Training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

描述(申请人提供)：本次续签申请请求继续支持我们的儿科传染病博士后培训计划。儿科传染病学科对于促进儿童对人类病原体的发病机制和有效治疗的了解至关重要。在培训计划获得资助的十年中，我们的教职员工和受训人员在宿主-病原体相互作用、毒力因素、新出现的病原体、分子流行病学、抗菌剂耐药性和抗菌剂和辅助疗法的适当使用以及疫苗的开发、安全性和有效性方面进行了基础、翻译和临床研究。我们计划的目标仍然是发展寻求儿科传染病职业生涯的内科研究人员，并在基础、翻译和/或临床研究方面对他们进行培训。在过去的十年中，我们成功地培养了9名研究员，他们都是从事学术工作的，目前有3名学员。儿科传染病学院已扩大到9名内科医生，他们都从事研究。我们的培训计划越来越多地跨学科，这要归功于哥伦比亚大学医学中心提供的大量学术资源，现在包括来自医学系、微生物学系、细胞生物系以及护理学院和公共卫生学院的关键教师。由于这些优势和培训计划的提供，我们继续招募完成儿科住院医师和普通儿科临床培训的顶级申请者，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。儿科传染病培训项目为期3年。我们每年招聘一名实习生。我们要求再提供5年的资助，每年资助3名博士后实习生，即一年级、二年级和三年级。在培训计划期间，受训者与来自儿科传染病的核心培训师进行学术研究，如果适用，还将与其他学科的合作导师一起进行研究。学员还获得了儿科传染病的临床专业知识，并有资格在完成培训后获得这一学科的董事会认证。 相关性：受过儿科传染病培训的医生帮助护理各种不同的患者，包括患有严重感染的其他健康儿童；患有艾滋病毒/艾滋病、囊性纤维化和先天性心脏病等慢性疾病的儿童和青少年；早产儿；以及因恶性肿瘤接受移植或化疗的儿童。我们的纪律有助于解决移民独特的医疗问题，以及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.