Behavioral and Psychosocial Research Training in Cancer Prevention and Control

项目摘要/摘要 此申请是我们的T32计划的第一次竞争性续签，要求资金继续提供 多学科博士后研究培训侧重于癌症的行为和心理社会方面 西北大学范伯格医学院(FSM)和罗伯特·H。 卢瑞综合癌症中心(RHLCCC)。该计划的目标是为以下人员提供卓越的培训 它的博士后研究员使他们成为癌症研究的成功、独立的领导者。该计划 将通过为每个受训者提供癌症预防方面的指导研究经验来实现这一目标 或者控制。该计划的24名参与教职员工是由助学金个人投资机构资助的，总直接成本为5300万美元 每年，平均每份PI为220万美元。该小组包括来自7个部门的19名博士和5名博士 西北大学。所有导师都是癌症危险行为和筛查领域的顶尖专家， 测量和干预科学、患者报告的结果或社区参与。通过教学 学员将尖端测量和干预科学策略应用于行为和 心理社会方面的癌症预防和控制，我们将培训下一代研究人员，以减少 癌症风险，解决差异，并改善受癌症影响的社区成员的生活 更高效、更具性价比的时尚。研究经验将由每周研讨会补充， 职业发展活动，以及参加公共卫生硕士、MSCI、MSEB或HSOR的机会 硕士课程。该计划为每个学员创建个人发展计划(IDP)，并提供 由主要导师和共同导师进行定期监督，以实现培训目标。 学员还可以使用大学提供的大量教育资源 所有博士后实习生，包括两周一次的致力于职业发展、“生存”技能和 学会成功和繁荣。该项目在1-4年级每年招收三名博士后研究员， 在癌症预防和癌症控制方面，研究员的代表性均衡。我们预计将继续拥有 一大批潜在的受训者，其中大多数具有研究背景(行为学或社会学博士学位 科学、运动科学或营养学)和少数人有临床背景(MD打算攻读 医生/科学家职业)。外部和内部咨询委员会将继续监督 该计划。正在进行的评价和咨询委员会的反馈将确保变化 根据需要实施，并持续实现培训目标。该计划满足了以下迫切需要 培养下一代职业调查员，他们能够开发、优化和评估行为和 心理社会评估和干预，以预防和控制癌症，提高生活质量。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This application, the first competing renewal for our T32 program, requests funds to continue to provide multi-disciplinary post-doctoral research training focused on behavioral and psychosocial aspects of cancer prevention and control at the Northwestern University (NU) Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM) and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center (RHLCCC). The goal of this program is to provide outstanding training for its postdoctoral fellows so that they become successful, independent leaders in cancer research. The program will accomplish this goal by providing each trainee with a mentored research experience in cancer prevention or control. The program’s 24 participating faculty are funded PIs of grants totaling $53 million in direct costs annually, an average of $2.2 million per PI. The group includes 19 PhDs and 5 MDs from 7 departments at Northwestern. All mentors are leading experts in the areas of cancer risk behaviors and screening, measurement and intervention science, patient reported outcomes, or community engagement. By teaching trainees to apply cutting edge measurement and intervention science strategies to the behavioral and psychosocial aspects of cancer prevention and control, we will train a next generation of researchers to reduce cancer risk, address disparities, and improve the lives of community members affected by cancer in a more efficient and more cost-effective fashion. Research experiences will be complemented by a weekly seminar, professional development activities, and the opportunity to enroll in either the MPH, MSCI, MSEB, or HSOR master’s programs. The Program creates an individual development plan (IDP) for each trainee and provides regular oversight by a primary mentor and co-mentor to meet training goals. Trainees also have access to a vast array of educational resources made available by the University for all postdoctoral trainees, including biweekly sessions dedicated to career development, “survival” skills, and learning to succeed and flourish. The program enrolls three new postdoctoral fellows in each of years 1-4, with balanced representation of fellows in cancer prevention and cancer control. We expect to continue to have a large pool of potential trainees of whom a majority have a research background (PhD in a behavioral or social science, exercise science, or nutrition) and a minority have a clinical background (MD intending to pursue a physician/scientist career). External and Internal Advisory Committees will continue to oversee all aspects of the Program. Ongoing evaluation and feedback from the Advisory Committees will ensure that changes are implemented as needed and that training goals are consistently met. The program meets a pressing need to train a next generation of career investigators who can develop, optimize, and evaluate behavioral and psychosocial assessments and interventions to prevent and control cancer and improve quality of life.