Behavioral and Psychosocial Research Training in Cancer Prevention and Control

项目概要/摘要 此申请是我们 T32 计划的第一个竞争性续订，请求资金继续提供 多学科博士后研究培训，重点关注癌症的行为和社会心理方面 西北大学 (NU) Feinberg 医学院 (FSM) 的预防和控制和 Robert H. 卢里综合癌症中心 (RHLCCC)。该计划的目标是为以下人员提供出色的培训： 其博士后研究员，使他们成为癌症研究领域成功、独立的领导者。该计划 将通过为每位学员提供癌症预防方面的指导研究经验来实现这一目标 或控制。该计划的 24 名参与教师获得了 PI 直接费用总计 5,300 万美元的资助 每年，每个 PI 平均花费 220 万美元。该团队包括来自 7 个部门的 19 名博士和 5 名医学博士 西北。所有导师都是癌症风险行为和筛查领域的领先专家， 测量和干预科学、患者报告的结果或社区参与。通过教学 学员将最先进的测量和干预科学策略应用于行为和 癌症预防和控制的心理社会方面，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 高效、更具性价比的时尚。研究经验将通过每周研讨会得到补充， 专业发展活动，以及注册 MPH、MSCI、MSEB 或 HSOR 的机会 硕士课程。该计划为每位学员制定个人发展计划 (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 所有博士后培训生，包括致力于职业发展、“生存”技能和 学习以取得成功和繁荣。该项目在第 1-4 年每年招收 3 名新博士后研究员，其中 癌症预防和癌症控制领域的研究员代表性均衡。我们期望继续有一个 大量潜在学员，其中大多数具有研究背景（行为或社会学博士学位） 科学、运动科学或营养学），少数有临床背景（医学博士打算攻读博士学位） 医生/科学家职业）。外部和内部咨询委员会将继续监督各个方面 该计划。咨询委员会的持续评估和反馈将确保变革得到落实 根据需要实施并始终如一地实现培训目标。该计划满足了迫切需要 培训下一代职业调查员，他们能够开发、优化和评估行为和 预防和控制癌症并提高生活质量的心理社会评估和干预措施。

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.