地招聘和保留了一批高素质的医学博士和博士学员，并已开始将毕业生输送到顶级学术机构的终身教职和研究密集型职位。我们要求在接下来的五年里继续为每年五个博士后职位提供资金。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is the first competing renewal of the Yale Research Training Program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology. The objective of the Yale Program is to develop a cadre of physician scientists and PhD investigators with expertise in geriatric clinical epidemiology who will be equipped to address the myriad of unanswered questions concerning the diagnosis, treatment, management, prevention, and prognosis of the health problems experienced by the ever increasing number of older persons. We will accomplish this objective by providing highly qualified physicians, who are already well trained in geriatrics and/or subspecialties with age-related relevance, and outstanding PhD-trained investigators with 2 to 3 years of rigorous research training. Our trainees will develop skills in each of seven essential areas: 1) formulation of significant and focused research questions and hypotheses; 2) design of observational and experimental studies to address focused research questions; 3) techniques for successful execution of specific study designs; 4) critical analysis of the scientific literature, including research methods and data quality; 5) interpretation of findings; 6) verbal and written communication of scientific methods and findings; and 7) development and implementation of strategies for research support. These skills will be developed through a training experience that includes both didactic and experiential components. The didactic curriculum includes a series of modules offered through the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, key courses offered through the K30-sponsored Investigative Medicine Program, and advanced courses offered through the School of Public Health. The central component of the Yale Program is a mentored research experience, which includes structured meetings with Program Faculty in geriatrics/gerontology and a supervised research project tailored to the trainee's experiences and interests, with the goal of producing one or more first-authored, peer-reviewed publications and a grant application to support further research. Trainees have the option of obtaining an MPH or a PhD. During the initial funding cycle, the Yale Program has successfully recruited and retained a full complement of highly qualified MD and PhD trainees and has started to export its graduates to tenure-track, research-intensive positions at top-tier academic institutions. We request continued funding for five postdoctoral positions per year for the next five years.