Training Program in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases Research

 描述(由申请人提供)：UAB风湿和肌肉骨骼疾病研究培训计划(主任：小S·L·布里奇斯)建立在成人和儿童风湿学、免疫学、肌肉骨骼医学和临床/翻译研究方面的既定优势。提供充满活力和有效的跨学科培训 该项目汇集了临床免疫学和风湿科、儿科风湿科、综合关节炎、肌肉骨骼、骨骼和自身免疫中心(Cambac)以及成果和有效性研究与教育中心(Coere)。这些单位实现了从基础分子发现到应用临床和翻译研究的协作科学的集成和相互交织的结构。该培训计划还建立在自身免疫和炎症、遗传学以及最先进的转化性临床和结果研究方面的跨部门倡议的基础上。它包含了一支致力于风湿病培训的老牌教员。此外，还明确努力吸收年轻教师，以进一步加强卓越的指导环境，并促进该计划所有阶段的发展。有效的跨学科培训计划需要教师具有协作和协同的科学兴趣和项目，以及对培训机会的系统协调。UAB的协作环境，体现在这一应用中的中心、项目和部门，提供了强大的研究基础。专门组织的生物医学研究生项目的培训环境和出色的博士后教育办公室，为实施风湿病和肌肉骨骼疾病跨学科研究的培训提供了理想的环境。要求完成的课程将纳入每个学员的个人发展计划(IDP)，并将通过一个广泛的跨学科充实计划加以补充。将由一个执行委员会提供领导，研究培训方案内部咨询委员会和外部咨询委员会将对该方案的整体业绩进行评估。为了向受训者和导师提供严格和及时的反馈，将对研究培训计划进行正式评估。将为每名受训人员和导师制定一系列进展基准，并每半年审查一次。UAB培训学院的成员完全致力于继续为年轻的研究人员提供指导、支持和指导，帮助他们发展必要的工具和技能，以推进风湿性和肌肉骨骼疾病的诊断、治疗和预防。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The UAB Training Program in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Research (Director: S. L. Bridges, Jr.) builds on established strengths in adult and pediatric rheumatology, immunology, musculoskeletal medicine, and clinical/translational investigation. To provide a vibrant and effective interdisciplinary training environment, this program brings together the Divisions of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology and Pediatric Rheumatology, the Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Bone, and Autoimmunity Center (CAMBAC), and the Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE). These units enable an integrated, interwoven fabric of collaborative science, which ranges from fundamental molecular discovery to applied clinical and translational research. This training program also builds on trans-departmental initiatives in autoimmunity and inflammation, genetics, and state of the art translational clinical and outcomes research. It incorporates an established faculty committed to training in the rheumatic diseases. There is also the explicit effort to incorporate young faculty to further strengthen the outstandin mentoring environment and to promote development of all phases of this program. An effective interdisciplinary training program requires faculty with collaborative and synergistic scientific interests and projects, as well as systematic coordination of training opportunities. The collaborative environment at UAB, embodied by the centers, programs, and departments in this application, provides a strong research foundation. The committed training environment of the thematically organized Graduate Biomedical Sciences program and an outstanding Office of Postdoctoral Education, provide an ideal setting for the implementation of training in interdisciplinary rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease research. Required coursework will be incorporated into the individual development plan (IDP) of each trainee, which will be augmented by a broad interdisciplinary enrichment program. Leadership will be provided by an Executive Committee and the overall performance of the Program will be evaluated by the Research Training Program Internal Advisory Committee and by an External Advisory Committee. To provide rigorous and timely feedback to both trainees and mentors, formal assessment of the Research Training Program will be performed. A series of benchmarks for progress will be formulated for each trainee and mentor and reviewed on a semi-annual basis. The members of the UAB training faculty are fully committed to continuing to provide mentorship, support, and guidance to young investigators to help them develop the tools and skills necessary to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.