UNC-South China STD Research Training Center

描述（由申请人提供）：梅毒已成为中国南方大部分主要城市最常见的传染病，引起人们对全国性传播疾病死灰复燃的关注。这一独特的地区有大量的农村人口向城市迁移，存在贫困现象，但也拥有用于性病控制的特殊国内资源。借鉴中美性病培训和研究合作的悠久历史，这笔培训赠款将正式确定 华南性病研究培训中心。该中心将重点关注传统性传播疾病（梅毒、淋病、衣原体、艾滋病毒、人乳头瘤病毒）以及B型肝炎和C型肝炎。性病的发病机制，临床科学，流行病学和社会科学将包括在内。在培训中心教授中传播性传播疾病的社会和政策专业知识，承认更广泛的政策和发展问题必须成为成功的美中合作的一部分，并将该倡议置于更大的卫生外交框架内。由北卡罗来纳大学培训的医生在中国领导性病培训的丰富历史和不断增长的北卡罗来纳大学培训的性病导师库为中国性病项目建立这个培训中心奠定了坚实的基础。2012年5月，中国科学院和华南地区的合作伙伴（广东省性病控制中心、第八人民医院和中山大学）将首次举办为期10天的性病研究培训课程，有30名中国初级研究人员、12名中国科学院培训教师和14名中国培训教师参加。该D43资助将支持合格的中国研究人员参加以下每年重复的序列：1）随后的10天强化课程短期培训课程的迭代，建立研究能力并将学员与导师联系起来;（二）在六名完成短期培训的合资格学员中，中期培训（3-6个月）专注于编写研究方案并获得伦理批准;（三）在六名已完成中期培训的合资格学员中，长期（1-2年）培训侧重于开展有指导的性传播疾病研究和加强职业发展。博士前学员，博士后学员和MD学员的单独途径承认他们不同的培训需求和不同的职业轨迹。我们中心将性病医学、公共卫生和实施结合起来，以提高多学科研究能力，并增加中国初级研究人员直接申请中美赠款的可能性。来自广州财团合作伙伴的大量资源承诺增加了成功的可能性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Syphilis has become the most commonly reported communicable disease in most major cities of South China, drawing attention to the resurgence of STDs all over the country. This unique region has massive rural-to- urban migration and poverty, yet also holds exceptional domestic resources for STD control. Drawing on a long history of collaborative US-China STD training and research, this training grant will formalize the UNC- South China STD Research Training Center. The Center will focus on classical STDs (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, human papillomavirus) as well as hepatitis B and hepatitis C. STD pathogenesis, clinical science, epidemiology, and social science will be included. Incorporating social and policy STD expertise within the Training Center faculty acknowledges the broader policy and development issues that must be part of successful US-China collaboration and positions the initiative within a larger health diplomacy framework. A rich history of UNC-trained physicians leading STD training in China and a growing pool of UNC-trained STD mentors create a strong foundation for UNC Project-China to build this Training Center. UNC and local South China consortia partners (Guangdong STD Control Center, Number Eight People's Hospital, and Sun Yat-sen University) will launch the first 10-day STD research training course in May 2012 with 30 selected junior Chinese investigators, 12 UNC training faculty, and 14 Chinese training faculty. This D43 grant will then support qualified junio Chinese investigators to take part in the following annually repeated sequence: 1) subsequent iterations of an intensive 10-day course short-term training course building research capacity and linking mentees with mentors; 2) among six selected qualified trainees who complete short-term training, medium-term training (3-6 months) focused on preparing research protocols and obtaining ethical approval; 3) among six selected qualified trainees who have completed medium-term training, long-term (1-2 years) training focused on undertaking mentored STD research and enhancing career development. Separate pathways for predoctoral trainees, postdoctoral trainees, and MD trainees acknowledge their distinct training needs and different career trajectories. Our Center unites STD medicine, public health, and implementation in order to improve multidisciplinary research capacity and increase the likelihood of junior Chinese investigators directly applying for Chinese and US grants. A substantial resource commitment from Guangzhou consortia partners increases the likelihood of success.