Clinical epidemiology training in gastroenterology

描述（申请人提供）：内科消化内科（GI部门）与宾夕法尼亚大学（Penn）医学院临床流行病学和生物统计学中心（CCEB）和Penn的伦纳德戴维斯卫生经济学研究所（LDI）合作，提交此申请，继续为胃肠临床研究的临床研究者提供创新和成功的博士后培训计划。宾大提倡一种学术环境，鼓励基础和临床研究，并将其视为有吸引力的职业道路。该培训计划吸引了来自全国各机构的胃肠病学受训人员;其毕业生被安置在全国各机构，从而产生了高影响力的计划。 两年至三年的培训计划包括：1）临床流行病学，卫生服务研究，生物统计学， 和胃肠病学流行病学; 2）与学员方法学兴趣相关的选修课程; 3）研究学徒制; 4）专注于胃肠病学研究问题的期刊俱乐部和会议; 5）广泛的独立阅读; 6）专业和职业发展研讨会系列;以及7）负责任地进行研究的指导。课程，阅读，学徒和研讨会的目的是为培训计划的主要组成部分准备学员：设计和完成一个指导，但实习生主导的胃肠病学研究项目。 该方案：1）培养临床医生成为严谨和独立的学术研究者，能够使用广泛的临床研究方法来解决与病因学，预后，预防，早期发现，治疗，临床经济学，技术评估，医疗决策和患者护理质量相关的胃肠病学研究问题; 2）在临床研究和胃肠病学方面提供了与教师导师密切指导的研究经验; 3）加强了临床研究和胃肠病学之间的联系。每年颁发四个研究金名额。学员将在临床流行病学（MSCE）或卫生政策研究（MSHPR）学位课程科学硕士录取。 拟议计划的优势是：1）在GI司，CCEB和LDI成功的研究培训计划的悠久历史; 2）已经在三个计划之间建立了合作联系; 3）全面的课程和正在进行的研究计划提供给学员;和4）项目总监和教师的成功培训记录。此外，GI部门，CCEB，LDI的教师的广泛丰富的专业知识的可用性;许多现有的大型数据库可用于研究项目和培训;广泛的专业分析能力可用于临床研究（例如，临床试验、病例对照、队列研究等）;以及各学院致力于合作研究和培训的联合收割机结合起来，为这项培训计划提供了一个理想的环境。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Gastroenterology Division of the Department of Medicine (GI Division), in collaboration with Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), both of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Medicine, and Penn's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI), submits this application to continue an innovative and successful post-doctoral training program for clinical investigators in gastrointestinal clinical research. Penn promotes an academic environment in which basic and clinical research are encouraged and viewed as attractive career paths. This training program attracts gastroenterology trainees from institutions nationwide; its graduates are placed in institutions nationwide, resulting in a program of high impact. The two- to three-year training program consists of: 1) required courses in clinical epidemiology, health services research, biostatistics, and gastroenterology epidemiology; 2) elective courses relevant to the trainees' methodologic interests; 3) a research apprenticeship; 4) journal clubs and conferences focusing on research issues in gastroenterology; 5) extensive independent readings; 6) a professional and career development seminar series; and 7) instruction in the responsible conduct of research. The coursework, readings, apprenticeship, and seminars are designed to prepare trainees for the major component on the training program: the design and completion of a mentored but trainee led research project in gastroenterology. The program: 1) trains clinicians to be rigorous and independent academic investigators able to use a broad array of clinical research methods to address research issues in gastroenterology related to the etiology, prognosis, prevention, early detection, treatment, clinical economics, technology assessment, medical decision making, and quality of patient care; 2) provides a closely mentored research experience with faculty preceptors in clinical research and gastroenterology; and 3) strengthens the links between clinical research and gastroenterology. Four fellowship slots are awarded each year. Trainees will matriculate in either the Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE) or Master of Science in Health Policy Research (MSHPR) degree program. Strengths of the proposed program are: 1) the long history of successful research training programs in the GI Division, CCEB, and LDI; 2) the collaborative links that already have been forged among the three programs; 3) the comprehensive course offerings and ongoing research programs available to trainees; and 4) the successful training records of the program directors and faculty. In addition, the availability of the broad range of rich expertise of the faculties in the GI Division, CCEB, an LDI; numerous existing large databases that can be used for research projects and training; a broad array of specialized analytic capabilities available for clinical studies (e.g., clinical trils, case-control, cohort research, etc.); and the faculties' commitment to collaborative research and training combine to provide an ideal environment for this training program.