Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection

描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议更新培训计划，“艾滋病毒感染的行为科学研究”在艾滋病毒临床和行为研究中心提供创新的博士后培训，性，性别和心理健康研究应用于艾滋病毒预防科学。该计划于1989年成立，获得NIMH T32赠款，其目标是培训学者承担独立的研究事业，他们跨学科合作，以应对不断变化的艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行病带来的挑战。我们的培训强调理论严谨，方法创新和实际应用，以解决艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行所带来的复杂的心理，社会和公共卫生困境。我们的课程采用三种互补和相互加强的学习策略。(1)在指导研究的经验。研究员参与由他们的科学和职业导师支持的研究活动（经验丰富的高级研究员，具有独立资助，跨学科合作和指导学员的历史）。(2)研究员接受实质性问题的指导，包括性，性别和心理健康的交叉和健康促进，流行病学，生物统计学和医学的基本知识，因为它们涉及到艾滋病毒/艾滋病的预防，治疗和护理。(3)研究员接受关键学术和专业技能的培训，包括负责任的研究行为，这将使他们能够在NIH以及其他PHS和私人资助者的校外资助支持下成为具有竞争力的研究人员。该培训计划建立在20年成功培训博士后研究员的基础上。我们的重点是在艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防科学研究方面的强化培训，并在公共卫生课程中进行，这一重点已被证明是成功的，并在本提案中得到保持。艾滋病毒中心和整个哥伦比亚大学医学中心以及更广泛地提供的众多教育资源和培训机会将继续丰富该方案。纽约市。我们建议保留一批七名研究员，每人任期三年。我们提出两项修改。首先，该计划的主任将由现任培训主任担任，他在过去六年中成功地管理了该计划;他将得到两名计划共同主任的支持，他们是公认的资深科学家，具有互补的专业知识。第二，为了加强培训，更好地满足我们的研究员的需求，我们建议用所需的双周研讨会取代生物统计学硕士学位课程，该研讨会将提供性，性别和心理健康方面的核心知识，以及一系列关于艾滋病毒/艾滋病的学科观点。 公共卫生关系：艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行所带来的复杂的心理、社会和公共卫生挑战需要一支训练有素、多样化的科学家队伍，他们可以在美国生物医学、行为和临床研究议程中发挥领导作用。正如我们的许多毕业生的杰出职业所示，我们的计划在这一领域做出了重大贡献。通过为下一个周期提出的方案，我们将继续致力于培养下一代能够实现这一目标的杰出的艾滋病毒/艾滋病行为科学研究人员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose the renewal of the Training Program, "Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection" at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies to provide innovative postdoctoral training in sexuality, gender, and mental health research applied to HIV prevention science. The goal of the Program, which was established in 1989 with an NIMH T32 grant, is to train scholars to assume independent research careers in which they collaborate across disciplines to address challenges posed by the evolving HIV/AIDS epidemic. Our training emphasizes theoretical rigor, methodological innovation, and practical application to address the complex psychological, social, and public health dilemmas posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Our Program employs three complementary and mutually reinforcing learning strategies. (1) In the mentored research experience. Fellows engage in research activities supported by their Scientific and Career Mentors (experienced senior investigators with histories of independent funding, interdisciplinary collaboration, and mentoring trainees).(2) Fellows receive instruction in substantive issues including the intersection of sexuality, gender, and mental health and fundamental knowledge of health promotion, epidemiology, biostatistics, and medicine as they relate to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care. (3) Fellows receive training in critical academic and professional skills, including responsible conduct of research, which will enable them to excel as competitive researchers with extramural grant support from NIH as well as other PHS and private funders. This Training Program builds on 20 years of success in training postdoctoral research Fellows. Our focus on intensive training in HIV/AIDS prevention science research with coursework in public health has proven to be successful and is maintained in this proposal. The Program will continue to be enriched by the numerous educational resources and training opportunities offered at the HIV Center and throughout the Columbia University Medical Center and, more generally. New York City. We propose to maintain a cohort of seven Fellows, each with a three-year appointment. We propose two changes. First, the directorship of the Program would be assumed by the current Training Director, who has successfully managed the Program over the last six years; he will be supported by two Program Co-Directors who are recognized senior scientists with complementary expertise. Second, to enhance training and better serve the needs of our Fellows, we propose to replace the Biostatistics MS degree program with a required biweekly Seminar that will provide a core body of knowledge in sexuality, gender, and mental health as well as a range of disciplinary perspectives on HIV/AIDS. PUBLIC HEALTH RELAVENCE: The complicated psychological, social, and public health challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic require a highly trained, diverse cadre of scientists who cani assume leadership roles in the U.S. biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research agenda. As illustrated by the outstanding careers of many of our graduates, our Program has made a major contribution in this area. Through the Program proposed for the next cycle, we will continue to ribute to the development of the next generation of outstanding behavioral sciences HIV/AIDS researchers, capable of meeting this goal.