Pitt Integrated Clinical and Geroscience Research Training Program

摘要 这是皮特综合临床和老年科学研究培训计划的第三次竞争性更新 T32我们首要的长期目标是培养新一代具有以下背景的调查人员： 协作临床，转化和生物学的老化方法谁有热情 承诺，知识和技能，在综合临床和老年科学研究的职业生涯取得成功。我们 该计划是全国为数不多的几个专注于在一个环境中接受培训的个人之一， 结合了临床和生物学的观点。匹兹堡大学为此提供了一个出色的环境 培训，具有多学科老龄化研究的特殊深度和广度;经验丰富，参与和 资金充足的导师和广泛的资源，用于临床，转化和生物学老化研究的培训。 全面的培训计划建立在一个明确的结构上，有五个主要的能力领域： 在临床、转化和生物学衰老研究方法方面的核心竞争力，2）协作团队 指导技巧和方法，3）专业技能，4）专题知识和5）负责任的行为 的研究。为了达到这些领域的能力，我们采用以下培训策略：1）个人 职业规划，2）正式教学法，3）研讨会和讲习班，4）个性化的综合辅导团队 包括临床和基础科学家，以及5）定期监督和相互反馈。培训计划 侧重于两个层次的学员; 1）2-3年的博士后医生研究计划， 博士后研究员，2）为期2年的医学生博士前MD/博士培训计划， 纳入匹兹堡大学医学院医学科学家培训计划。

ABSTRACT This is the third competing renewal of the Pitt Integrated Clinical and Geroscience Research Training Program T32. Our overarching long term goal is to produce a new generation of investigators with a background in collaborative clinical, translational and the biology of aging methodology who have the enthusiastic commitment, knowledge and skills to succeed in a career in integrated clinical and geroscience research. Our program is one of only a few in the nation that focuses on individuals who will be trained in an environment that integrates a clinical and biological perspective. The University of Pittsburgh offers an outstanding milieu for this training, with exceptional depth and breadth of multidisciplinary aging research; experienced, involved and well-funded mentors and extensive resources for training in clinical, translational and biology of aging research. The comprehensive training program is built on a well-defined structure with five main areas of competence: 1) core competency in clinical, translational and biology of aging research methods, 2) collaborative team mentoring techniques and methodology, 3) professional skills, 4) topical expertise and 5) responsible conduct of research. To achieve competence in these areas we employ the following training strategies: 1) an individual career plan, 2) formal didactics, 3) seminars and workshops, 4) an individualized, integrated mentoring team including clinical and basic scientists, and 5) scheduled oversight and mutual feedback. The training program focuses on two levels of trainees; 1) a 2-3 year postdoctoral program for physician investigators and postdoctoral fellows, and 2) a 2 year predoctoral MD/PhD training program for medical students that is integrated into the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program.