Training in Interdisciplinary Research to Prevent Infections (TIRI)

预防感染跨学科研究培训 (TIRI)

• 批准号: 8265732
• 负责人: Elaine Lucille Larson
• 金额: $ 21.87万
• 依托单位: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-01 至 2017-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8265732
• 关键词: Infection prevention; Interdisciplinary Study; Training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality despite decades of advances in diagnosis, therapeutics and delivery of health care. Many of the traditional treatments for common infections are no longer effective because of the emergence of new infections (e.g. SARS, norovirus) and the fast-growing problem of antimicrobial resistance. Although the prevention of many community and healthcare-associated infections is theoretically within our reach, progress is often slow because of the multi-factorial nature of the problem. The origins of this widespread problem of infection stem from issues in such diverse areas as microbial genetics, health care policy, economics, and human behavior. This level of complexity mandates a new generation of scholars ready to begin their careers from an interdisciplinary perspective. Therefore, through this program, Training in Interdisciplinary Research to Prevent Infections (TIRI), we propose to prepare pre- and post-doctoral scholars for participation and leadership in interdisciplinary research to prevent infections. Building on a highly productive T90, the aims of TIRI are to (a) expand an interdisciplinary research curriculum, (b) recruit and train a qualified diverse cadre of interdisciplinary pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows to conduct research focused on the prevention of infections across the continuum of care, (c) expand and assess collaborative research activities between nursing faculty and trainees and those from other disciplines, and (d) evaluate the training program structures, processes, and outcomes on an ongoing and annual basis. Based on preliminary work to define competencies essential to successful interdisciplinary research, the training program includes three key activities for trainees: 1) a didactic course, "Building Interdisciplinary Research Models", 2) an Interdisciplinary Research Seminar, and 3) Supervised Field Experience. Each programmatic element will be coordinated by an interdisciplinary Faculty Leadership Team, and each trainee will be mentored by an interdisciplinary team of senior researchers. We will support 2 predoctoral and 2 postdoctoral trainees for 2 years each. Predoctoral trainees will be selected from among students who have successfully completed one year of doctoral education in any school or department. Recruitment strategies for both include our well-established Center website and, because of our particular commitment to assuring a diverse cadre of trainees, we have collaborative recruitment plans with established outreach programs, as well as the City University of New York and Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, both of which have a high proportion of Hispanic and African-American graduate students. The training program will be evaluated at several levels, including individual courses, dissertations, post-doctoral field projects, and career trajectory of trainees. These evaluations will be a focal point of discussion within the Faculty Leadership Team, and suitable program modifications will be implemented by the Leadership Team.

描述（由申请人提供）：尽管诊断、治疗和提供医疗保健方面取得了数十年的进步，但感染仍然是发病和死亡的主要原因。由于新感染（例如SARS、诺如病毒）的出现以及快速增长的抗菌药物耐药性问题，许多常见感染的传统治疗方法已不再有效。尽管理论上我们可以预防许多社区和医疗保健相关感染，但由于问题的多因素性质，进展往往很缓慢。这种普遍存在的感染问题的根源在于微生物遗传学、医疗保健政策、经济和人类行为等不同领域的问题。这种程度的复杂性要求新一代学者准备好从跨学科的角度开始他们的职业生涯。因此，通过预防感染跨学科研究培训（TIRI）项目，我们建议为博士前和博士后学者参与和领导预防感染的跨学科研究做好准备。以高效的 T90 为基础，TIRI 的目标是 (a) 扩展跨学科研究课程，(b) 招募和培训一支由跨学科博士前和博士后研究员组成的合格的多元化骨干队伍，以开展专注于整个护理过程中感染预防的研究，(c) 扩大和评估护理教员和实习生以及其他人员之间的合作研究活动 (d) 持续每年评估培训计划的结构、流程和结果。 基于定义成功跨学科研究所必需的能力的初步工作，培训计划包括学员的三项关键活动：1）教学课程“建立跨学科研究模型”，2）跨学科研究研讨会，以及3）监督现场经验。每个计划要素将由跨学科教师领导团队协调，每位学员将由跨学科高级研究人员团队指导。 我们将资助2名博士前和2名博士后，各2年。博士前培训生将从任何学校或部门成功完成一年博士教育的学生中选拔。两者的招聘策略包括我们完善的中心网站，并且由于我们特别致力于确保学员骨干的多元化，我们与既定的外展计划以及纽约城市大学和亨特-贝尔维尤护理学院制定了合作招聘计划，这两所学校都有很高比例的西班牙裔和非裔美国研究生。培训计划将在多个层面进行评估，包括个人课程、论文、博士后实地项目以及职业轨迹 实习生。这些评估将成为教师领导团队讨论的焦点，领导团队将实施适当的计划修改。