NIDA Drug Dependence Epidemiology Training - Michigan State University

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案最初为期五年，旨在支持在密歇根州立大学人类医学院建立T32/NRSA机构NIH/NIDA药物依赖流行病学培训计划。拟议的培训项目主任是现任NIDA K05高级科学家James C. (Jim) Anthony教授。领导这个项目的还有娜奥米·布雷斯劳教授，她是吸烟和依赖流行病学方面的专家。Philip J. Reed和Hwan Chung，他们最近都完成了两年nida支持或定向的博士后研究培训。这一培训计划的长期目标是增加定量熟练的流行病学家的数量和质量，这些流行病学家的职业承诺与NIDA的使命有关，即对药物依赖综合征和有关精神活性药物使用的疑似危害进行流行病学研究。NIDA博士预科学员首先在密歇根州立大学医学院完成2-3年的研究学徒课程，通过资格考试以获得流行病学博士学位，然后完成2-3年的论文研究，最后为一篇专著长度的论文辩护，这篇论文代表了对理论产生影响的新科学证据的重大贡献。博士后学员完成至少2年的个性化研究生研究培训计划，研究合作更加平衡。对于同时攻读流行病学硕士学位或临床前药理学/毒理学硕士学位的博士和PDF学员，需要至少3门课程和在校学习。博士前研究员和PDF研究员都要完成第一作者、已发表的科学文章的组合，并完成他们自己的研究者发起的NIDA拨款申请和K01职业发展计划的最终草案。拟议的研究培训计划建立在主任作为约翰霍普金斯大学成功的T32/D43培训主任15年的经验之上。它包括科学诚信和道德培训。最初招收博士生预科生1人，博士后预科生1人，五年内增加到博士生预科生3人，博士后预科生3人。有一个向历史上处于不利地位的少数民族受训者提供服务的计划；密歇根州立大学流行病学系和培训项目主任在这方面有着出色的成功记录。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is for an initial five year period of support to establish a T32/NRSA institutional NIH/NIDA Drug Dependence Epidemiology Training Program within the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. The proposed training program director is Professor James C. (Jim) Anthony, a current NIDA K05 Senior Scientist. Also leading the program is Professor Naomi Breslau, an expert on epidemiology of tobacco smoking and dependence, as well as two Assistant Professors, Drs. Philip J. Reed and Hwan Chung, both of whom recently completed two years of NIDA-supported or oriented postdoctoral research training. The long term goal of this training program is to increase the number and quality of quantitatively adept epidemiologists with a career commitment for NIDA's mission in relation to epidemiological research on drug dependence syndromes and related suspected hazards of psychoactive drug use. The NIDA predoctoral trainees first complete 2-3 years of coursework with research apprenticeships in the MSU medical school environment, pass qualifying exams to establish candidacy for a PhD in Epidemiology, and then complete 2-3 years of dissertation research and final defense of a monograph-length thesis representing significant contributions of new scientific evidence with ramifications for theory. Postdoctoral trainees complete an individualized program of postgraduate research training of at least 2 years duration, with a greater balance of research collaborations. For PhD & PDF trainees who also seek an MSc degree in Epidemiology or an MSc in pre-clinical Pharmacology/Toxicology, a minimum of 3 coursework and on-campus study is required. Both predoctoral and PDF fellows work to assemble a portfolio of first-authored, published scientific articles, and to complete final drafts of their own investigator-initiated NIDA grant award applications and K01 career development plans. The proposed research training plan builds from the director's 15 years of experience as a successful T32/D43 training director at Johns Hopkins University. It includes scientific integrity and ethics training. The initial request is for one predoctoral trainee and one postdoctoral trainee, with growth to three predoctoral trainees and three postdoctoral trainees within five years. There is a plan for outreach to historically disadvantaged minority trainees; the MSU Department of Epidemiology and training program director have an excellent past track record of success in this regard.