Training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

儿科传染病培训

• 批准号: 8092741
• 负责人: LISA SAIMAN
• 金额: $ 6.18万
• 依托单位: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-09-30 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8092741
• 关键词: Childhood; Communicable Diseases; Training

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.

描述（由申请人提供）：本续签申请请求继续支持我们的儿科传染病博士后培训项目。儿科传染病学科对于增进对儿童人类病原体的发病机制和有效治疗的了解至关重要。在培训计划资助的十年里，我们的教师和学员在宿主与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；新出现的病原体；分子流行病学；抗菌药物耐药性以及抗菌药物和辅助治疗的适当使用；以及疫苗的开发、安全性和有效性。我们计划的目标仍然是培养寻求儿科传染病职业的医师研究人员，并对他们进行基础、转化和/或临床研究方面的培训。十年来，我们已成功培养了9名研究员，全部从事学术工作，目前有3名学员。儿科传染病科的师资队伍已扩大到9名医生，全部从事研究工作。由于哥伦比亚大学医学中心拥有大量的学术资源，我们的培训项目越来越跨学科，现在包括来自医学、微生物学和细胞生物学系以及护理和公共卫生学院的主要教师。由于这些优势和培训计划的可用性，我们继续招募已完成儿科住院医师实习和一般儿科临床培训的顶尖申请者，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。我们每年招募一名实习生。我们请求再提供 5 年的支持，每年资助 3 名博士后实习生，即第一年、第二年和第三年的实习生。在培训计划期间，学员将与儿科传染病的核心培训师以及其他学科的联合导师（如果适用）一起进行学术研究。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极其多样化的患者，包括感染严重感染的健康儿童；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；以及接受恶性肿瘤移植或化疗的儿童。我们的学科有助于解决移民独特的医疗问题以及公众对疫苗安全和抗生素耐药性的担忧。