Training Program in Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology

描述（由申请人提供）：生殖，围产期和儿科流行病学（RPPE）培训计划的总体目标是培养杰出的研究人员和学者在该领域的生产性职业生涯。这就需要吸引有才能、积极性高的候选人，提供一个智力激励、支持性的环境，包括课程作业和研究机会，并指导受训者将他们的知识应用到最重要的研究课题上。鉴于北卡罗来纳大学公共卫生学院的独特优势，我们请求为6名博士预科学员提供支持。通过汇集流行病学、妇幼保健和营养三个系的专业知识和资源，我们可以利用教师和学生来确保我们为这个项目招募到最优秀的候选人。所有受训者将被要求掌握先进的流行病学方法以及区域方案方面的实质性知识。拟议的RPPE培训计划将由流行病学和营养学副教授Anna Maria Siega-Riz博士和流行病学教授Andy Olshan博士组成的团队领导，并由一批顶尖研究人员组成，提供广泛而深入的专业知识。我们相信，在这个国家，也许在世界上没有其他的机构可以提供多样化和有成就的11个项目教员和20个项目附属机构，几乎在生殖、围产期和儿科流行病学的各个方面工作。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of the training program in Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology (RPPE) is to train outstanding researchers and scholars for productive careers in the field. This requires attracting talented, highly motivated candidates, providing an intellectually stimulating, supportive environment, including course work and research opportunities, and guiding trainees to bring their knowledge to bear on the most important research topics. We are requesting support for 6 predoctoral trainees, justified by the unique strengths at the University Of North Carolina School Of Public Health. By bringing together the expertise and resources of three departments, Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health, and Nutrition, we can draw on the faculty and pool of students to ensure that we recruit the very best candidates to the program. All trainees will be required to have mastery of advanced epidemiologic methods as well as substantive knowledge in RPPE. The proposed RPPE training program is to be led by the team of Dr. Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and Dr. Andy Olshan, Professor of Epidemiology with a cadre of leading researchers providing a broad and deep spectrum of expertise. We believe that there is no other setting in the country, perhaps in the world that can offer the diverse and accomplished array of 11 Program Faculty and 20 Program Affiliates, working in nearly every facet of reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology.