Training Program in Gastrointestinal Epidemiology

描述(由申请人提供)： 密歇根大学胃肠流行病学培训计划的目标是培养在临床/转化性研究的设计和执行方面接受过全面培训的学术胃肠病专家。通过这种培训，我们的学员成为初级教员，他们成功地竞争外部资金。为了实现这一目标，我们的计划要求学员完成以下项目：(A)在密歇根大学公共卫生学院完成临床研究设计和统计分析硕士学位，或通过我们的Robert Wood Johsnon[原文如此]临床学者计划完成健康研究硕士学位。这两个方案都提供了研究设计、流行病学和生物统计学方面的正式培训；(B)完成了一个综合性的GL流行病学系列，提供了拨款撰写、保健政策和结果研究方法方面的额外技能；(C)在一个研究导师团队的指导下，设计和执行了3个临床研究项目(荟萃分析、回溯性数据库分析和前瞻性临床试验)；(D)在国家会议上介绍了这些研究项目，并在同行评议的期刊上发表了这些项目；(D)准备和提交了职业发展奖，为在学术医学和研究领域的独立职业提供过渡资金。我们的项目每年培训两名博士后实习生(即胃肠病研究员)。我们要求将我们的计划扩大到每年三名实习生。这项计划在两年内完成。三名学员已经完成了我们的项目，所有学员都接受了学术医学中心的终身教职，并成功申请了职业发展奖。这一成功在一定程度上反映了密歇根大学的大量培训资源，以及我们教员在指导学员、教授研究技巧和指导学员准备拨款方面的丰富经验。相关性：GL疾病每年影响数百万美国人的健康，造成数十亿美元的直接和间接损失。基础科学正在迅速推进我们对Gl病的理解，但将这些发现应用于患者需要由训练有素的翻译和临床研究方面的熟练调查人员进行以患者为导向的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the U. of Michigan Training Program in Gastrointestinal Epidemiology is to develop academic gastroenterologists who are thoroughly trained in the design and execution of clinical/translational research. With this training, our trainees become junior faculty who successfully compete for external funding. In order to meet this objective, our program requires trainees to complete the following projects: (a) completion of a MSc in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis at the U. of Michigan School of Public Health or completion of a MSc in Health Research through our Robert Wood Johsnon [sic] Clinical Scholars Program. Both programs provide formal training in research design, epidemiology and biostatistics; (b) completion of a comprehensive Gl Epidemiology series, which provides additional skills in grant writing, health care policy, and outcomes research methods; (c) design and execution of 3 clinical research projects (meta-analysis, retrospective database analysis, and prospective clinical trial) under the guidance of a team of research mentors; presentation of these research projects at national meetings and publication of these projects in peer-reviewed journals is also expected; (d) preparation and submission of a Career Development Award, which provides transitional funding for an independent career in academic medicine and research. Our program trains two post-doctoral trainees (i.e., gastroenterology fellows) per year. We request that our program be expanded to three trainees per year. The program is completed in two years. Three trainees have completed our program, and all trainees accepted tenure-track positions at academic medical centers and successfully applied for career development awards. This success partly reflects the numerous training resources at the U. of Michigan and the vast experience of our faculty in mentoring trainees, teaching research techniques and in guiding trainees through grant preparation. Relevance: Gl diseases impact the health of millions of Americans each year, producing direct and indirect costs of billions of dollars. Basic science is rapidly advancing our understanding of Gl disease, but application of these findings to patients requires patient-oriented research performed by skilled investigators trained in translational and clinical research.