Training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

描述（由申请人提供）：此更新申请要求继续支持我们的儿科传染病博士后培训计划。儿科感染性疾病的学科是至关重要的，以促进提高对儿童人类病原体的发病机制和有效治疗的理解。在培训计划获得资助的十年中，我们的教师和学员在宿主-病原体相互作用方面进行了基础，转化和临床研究;毒力因子;新兴病原体;分子流行病学;抗菌药物耐药性和抗菌药物和辅助疗法的适当使用;以及疫苗的开发，安全性和有效性。我们的计划的目标仍然是谁寻求在儿科传染病事业的医生调查人员的发展，并在基础，翻译和/或临床研究培训他们。在过去的十年里，我们成功地培养了9名研究员，他们都从事学术工作，目前有3名学员。儿科传染病系已扩大到9名医生，他们都从事研究。由于哥伦比亚大学医学中心提供的巨大学术资源，我们的培训计划越来越多地跨学科，现在包括医学，微生物学和细胞生物学系的主要教师，以及护理和公共卫生学院。由于这些优势和培训计划的可用性，我们继续招募已经完成儿科住院医师和普通儿科临床培训的顶尖申请人，并寻求发展他们在儿科传染病方面的研究技能和临床技能。儿科传染病培训计划为期3年。我们每年招收一名实习生。我们正在申请5年的支持，每年资助3名博士后培训生，即第一，第二和第三年的培训生。在培训计划期间，学员与儿科传染病的核心培训师以及其他学科的共同导师（如适用）进行学术研究。学员还获得儿科传染病的临床专业知识，并有资格在完成培训后获得该学科的委员会认证。 相关性：接受过儿科传染病培训的医生帮助照顾各种各样的病人，包括其他健康的儿童，他们感染了严重的感染;患有慢性疾病的儿童和青少年，如艾滋病毒/艾滋病，囊性纤维化和先天性心脏病;早产儿;以及接受移植或化疗的恶性肿瘤儿童。我们的学科有助于解决移民独特的医疗问题和公众对疫苗安全性和抗生素耐药性的担忧。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This renewal application requests continued support of our post-doctoral training program in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The discipline of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is critically important to promote an increased understanding of the pathogenesis and effective treatment of human pathogens in children. During the decade that the training program has been funded, our faculty and trainees have performed basic, translational, and clinical research in host-pathogen interactions; virulence factors; emerging pathogens; molecular epidemiology; antimicrobial resistance and the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents and adjuvant therapies; and the development, safety and efficacy of vaccines. The goal of our program continues to be the development of physician investigators who seek careers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and train them in basic, translational, and/ or clinical research. During the past decade, we have successfully trained 9 fellows all of whom are engaged in academic endeavors and currently have 3 trainees. The Pediatric Infectious Diseases faculty has expanded to 9 physicians all of whom are engaged in research. Our training program is increasingly interdisciplinary thanks to the enormous academic resources available at Columbia University Medical Center and now includes key faculty from the Departments of Medicine, Microbiology, and Cell Biology, as well as the Schools of Nursing and Public Health. As a result of these strengths and the availability of the training program, we continue to recruit top applicants who have completed their pediatric residency and general pediatric clinical training and seek to develop both their research skills and clinical skills in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The training program in pediatric infectious diseases lasts for 3 years. We recruit one trainee per year. We are requesting 5 more years of support to fund 3 post-doctoral trainees each year, i.e. a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year trainee. During the training program, the trainees engage in scholarly research with a Core-trainer from Pediatric Infectious Diseases and, if applicable, co-mentors from other disciplines. The trainees also acquire clinical expertise in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and are eligible to be board certified in this discipline at the completion of their training. RELEVANCE: Physicians trained in Pediatric Infectious Diseases help to care for incredibly diverse patients including otherwise healthy children who contract a serious infection; children and adolescents living with chronic illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and congenital heart disease; premature infants; and children undergoing transplantation or chemotherapy for malignancies. Our discipline helps to address immigrants' unique medical issues and the public's concerns about vaccine safety and antibiotic resistance.