Training in Cardiovascular Research

心血管研究培训

• 批准号: 9033943
• 负责人: JOSEPH A HILL
• 金额: $ 42.59万
• 依托单位: UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9033943
• 关键词: Cardiovascular system; Research; Training

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The T32-funded Cardiovascular Training Program at UT Southwestern has a long and illustrious history of fostering emergence of capable and productive investigators ideally positioned for independence and success. Indeed, our Program has an impressive track record, producing a large number of capable researchers who continue to have substantial impact. Over this period, our institution and the Division of Cardiology have evolved from a research emphasis heavily weighted towards basic science to one that now includes broad strength and representation in translational science, clinical trials, population-based research, and health services and outcomes research. The notification that our T32 competitive renewal did not meet criteria for refunding led us to critically examine all aspects of our program, to tear it down completely, and to rebuild it from scratch. Our new T32 application, while building on the strengths of our highly successful prior program, has been completely redesigned to address several important issues. Among the changes we have made include markedly reducing the number of trainees and restricting our program to postdoctoral fellows. The program is now evenly balanced between basic and clinical/translational research. The mentor pool has been modified substantially to include robust NIH-funded mentors in ancillary departments and to remove investigators who were not sufficiently productive or well funded. We have substantially enhanced our use of individualized development plans (IDPs). Our administrative structure has been redesigned to enhance oversight, to create a more unified institutional "home" for trainees, and to markedly strengthen bi-directional and ongoing evaluation of the trainees, mentors, and the training program. We have enhanced infrastructure support, including biostatistical support and assistance with IRB submissions. Also, multiple new initiatives have been implemented for female trainees. Our Cardiovascular Training Program is just that, a training program, and not a funding mechanism. Our primary objective is to develop the next generation of transformative cardiovascular investigators by recruiting highly talented and motivated individuals and preparing them for success in an increasingly competitive and resource-challenged environment. A secondary objective is to expand the cadre of women and minorities pursuing careers in cardiovascular research. Our faculty is diverse, spanning a spectrum of expertise from molecule to cell, organ system, organism, and population. Members of our faculty are distributed across the full spectrum of faculty rank, gender, and ethnic background. In summary, our Program is designed to foster the emergence of the next generation of investigators, teachers, and mentors at a time when the need for such has never been greater.

 描述（由申请人提供）： UT Southwestern 的 T32 资助的心血管培训计划在培养有能力、富有成效的研究人员方面有着悠久而辉煌的历史，这些研究人员是独立和成功的理想选择。事实上，我们的计划有着令人印象深刻的记录，培养了大量有能力的研究人员，他们继续产生重大影响。在此期间，我们的机构和心脏病学部门已经从重点关注基础科学的研究重点发展为现在在转化科学、临床试验、基于人群的研究以及卫生服务和结果研究方面具有广泛实力和代表性的研究重点。 我们的 T32 竞争性续订不符合退款标准的通知促使我们严格审查了各个方面 我们的计划，将其彻底拆除，然后从头开始重建。我们的新 T32 应用程序在建立在我们之前非常成功的计划的基础上的同时，已经完全重新设计以解决几个重要问题。 我们所做的改变包括显着减少实习生数量并将我们的项目仅限于博士后研究员。该计划现在在基础研究和临床/转化研究之间保持平衡。导师库已进行了大幅修改，以包括辅助部门中由 NIH 资助的强大导师，并剔除生产力不足或资金充足的研究人员。我们大幅加强了对个性化发展计划 (IDP) 的使用。我们重新设计了行政架构，加强监督，为学员创建更加统一的机构“家”，并显着加强对学员、导师和培训项目的双向和持续评估。我们加强了基础设施支持，包括生物统计支持和 IRB 提交协助。此外，还针对女性学员实施了多项新举措。 我们的心血管培训计划只是一个培训计划，而不是一个资助机制。我们的主要目标是通过招募才华横溢、积极进取的个人来培养下一代变革性心血管研究人员，并为他们在竞争日益激烈和资源匮乏的环境中取得成功做好准备。第二个目标是扩大从事心血管研究职业的女性和少数族裔的队伍。我们的教师队伍多元化，涵盖从分子到细胞、器官系统、有机体和群体的一系列专业知识。我们的教职人员分布在各个教职级别、性别和种族背景中。 总之，我们的计划旨在培养下一代研究人员、教师和导师的出现，而此时对此类人员的需求从未如此强烈。