Multidisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Research

描述(由申请人提供)： 这份提案是为支持明尼苏达大学心血管科学研究培训而提交的一份修订后的新文件。这项建议的目的是在心血管科学方面提供严格的研究培训，为候选人在学术心脏病学或心血管研究领域的职业生涯做好准备。已经制定了全面的课程，包括正式的课程作业和密集的实验室经验，以提供心血管研究的概念和方法的坚实基础。特别注重提供实验室数据的书面和口头陈述、研究补助金的准备和指导技能的发展方面的指导。医学博士候选人 完成部分或全部临床心脏病学培训，以及博士后博士后候选人将接受为期两到三年的强化研究培训。已开发了四个学术主题领域的培训机会：(1)核磁共振在心血管方面的应用；(2)分子和综合心血管生理学；(3)干细胞生物学；(4)临床和流行病学研究，获得临床研究理学硕士学位。选择这些具体的学术主题是基于四个考虑：(1)它们是当前研究感兴趣的领域，在知识和理解方面存在巨大的潜力；(2)它们是对训练有素的研究人员和学术内科医生的需求；(3)它们是拥有足够深度的研究专业知识和实验室的设施，并有稳定的资金，以提供明尼苏达大学的综合培训计划；(4)它们是已经存在跨学科关系的领域，从而确保学员参与多学科协作研究。该计划的长期目标是提供源源不断的基础心血管科学家和内科研究人员，他们接受培训，使用最先进的技术来探索重要的研究课题，并成功竞争拨款。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal represents a revised new submission for support of research training in cardiovascular science at the University of Minnesota. The aim of this proposal is to provide rigorous research training in cardiovascular science to prepare candidates for a career in academic cardiology or in cardiovascular investigation. Comprehensive curricula have been developed, including formal coursework as well as an intensive laboratory experience, to provide a firm foundation in the concepts and methodology of cardiovascular research. Special attention is paid to providing instruction in written and oral presentation of laboratory data, preparation of research grants, and development of mentoring skills. M.D. candidates who have completed their training in clinical cardiology in part or in full, as well as postdoctoral Ph.D. candidates will be accepted for a two to three year period of intensive research training. Training opportunities have been developed in four academic theme areas: (1) Cardiovascular applications of nuclear magnetic resonance; (2) molecular and integrative cardiovascular physiology; (3) stem cell biology, and (4) clinical and epidemiologic studies leading to a Master of Science degree in Clinical Research. These specific academic themes were chosen on the basis of four considerations: (1) they are areas of current research interest in which potential for great strides in knowledge and understanding exist; (2) they are areas in which there is demand for trained investigators and academic physicians; (3) they are areas in which there is sufficient depth of research expertise and facilities in laboratories with stable funding to provide a comprehensive training program at the University of Minnesota, and (4) they are areas in which interdisciplinary relationships already exist, thus ensuring trainee involvement in multidisciplinary collaborative research. The long-term goal of this program is to provide a continuing stream of basic cardiovascular scientists and physician investigators who are trained to use state-of-the-art technology to explore important research topics and successfully compete for grant funding.