Training Program in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases Research

 描述（由申请人提供）：在风湿和肌肉骨骼疾病研究的UAB培训计划（主任：S。L. Bridges，Jr.）建立在成人和儿童风湿病学、免疫学、肌肉骨骼医学和临床/转化研究的基础上。提供充满活力和有效的跨学科培训 该计划汇集了临床免疫学和流变学和儿科流变学，综合关节炎，肌肉骨骼，骨骼和自身免疫中心（CAMBAC）的部门，以及结果和有效性研究和教育中心（COERE）。这些单位使合作科学的综合，交织的织物，从基础分子发现到应用临床和转化研究。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临床和成果研究的跨部门举措的基础上。它包括一个既定的教师致力于培训风湿性疾病。还有明确的努力，以纳入青年教师，以进一步加强优秀的指导环境，并促进该计划的所有阶段的发展。有效的跨学科培训计划需要具有协作和协同科学兴趣和项目的教师，以及系统协调培训机会。在UAB的协作环境，体现在该应用程序的中心，程序和部门，提供了一个强大的研究基础。主题组织的研究生生物医学科学计划的承诺培训环境和博士后教育的杰出办公室，为跨学科风湿和肌肉骨骼疾病研究培训的实施提供了理想的环境。所需的课程将被纳入每个学员的个人发展计划（IDP），这将通过广泛的跨学科充实计划来增强。领导将由一个执行委员会提供，该计划的整体表现将由研究培训计划内部咨询委员会和外部咨询委员会进行评估。为了向学员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。将为每个受训人员和导师制定一系列进展基准，并每半年进行一次审查。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，帮助他们开发必要的工具和技能，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.