Cardiology and Pulmonary Research Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）： 临床流行病学和生物统计学中心（CCEB） 心血管医学;肺，过敏和重症监护 宾夕法尼亚大学医学院的分部提交了这份 申请更新博士后创新研究培训计划 心血管和肺部临床医生培训 研究，特别是旨在加强传统之间的联系 流行病学和临床心血管和肺部医学。的 该计划的目标是培训已经是医生的个人， 是严谨和独立的学术研究人员能够使用的范围 流行病学中现有的方法，以解决研究问题， 病因、预后、预防和早期发现、治疗、临床 经济学、技术评估、医疗决策和质量 心血管或肺部疾病的患者护理。 两年至三年的培训计划包括以下必修课程： 临床流行病学，研究方法学和生物统计学;选修 课程和广泛的独立阅读;出席和参与 在CCEB的研究研讨会上，心血管医学部; 肺，过敏和重症监护部门;加上完成一个 独立研究项目。具体而言，该计划旨在：（1） 提供深入的研究技术知识，适用于临床 研究;（2）与临床导师一起提供研究经验 流行病学和心血管和肺部研究;（3）汇集 CCEB心血管医学部的教师和研究员，以及 肺、过敏和重症监护部。学员将在 临床流行病学硕士学位课程。 拟议计划的优势是成功研究的悠久历史 在CCEB和心血管和肺部医学的培训计划; 注意到行政首长协调会、统计司和 心血管医学、肺、过敏和重症监护 司;和全面的课程和研究计划， 提供给学员。此外，广泛的可用性 CCEB和心血管和心血管疾病学院的丰富专业知识， 宾夕法尼亚大学的肺医学项目，许多现有的大型数据库 可用于研究项目和培训， 广泛的专业分析能力，可用于临床 研究（例如，临床试验、病例对照、队列研究等），和 学院致力于合作研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Center for Clinical Epidemiology, and Biostatistics (CCEB); the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; and the Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine submit this request for the renewal of an innovative research training program for postdoctoral training for clinicians in cardiovascular and pulmonary clinical research, specifically designed to strengthen the links among traditional epidemiology and clinical cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine. The objective of the program is to train individuals who already are physicians to be rigorous and independent academic investigators able to use the range of approaches available in epidemiology to address research issues regarding the etiology, prognosis, prevention and early detection, treatment, clinical economics, technology assessment, medical decision making, and quality of patient care of cardiovascular or pulmonary disease. The two- to three-year training program consists of required courses in clinical epidemiology, research methodology, and biostatistics; elective courses, and extensive independent readings; attendance at and participation in research seminars at the CCEB, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; and the Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division; plus the completion of an independent research project. Specifically, the program is designed to: (1) provide in-depth knowledge of the research techniques appropriate to clinical research; (2) provide research experience with mentors in clinical epidemiology and cardiovascular and pulmonary research; and (3) bring together faculty and fellows in the CCEB, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division. Trainees will matriculate in the Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology degree program. Strengths of the proposed program are the long history of successful research training programs in the CCEB and in cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine; the collaborative links that have already been forged among the CCEB, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division; and the comprehensive course offerings and research programs that are available to trainees. In addition, the availability of the broad range of rich expertise of the faculties in the CCEB and the cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine programs at Penn, numerous existing large databases available to these groups that can be used for research projects and training, a broad array of specialized analytic capabilities available for clinical studies (e.g., clinical trials, case-control, cohort research, etc.), and the faculties' commitment to collaborative research.