Cancer Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议计划的目的是培养临床医生和非临床医生的科学家在博士前和博士后水平，在多学科团队合作，以提高癌症护理的质量。为了实现这一目标，拟议的五年计划将（1）每年招募2名博士前和2名博士后候选人，他们对癌症护理质量研究有明确的兴趣，（2）开发和提供一个专门的课程，促进对癌症护理质量的多学科理解，（3）为项目参与者提供多学科研究团队的培训经验，重点是癌症护理质量，（4）为项目参与者提供职业发展经验，以提高专业技能并建立专业网络，以及（5）评估项目是否成功实现其目标。拟议中的计划将利用来自查佩尔山的北卡罗来纳州大学公共卫生、医学、护理、药学、社会工作、图书馆和信息科学学院11个系和部门的31名教师的指导、教学和研究专长。拟议的计划将支持国家癌症研究所的努力，以确保所有人的最佳癌症护理结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of the proposed program is to train clinician and non-clinician scientists at the pre-doctoral and post-doctoral level to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams to improve the quality of cancer care. To accomplish this aim, the proposed five-year program will (1) recruit 2 pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral candidates per year who have an explicit interest in conducting research on cancer care quality, (2) develop and deliver a specialized curriculum that fosters a multidisciplinary understanding of cancer care quality, (3) provide program participants with training experiences in multidisciplinary research teams that focus on cancer care quality, (4) provide program participants with career development experiences that enhance professional skills and build professional networks, and (5) evaluate the success of the program in meeting its objectives. The proposed program will draw upon the mentoring, teaching, and research expertise of 31 faculty members from 11 departments and divisions within the Schools of Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The proposed program will support the efforts of the National Cancer Institute to ensure the best cancer care outcomes for all.