Multidisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Research

描述（由申请人提供）： 该提案是明尼苏达大学心血管科学研究培训支持的修订后的新提交文件。 该提案的目的是提供严格的心血管科学研究培训，为学术心脏病学或心血管调查的职业生涯做好准备。 已经开发了全面的课程，包括正式的课程以及密集的实验室经验，为心血管研究的概念和方法提供坚实的基础。 特别注意提供实验室数据的书面和口头陈述，研究赠款的准备和指导技能的发展的指令。 M.D.的考生 已完成部分或全部临床心脏病学培训，以及博士后博士学位。候选人将接受为期两至三年的密集研究培训。 培训机会已在四个学术主题领域开发：（1）核磁共振的心血管应用;（2）分子和综合心血管生理学;（3）干细胞生物学，以及（4）临床和流行病学研究，导致临床研究理学硕士学位。 选择这些具体的学术主题是基于四个方面的考虑：（1）它们是当前研究感兴趣的领域，在知识和理解方面存在着巨大的进步;（2）它们是需要训练有素的调查人员和学术医生的领域;（三）在这些领域，有足够的研究专业知识和实验室设施，并有稳定的资金，可以提供全面的培训计划，明尼苏达大学，和（4）它们是跨学科关系已经存在的领域，从而确保学员参与多学科合作研究。 该计划的长期目标是提供基础心血管科学家和医生研究人员的持续流，他们接受培训，使用最先进的技术探索重要的研究课题，并成功地竞争赠款资金。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal represents a revised new submission for support of research training in cardiovascular science at the University of Minnesota. The aim of this proposal is to provide rigorous research training in cardiovascular science to prepare candidates for a career in academic cardiology or in cardiovascular investigation. Comprehensive curricula have been developed, including formal coursework as well as an intensive laboratory experience, to provide a firm foundation in the concepts and methodology of cardiovascular research. Special attention is paid to providing instruction in written and oral presentation of laboratory data, preparation of research grants, and development of mentoring skills. M.D. candidates who have completed their training in clinical cardiology in part or in full, as well as postdoctoral Ph.D. candidates will be accepted for a two to three year period of intensive research training. Training opportunities have been developed in four academic theme areas: (1) Cardiovascular applications of nuclear magnetic resonance; (2) molecular and integrative cardiovascular physiology; (3) stem cell biology, and (4) clinical and epidemiologic studies leading to a Master of Science degree in Clinical Research. These specific academic themes were chosen on the basis of four considerations: (1) they are areas of current research interest in which potential for great strides in knowledge and understanding exist; (2) they are areas in which there is demand for trained investigators and academic physicians; (3) they are areas in which there is sufficient depth of research expertise and facilities in laboratories with stable funding to provide a comprehensive training program at the University of Minnesota, and (4) they are areas in which interdisciplinary relationships already exist, thus ensuring trainee involvement in multidisciplinary collaborative research. The long-term goal of this program is to provide a continuing stream of basic cardiovascular scientists and physician investigators who are trained to use state-of-the-art technology to explore important research topics and successfully compete for grant funding.