Pediatric Critical Care Scientist Development Program

描述(由申请人提供)：这是一项继续儿科重症监护科学家发展计划(PCCSDP)的建议，作为一个国家计划(而不是机构计划)，以支持儿科重症监护领域年轻教师的研究职业发展。目标是增加训练有素、成功资助和可持续的儿科重症监护内科科学家的数量，他们将进行转化性研究，以加强对儿童危重疾病的科学理解、临床管理和康复，从而产生更好的长期结果。PCCSDP奖获得者(学者)由一个国家咨询委员会(NAC)选出，该委员会由儿科科室主任、杰出的科学家和来自重症监护医学会和美国儿科学会的联络人组成。申请者将确定一位杰出的科学导师，可能是在与他们的奖学金培训分开的机构，并将由他们的系主任赞助。每名学者将在密集的研究培训环境中度过2-3年(通常在基础科学实验室，但研究选择不限于基础科学)，至少75%的非研究责任保护(第一阶段)。在接下来的2-3年(总共5年)，学者必须得到其机构和校外资金的经济支持，并必须继续获得至少50%-75%的保护，才能过渡到独立调查人员(第二阶段)。PCCSDP每年举办一次科学静修活动，在此期间，学者们将与NAC成员互动，介绍他们的科学工作，讨论他们的职业发展计划和进展，并参加选定的关于教师发展、补助金撰写、模拟补助金审查和其他相关主题的研讨会。每位奖学金获得者将在第二年资助结束前提交一份K或R奖励方案。通过提供延长的培训和受保护的时间来发展这些年轻教员的杰出技能，PCCSDP将继续增加儿科危重护理方面的熟练调查员队伍。 公共卫生相关性：儿科重症监护领域缺乏训练有素的内科科学家。PCCSDP通过增加训练有素、成功资助和可持续的儿科重症监护内科科学家的数量来解决这一问题，他们将进行翻译研究，以加强对儿童危重疾病的科学理解、临床管理和康复，从而产生更好的长期结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a proposal to continue the Pediatric Critical Care Scientist Development Program (PCCSDP) as a national program (not institutional) to support research career development for young faculty in pediatric critical care. The goal is to increase the number of highly trained, successfully funded and sustainable pediatric critical care physician scientists, who will do translational research to enhance the scientific understanding, clinical management and rehabilitation of critical illness in children, leading to better long term outcome. The PCCSDP awardees (Scholars) are selected by a National Advisory Committee (NAC) consisting of pediatric department chairs, outstanding scientists, and liaisons from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Applicants will identify an oustanding scientific mentor, potentially at an institution separate from their fellowship training, and will be sponsored by their department chairman. Each Scholar will spend 2-3 years in an intense research training environment, (usually in a basic science laboratory, but research selection is not limited to basic science), with a minimum of 75% protection from non-research responsibilities (Phase I). In the subsequent 2-3 years (for a total of 5 years), Scholars must be financially supported by their institutions and extramural funds, and must continue to have at least 50% - 75% protection to transition into independent investigators (Phase II). PCCSDP conducts an annual scientific retreat during which Scholars will interact with the NAC members, present their scientific work, discuss their career development plans and progress, and participate in selected workshops on faculty development, grant writing, mock grant reviews, and other relevant topics. Each Scholar will submit a K or R award proposal before the end ofthe second year of support. By providing extended training and protected time to develop outstanding skills in these young faculty, the PCCSDP will continue to increase the pool of skilled investigators in pediatric critical care. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: There is a shortage of trained physician scientists in pediatric critical care. The PCCSDP addresses this problem by increasing the number of highly trained, jsuccessfully funded and sustainable pediatric critical care physician scientists, who will do translational reisearch to enhance the scientific understanding, clinical management and rehabilitation of critical illness in children, leading to better long term outcome.