Research Training in Geriatric Medicine

描述（由申请人提供）：支持在加州大学旧金山弗朗西斯科（UCSF）的老年医学研究培训计划的延续。UCSF计划的主要目标是培养具有老年医学临床背景的实习医生，使其成为老龄化研究的独立研究者，特别注重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培训，由当地提供资金。接下来的两年专门用于研究培训，并得到NIA T32资助机制的支持。UCSF研究培训计划开发关键领域的技能：研究问题的制定;观察和实验研究的设计;研究设计的执行技术;批判性分析和结果的解释;口头和书面沟通;研究支持战略;和职业发展战略。研究培训计划有两个主要部分。第一部分是流行病学，生物统计学和临床和卫生服务研究的研究方法的强化课程，最终获得硕士学位。第二部分包括一个监督下的研究经验，这是研究员的活动后，密集的核心课程完成的重点。该计划的高潮是在国家科学会议上介绍研究成果，提交至少两份同行评审的研究报告供出版，并准备赠款申请。这些活动由老年学和老龄化的教学核心课程补充，该课程提供临床老年医学，老龄化生物学，老龄化心理学，长期护理，伦理学，卫生政策和相关学科的关键信息。 UCSF研究培训计划吸引了高素质的MD和博士候选人。选择学员是因为他们有潜力成为老年医学的独立研究者和学术领袖。在过去的三个资助周期，加州大学旧金山分校的研究培训计划已经成功地招募和留住优秀的学员，并进展研究员到研究型教师的职位，在获得竞争力的职业发展奖项的成功率很高。为了巩固我们过去的成功，并继续培养下一代老龄化研究的领导者，我们要求在每两个研究培训年中为两名博士后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.