Research Training in Geriatric Medicine

描述(由申请者提供)：申请支持加州大学旧金山分校(UCSF)老年医学研究培训计划的继续。加州大学旧金山分校计划的主要目标是培养具有老年医学临床背景的医生实习生，使其成为老龄研究的独立研究者，特别关注以患者为导向的研究。因此，研究培训计划旨在将老年医学的研究培训与临床培训相结合，通常为期3年。第一年包括临床老年医学方面的培训，并由当地资助。接下来的两年将专门用于研究培训，并得到NIA T32资助机制的支持。加州大学旧金山分校的研究培训计划培养关键领域的技能：研究问题的形成；观察性和实验性研究的设计；执行研究设计的技术；对研究结果的批判性分析和解释；口头和书面交流；研究支持战略；以及职业发展战略。研究培训计划由两个主要部分组成。第一部分是流行病学、生物统计学以及临床和卫生服务研究中的研究方法的密集课程，最终获得硕士学位。第二部分包括一次有指导的研究经历，这是研究员们在完成强化核心课程后的活动重点。该计划的最终结果是在一次国家科学会议上介绍研究成果，提交至少两份同行评议的研究报告以供发表，并准备拨款申请。这些活动辅以老年学和老龄的教学核心课程，提供临床老年病学、老龄生物学、老龄心理学、长期护理、伦理学、卫生政策和相关学科的关键信息。 加州大学旧金山分校的研究培训项目吸引了高素质的医学博士和博士研究生。学员被选中是因为他们有潜力确立自己在老年医学领域的独立研究人员和学术领袖地位。在过去的三个资助周期中，加州大学旧金山分校的研究培训计划成功地招聘和留住了优秀的受训人员，并将研究员提升到以研究为导向的教职岗位，并在获得竞争性职业发展奖方面取得了很高的成功率。为了在过去成功的基础上继续培养下一代老龄化研究领域的领导者，我们要求在每两个研究培训年为两名博士后研究员提供五年的持续资助。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Support is requested for continuation of the Research Training Program in Geriatric Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The principal goal of the UCSF Program is to prepare physician-trainees with clinical backgrounds in geriatric medicine to become independent investigators in aging research, with a particular focus on Patient Oriented Research. Accordingly, the Research Training Program is designed to integrate research training with clinical training in geriatric medicine, typically ove a 3-year period. The first year comprises training in clinical geriatrics and is funded locally. The next two years are devoted to research training and are supported by the NIA T32 funding mechanism. The UCSF Research Training Program develops skills in key areas: formulation of research questions; design of observational and experimental studies; techniques for execution of study design; critical analysis and interpretation of findings; verbal and written communication; strategies for research support; and career development strategies. The Research Training Program has two main parts. The first part is an intensive curriculum in epidemiological, biostatistical, and research methods in clinical and health services research, culminating in a master's degree. The second part consists of a supervised research experience, which is the focus of the fellows' activity after completion of the intensive core curriculum. The Program culminates in presentation of research findings at a national scientific meeting, submission of at least two peer-reviewed research reports for publication, and preparation of a grant application. These activities are supplemented by a didactic core curriculum in gerontology and aging that presents critical information in clinical geriatrics, biology of aging, psychology of aging, long-term care, ethics, health policy, and related subjects. The UCSF Research Training Program has attracted highly qualified MD and PhD candidates. Trainees are selected for their potential to establish themselves as independent investigators and academic leaders in geriatric medicine. Over the past three funding cycles, the UCSF Research Training Program has succeeded in recruiting and retaining outstanding trainees, and progressing fellows into research-oriented faculty positions with a high success rate in obtaining competitive career development awards. To build on our past success and continue training a next generation of leaders in aging research, we request a five-year continuation of funding for two postdoctoral fellows in each two research training years.