Training Program in Perinatal Epidemiology

围产期流行病学培训计划

• 批准号: 7617663
• 负责人: NIGEL SEFTON PANETH
• 金额: $ 12.33万
• 依托单位: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-05-01 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7617663
• 关键词: Perinatal Epidemiology; Training Programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this training program is to meet a growing national need for expertise in the epidemiology of pregnancy and childhood disorders and their later sequelae. Recognizing the absence of any training program in perinatal epidemiology in the US, we propose to recruit, train and graduate 15 pre- and postdoctoral fellows over a five year period, and to provide them with the skills to design, implement, analyze and disseminate peer-reviewed studies in the field of perinatal epidemiology. Nine perinatal epidemiologists, all with NIH funding or the equivalent, one of the largest concentrations of the discipline in the US, will mentor all trainees, assisted by another group of senior faculty with training and external funding in fields allied to perinatal epidemiology, who will be available to co-mentor trainees. This multidisciplinary mix will create an intellectually challenging and supportive research environment that will prepare fellows to become leading researchers who can contribute to the discovery of preventable causes of perinatal diseases, thereby improving the health of mothers and children. We will especially target pediatricians and obstetricians for post-doctoral training. With a program director and associate director who are both pediatrician epidemiologists, the program will be committed to the integration of epidemiology into both medical care and public health. The training program will emphasize formal course-work, intensive and carefully-mentored research experiences and five special training modules. Training in research ethics will be a program requirement, as will other activities designed to foster professional development. In addition to methodologic courses in epidemiology, statistics, computer programming and related disciplines, trainees will take courses in reproductive, perinatal and neurological epidemiology, courses not available in many national epidemiology training programs. Special training modules will be developed to address laboratory genetics, perinatal clinical entities and settings, operations of a data coordination center, translation of research into public health policy in maternal and child health, and scientific communication. A special research seminar series with outside perinatal investigators will be integrated into the Department of Epidemiology seminar series. A data repository of major local and national databases for use by trainees will be created and maintained. A formal evaluation and feedback mechanism will be created for the program. We hope to create a leading center in the US for training and research in perinatal epidemiology.

描述（由申请人提供）：该培训计划的目的是满足全国对妊娠和儿童疾病及其后期后遗症流行病学专业知识日益增长的需求。认识到美国缺乏任何围产期流行病学培训计划，我们建议在五年内招募、培训和毕业 15 名博士前和博士后研究员，并为他们提供设计、实施、分析和传播围产期流行病学领域同行评审研究的技能。九名围产期流行病学家均获得美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）的资助或同等资金，这是美国该学科最大的集中地之一，他们将指导所有学员，并由另一组在围产期流行病学相关领域接受过培训和外部资助的高级教师协助，他们将共同指导学员。这种多学科组合将创造一个智力上具有挑战性和支持性的研究环境，使研究员成为领先的研究人员，为发现围产期疾病的可预防原因做出贡献，从而改善母亲和儿童的健康。我们将特别针对儿科医生和产科医生进行博士后培训。该项目的项目主任和副主任都是儿科流行病学家，将致力于将流行病学纳入医疗保健和公共卫生。培训计划将强调正式的课程作业、强化和精心指导的研究经验以及五个特殊培训模块。研究伦理培训将成为该计划的一项要求，其他旨在促进专业发展的活动也是如此。除了流行病学、统计学、计算机编程和相关学科的方法学课程外，学员还将学习生殖、围产期和神经流行病学课程，这些课程在许多国家流行病学培训计划中都没有。将开发特殊培训模块，以解决实验室遗传学、围产期临床实体和环境、数据协调中心的运作、将研究成果转化为妇幼保健公共卫生政策以及科学传播等问题。由外部围产期研究人员参与的特别研究研讨会系列将纳入流行病学系研讨会系列。将创建和维护供受训人员使用的主要地方和国家数据库的数据库。将为该计划创建正式的评估和反馈机制。我们希望在美国建立一个领先的围产期流行病学培训和研究中心。