Physical, Cognitive and Mental Health in Social Context

描述（由申请人提供）：此竞争性更新申请要求继续佛罗里达大学 (UF) 的博士前培训计划，该计划于 2003 年首次资助。该计划的目的是培训博士前研究人员了解衰老的生物行为和社会方法，并为他们做好准备，包括传统学科部门、临床研究环境和多学科老年学计划。通过佛罗里达大学健康科学和文科校区的共处一地和合作，佛罗里达大学具有独特的优势，可以提供健康和疾病的心理社会要素、行为和技术干预以及晚年功能的身心互动方面的培训。该提案涉及的学科包括生物统计学、流行病学、老年医学、卫生服务研究、语言学、神经病学、神经心理学、神经科学、护理、职业治疗、心理学、社会学和言语病理学。核心项目组成部分包括（1）将每个学生分配到一个经常召集的多学科指导团队（2）形成并密切跟踪研究、教育和服务领域的生产力目标； (3) 每周一次的全校范围内的系列研讨会，由全国顶尖演讲者、当地老龄化和专业发展研究人员参加； (4) 老龄化和统计/方法学以及负责任的研究行为所需的补充课程。我们的指导团队方法使我们能够积极让充满活力的新教师（“培训导师”）担任主要指导角色，同时用经验丰富、富有成效的高级研究人员来补充和补充他们。需要为六 (6) 名博士前培训生提供资金。招收硕士后的学科（如护理、职业治疗）一般3-4年毕业；学士学位后学科（例如心理学、社会学）通常在 5-6 年内毕业。 T32 资金通常是为已完成博士资格考试并处于最后两年学习的学生保留的，从而有选择地将资源投资于已完成主要项目里程碑的忠诚、高效的学生。公共卫生相关性：正如 NIH 路线图倡议所指出的，迫切需要训练有素的研究人员，他们有能力超越学科界限，能够在多学科团队中专注于重大临床和社会问题。对该培训计划的更新资助将使我们能够继续努力发展这一重要的人才基础。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This competitive renewal application requests continuation of a predoctoral training program at the University of Florida (UF), which was first funded in 2003. The purpose of this program is to train predoctoral researchers in biobehavioral and social approaches to aging, and to prepare them for settings including traditional disciplinary departments, clinical research environments, and multidisciplinary gerontology programs. With the co-location and collaboration between UF's health science and liberal arts campuses, UF is uniquely positioned to offer training in the psychosocial elements of health and disease, behavioral and technological interventions, and mind-body interactions in late life function. Disciplines represented in this proposal include biostatistics, epidemiology, geriatric medicine, health services research, linguistics, neurology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, sociology, and speech pathology. Core program components include (1) assignment of each student to a frequently convened multi-disciplinary mentoring team (2) formation and close tracking of productivity goals in the areas of research, education, and service; (3) a weekly campus-wide colloquium series featuring top national speakers, local researchers in aging, and professional development; (4) required supplemental coursework in Aging and Statistics/Methodology, as well as Responsible Conduct of Research. Our mentoring team approach allows us to actively engage energetic newer faculty ("mentors in training") in primary mentoring roles, while supplementing and complementing them with seasoned, productive senior investigators. Funds are requested for six (6) predoctoral trainees. Disciplines which admit post-Masters students (e.g., Nursing, Occupational Therapy) generally graduate in 3-4 years; post-baccalaureate disciplines (e.g., Psychology, Sociology) usually graduate in 5-6 years. T32 funding is typically reserved for students who have completed doctoral qualifying examinations, and are in the final two years of study, thereby selectively investing resources in committed, productive students who have already completed major program milestones. Public Health Relevance: As specified by the NIH Roadmap initiative, there is an urgent need for strongly trained researchers with the ability to transcend disciplinary boundaries, capable of working in multi- disciplinary teams focused on major clinical and social problems. Renewed funding of this training program will allow us to continue our efforts to meet develop this important talent base.