Berkeley Clinical Scientist Development Program

描述（由申请人提供）：加州大学伯克利分校视光学学院（UCBSO）寻求5年的支持，以按照机构临床科学家发展计划（K12）的指导方针培训临床科学家。伯克利临床科学家发展计划将提供跨学科的培训，使成熟的临床医生进行高层次的，独立的，临床（以患者为基础）的视觉研究。加州大学伯克利分校（UCB）K12计划将利用伯克利校园内世界知名部门和团体的丰富资源，包括视觉科学，验光，公共卫生，神经科学，传染病，生物工程，健康和医学科学以及分子与细胞生物学。 伯克利K12计划将具有两个独特的元素： (1)招聘那些希望从临床实践转向职业生涯的既定临床医生， 教学集中在教学和独立的，联邦政府资助的，以病人为基础的视觉研究相结合。 (2)一个杰出的和多样化的指导小组的多学科组成，由具有视觉研究专业知识的教师组成，加上其主要专业知识不是视觉，但在临床研究方面有丰富经验的教师。 该计划将为获奖者提供专门针对个人职业规划的重点，前沿教学和指导临床研究培训。 伯克利计划的目的是，在完成后，学员将能够竞争 成功地为研究资源，并保持一个富有成效的和独立的职业生涯，在病人为基础的 视觉研究 公共卫生相关性： 在过去19年（1990-2009年）中，接受临床培训的人数大幅减少。进入视觉科学培训课程的学生，虽然教师教学/研究职位在全国范围内继续增长。因此，可用于填补这些职位的训练有素的临床科学家的数量严重下降。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry (UCBSO) seeks 5 years of support to train clinician-scientists in accordance with the guidelines of the Institutional Clinical Scientist Development Program (K12). The Berkeley Clinical Scientist Development Program will provide interdisciplinary training to enable well-established clinicians to carry out high-level, independent, clinical (patient-based) vision research. The University of California, Berkeley (UCB) K12 program will draw upon the rich resources of world-renowned departments and groups on the Berkeley campus, including Vision Science, Optometry, Public Health, Neuroscience, Infectious Disease, Bioengineering, Health and Medical Science, and Molecular & Cell Biology. The Berkeley K12 Program will feature two unique elements: (1) The recruitment of established clinicians who wish to make a career shift from clinical practice and teaching to one centered on the combination of teaching and independent, federally funded, patient-based vision research. (2) The multidisciplinary composition of a distinguished and diverse mentoring group composed of faculty with expertise in vision research, plus faculty whose primary expertise is not in vision, but who have extensive experience in clinical research. The program will provide the awardees with focused, cutting-edge didactic and mentored clinical research training tailored specifically to the individual's career plan. The Berkeley program is designed so that upon completion, the trainees will be able to compete successfully for research resources and maintain a productive and independent career in patient-based vision research. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Over the past 19 years (1990-2009), there has been a substantial reduction in the number of clinically trained. Students entering vision science training programs although faculty teaching/research positions have continued to grow nationally. Consequently, the number of well-trained clinician scientists available to fill these positions has seriously declined.