Training in Child/Adolescent Biobehavioral HIV Research

描述（由申请人提供）：未来十年需要训练有素的研究人员来应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的挑战，特别是在儿童和青少年中。有效的方案既需要预防艾滋病毒，也需要对艾滋病毒感染者进行干预。这项研究培训计划是针对博士和医学博士研究员，准备他们进行独立研究。布拉德利/孩之宝儿童研究中心拥有在艾滋病预防、其他风险行为、规范发展、精神病理学和身体疾病青少年心理学方面具有专业知识的教师。布朗大学的其他教师（通过艾滋病研究中心）在艾滋病毒感染青年和成人的医疗护理、艾滋病毒检测、预防治疗、性传播感染、药物滥用和国际健康方面拥有专业知识。美国国立卫生研究院资助研究的强大教师记录确保学员接触到蓬勃发展的项目研究领域。有两个导师，每个导师都有不同的侧重点，学员可以从积累和多样化的专业知识中受益。导师专注于1)儿童/青少年行为健康、发展或心理健康问题或2)艾滋病毒研究的医学方面。培训包括跨学科和转化要素，使受训者为整合医学、精神病学和发展问题做好准备，并为艾滋病毒/艾滋病生物行为研究提供信息。该项目每年共招收博士后研修生5人，暑期研修生2人。每年招收两名新的心理学培训生，为期两年（第三年可选），一名新的医学博士将在交替的培训年入学。与每个学员的个人需求相一致，设计了一个渐进式独立研究的毕业课程。正式的培训课程针对下一代艾滋病毒研究所需技能的具体学习目标。学习的核心领域包括行为模型及其改变、行为评估、心理健康问题、艾滋病毒的生物学和医学治疗以及预防的医学方面。课程需求可以通过hiv专题研讨会、一般研究设计研讨会以及布朗大学或附近大学正规课程之外的辅导课来满足。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Well-trained researchers are needed in the next decade to address the challenge of HIV/AIDS especially among children and adolescents. Effective programs are needed for both the prevention of HIV, as well as intervention for those infected by HIV. This research training program is directed at Ph.D. and M.D. fellows to prepare them to carry out independent research. The Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center has faculty with expertise in HIV prevention, other risk behaviors, normative development, psychopathology, and the psychology of physically ill youth. Additional faculty at Brown (through the Center for AIDS Research) have expertise in the medical care of HIV infected youth and adults, HIV testing, Treatment as Prevention, STIs, substance abuse, and international health. The strong faculty record of NIH funded research ensures that trainees are exposed to thriving areas of programmatic research. Trainees benefit from the accumulated and diverse expertise by having two mentors, each with a different focus. Mentors focus on either 1) child/adolescent behavioral health, developmental or mental health issues or 2) medical aspects of HIV research. Training involves interdisciplinary and translational elements to prepare trainees for the integration of the medical, psychiatric, and developmental issues and as it informs Biobehavioral HIV/AIDS Research. The program has a total of five postdoctoral trainees and two summer trainees each year. Two new psychology trainees are enrolled every year for a two-year fellowship(with an optional third year) and one new M.D. will be enrolled in alternate training years. Consistent with each trainee's individual needs, a graduated program for progressive independent research is designed. A formal training curriculum targets specific learning objectives aimed at skills needed for the next generation of HIV research. Core areas of learning include models of behavior and its change, behavioral assessment, mental health issues, biology and medical treatment of HIV, and medical aspects of prevention. Curriculum needs can be satisfied by HIV-specific seminars, general research design seminars, and by tutorial in addition to formal courses at Brown or nearby universities.