Training in Epidemiology and Clinical Trials (TECT)

描述（由申请人提供）：正如医学研究所所指出的那样，培养训练有素和创新的新临床研究人员，致力于生殖健康和避孕研究，是一项紧迫的优先事项。在全国范围内，妇女健康的这些领域在学术项目的研究议程中仍然代表性不足，很少有产科医生/妇科医生接受过正式的研究培训。妇产科医生流行病学和临床试验培训（TECT）项目为临床研究职业提供了无与伦比的培训。我们很高兴提交这一提案，继续我们的TECT伙伴关系，该伙伴关系将北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校医学院和公共卫生学院、杜克大学医学院和杜克临床研究所以及家庭健康国际组织联合起来，开展严格的研究培训计划。自2001年以来，我们从100多个咨询中选出了18名高素质的学员，其中大多数是妇女和/或少数民族。我们目前有三位研究员，下一学年将达到五位。所有先前的研究员都获得了公共卫生硕士或硕士学位；大多数学生从事以研究为主导的学术工作，全职工作时间占研究工作总时间的50%，还有一些学生有校外资助来支持他们的研究。我们的首席研究员是David Grimes，医学博士，他在FHI，妇产科学和UNC妇女健康研究中心任职。项目主任是Joanne Garrett，公共卫生硕士，博士，她在妇产科有一个预约。杜克大学的领导是Evan Myers，医学博士，公共卫生硕士，他是杜克大学组成部分和北卡罗来纳大学流行病学的关键教师。三位领导教师在培训和指导国内外年轻临床研究人员方面拥有超过半个世纪的经验。领导团队与教师导师和资源学院合作，选择和培训研究员。所有的受训者完成公共卫生硕士或MSCR，重点是临床试验方法。他们也会参加研讨会系列、工作进展论坛和基金写作小组。鉴于培训和研究机会的卓越质量，申请人的多样性和兴趣，以及合作机构的承诺，我们有信心继续培养下一代临床研究人员。随附的是我们现任和前任英语培训生的出版物清单，记录了他们的研究成果。TECT奖学金的毕业生现在在学术医学领域担任领导职务，并正在帮助培训下一代临床研究人员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): As noted by the Institute of Medicine, preparing well-trained and innovative new clinical investigators dedicated to reproductive health and contraceptive research is an urgent priority. Nationally, these areas of women's health remain under-represented in the research agenda of academic programs, and few obstetricians/gynecologists have formal training in research. The Training in Epidemiology and Clinical Trials for Obstetrician-Gynecologists (TECT) program provides unparalleled training for a career in clinical research. We are pleased to submit this proposal to continue our TECT partnership which unites the Schools of Medicine and Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and Family Health International in a rigorous research training program. Since 2001, we have selected 18 highly qualified trainees, most of whom have been women and/or ethnic minorities from among more than 100 inquiries. We currently have three Fellows and will have a full complement of five in the next academic year. All prior Fellows have earned an MPH or MSCR; most are in research-dominant academic careers with > 50% FTE for research, and several have extramural funding to support their research. Our Principal Investigator is David Grimes, MD, who holds appointments at FHI, Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Center for Women's Health Research at UNC. The Program Director is Joanne Garrett, MPH, PhD, who has an appointment in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The Duke Lead is Evan Myers, MD, MPH, who is key faculty in both Duke components and Epidemiology at UNC. The three lead faculty have more than a half century of experience in training and mentoring young clinical researchers here and abroad. The leadership team works with Faculty Mentors and Resource Faculty to select and train Fellows. All trainees complete an MPH or MSCR with an emphasis on clinical trials methodology. They also participate in a Seminar Series, Work-in-Progress Forum, and Grant Writing Group. Given the exceptional quality of the training and research opportunities, the diversity and interests of the applicant pool, and the proven commitment of the partner institutions, we are confident we can continue to prepare the next generation of clinical researchers. The attached publication list of our current and former TECT trainees documents their research productivity. Graduates of the TECT Fellowship are now in leadership positions in academic medicine and are helping to train the next generation of clinical researchers.