Physical, Cognitive and Mental Health in Social Context

描述(由申请人提供)：这份竞争性续签申请要求继续在佛罗里达大学(UF)进行博士前培训项目，该项目于2003年首次获得资助。该计划的目的是在生物行为和社会老龄化方法方面培训博士前研究人员，并为他们在包括传统学科系、临床研究环境和多学科老年学计划的环境中做好准备。凭借密歇根大学健康科学和文科校园的共同定位和合作，密歇根大学处于独特的地位，可以提供健康和疾病的心理社会元素、行为和技术干预以及晚年生活功能中的身心互动方面的培训。这项提案所代表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、神经学、神经心理学、神经科学、护理学、职业治疗学、心理学、社会学和言语病理学。核心课程内容包括：(1)将每个学生分配到一个经常召集的多学科指导团队中；(2)形成并密切跟踪研究、教育和服务领域的生产力目标；(3)每周举行一次校园范围内的系列讨论会，由顶尖的国家演讲者、当地老龄化和专业发展研究人员组成；(4)要求提供老龄化和统计学/方法论以及负责任的研究行为方面的补充课程。我们的指导团队方法使我们能够积极地让精力充沛的新教师(“培训中的导师”)担任主要的指导角色，同时用经验丰富、富有成效的高级调查人员来补充和补充他们。为六(6)名博士前实习生申请资金。招收硕士研究生的学科(如护理学、职业治疗学)一般在3-4年毕业；本科后学科(如心理学、社会学)通常在5-6年毕业。T32资金通常预留给已完成博士资格考试的学生，并处于最后两年的学习阶段，因此有选择地将资源投资于已完成主要项目里程碑的承诺、有成效的学生。公共卫生相关性：正如美国国立卫生研究院路线图倡议所规定的那样，迫切需要训练有素的研究人员，他们有能力超越学科界限，能够在专注于主要临床和社会问题的多学科团队中工作。对这一培训计划的新资金将使我们能够继续努力满足这一重要的人才基础的发展。

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.