Training the Next Generation of Social and Behavioral Physician-Scientists in ADRD: The Indiana ADRD Medical Scientist Training Program

培训 ADRD 领域的下一代社会和行为医师科学家：印第安纳州 ADRD 医学科学家培训计划

• 批准号: 10687172
• 负责人: CHRISTOPHER M CALLAHAN
• 金额: $ 23.74万
• 依托单位: INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-30 至 2026-09-29
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10687172
• 关键词: Alzheimer' s disease related dementia; Behavioral; Indiana; Medical; Physicians; Scientist; Training; Training Programs; next generation; social

There is a critical need to grow and strengthen the pipeline of physician scientists who have expertise in sociomedical and behavioral research and are dedicated to addressing the nation's challenges posed by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The Indiana ADRD Medical Scientist Training Program (IADRD MSTP) was conceived to meet this need. This application leverages the strengths of our robust infrastructure of ADRD research, world class graduate training programs in medical neurosciences and sociology, and our existing MD-PhD program at Indiana University School of Medicine to train the next generation of physician scientists who will become leaders in ADRD research. The Aims of the IADRD MSTP are: 1) To recruit and train a competitive pool of diverse students who espouse a strong interest and commitment to social and behavioral research and patient care focused on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; 2) To engage MD-PhD students early in mentored sociomedical and behavioral research that integrates Indiana University's systems-based medical training curriculum with our cutting edge ADRD research that reinforces commitment and minimizes attrition of physician-scientists ADRD; and 3) To graduate students with dual MD-PhD degrees with strong methodological training in social and behavioral science and experts in ADRD who will be competitive for residency and be successful independent investigators at the best academic medical centers nationwide. To achieve these aims, we will develop an MD-PhD training program with rigorous didactic training in social, behavioral, and clinical research methods, with flexibility to allow students to focus their effort on one methodological area of interest; early initiation of ADRD research experiences with multidisciplinary teams of mentors and advisors; and the provision of educational experiences that enhance students' abilities to become independent researchers. The IADRD MSPT will leverage the existing ADRD sociomedical, behavioral and clinical research infrastructure at Indiana University that has a current portfolio of over $408 million in funded research and our internationally recognized and ranked doctoral programs in Medical Neurosciences and Sociology to identify, train, mentor, and successfully graduate two MD-PhD students per year. The program will be administratively successful with both its own independent group of faculty advisors and its organizational integration with the existing successful MD-PhD program within the IUSM that has an eleven-year track record of success and is supported by the NIH, Dean's office, Indiana CTSI, and a dedicated $10M endowment to the program.

我们迫切需要发展和加强拥有医学专业知识的医师科学家队伍