Training Program in Cardiovascular Research

 描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个竞争性的继续申请，用于更新1979年首次资助的心血管研究培训计划。自上次竞争性更新以来，已有18名学员获得支持，其中17人担任全职学术职位或仍在培训中。一个是细胞出版社的科学编辑。其中五人获得了独立的校外资助，四人现在担任教职。该计划的目标是培养致力于研究心脏病学或相关领域的年轻研究人员，并为他们提供在现代多学科研究环境中取得成功所需的技能，包括基础，转化和/或临床研究。受训者可能是医学博士、医学博士-博士或已经完成临床或研究生培训并正在寻求心脏病学进一步研究培训的博士。课程的重要组成部分是指导教师的监督，“团队指导”提供职业和研究决策的多个角度，个性化和共同的教学课程，双向反馈和沟通的正式机制，以及明确定义的期望和学员和导师的里程碑。Anthony Rosenzweig博士是项目总监，Murray Mittleman博士和Peter Oettgen博士是副项目总监，为来自不同学科的高级领导提供长期的指导。由基础和临床教师组成的指导委员会从大量候选人中选择学员，并监测个人和方案进展。外部咨询委员会确保该计划保持最新，并对研究环境的快速变化作出反应。该培训计划受益于强大的机构支持和基础设施，包括心血管部门，医学系，哈佛医学院和哈佛公共卫生学院。哈佛医学院临床和转化科学中心（Catalyst）进一步增强了临床和转化研究的研究，培训和教学机会。BIDMC心血管部门，特别是T32培训补助金，在培训心血管研究者方面有着长期而成功的记录。通过这次申请，我们力求继续并加强这一传统。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a competing continuation application for renewal of a training program in cardiovascular research that was first funded in 1979. Since the last competitive renewal, 18 trainees have been supported of whom 17 are in full-time academic positions or still in training. One is a scientific editor at Cell press. Five have garnered independent extramural funding, and four now hold faculty positions. The goal of this program is to train young researchers committed to careers in investigative cardiology or allied fields, and to provide them with the skills needed for success in modern multi-disciplinary research environments encompassing basic, translational, and/or clinical research. Trainees may be MDs, MD-PhDs or PhDs who have finished clinical or graduate training and are seeking further research training in cardiology. Important elements of the curriculum are supervision by faculty advisors, "team mentoring" to provide multiple perspectives on career and research decisions, individualized and common didactic curricula, formal mechanisms for bi-directional feedback and communication, as well as clearly defined expectations and milestones for trainees and mentors. Dr. Anthony Rosenzweig is the Program Director and Drs. Murray Mittleman and Peter Oettgen are the Associate Program Directors, providing senior leadership from diverse disciplines with a longstanding commitment to mentoring. A Steering Committee comprised of basic and clinical faculty selects trainees from a large pool of candidates, and monitors individual and programmatic progress. An External Advisory Committee ensures that the program remains current and responsive to rapid changes in the research environment. The training program benefits from strong institutional support and infrastructure, including those within the Cardiovascular Division, the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard School of Public Health. The Harvard Medical School Clinical and Translational Science Center (Catalyst) further enhances research, training, and didactic opportunities in clinical and translational investigation. The BIDMC Cardiovascular Division, in general, and this T32 Training Grant, in particular, have a long and successful track record of training cardiovascular investigators. With this application, we seek to continue and enhance this tradition.