Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse Disorder

描述（由申请人提供）：哥伦比亚大学精神学系药物滥用研究部门和纽约州精神病学研究所建立了一个为期两年的博士后项目，重点培养从事药物滥用研究的医生和心理学家。该项目的主要目标是提供必要的研究技能和临床专业知识，以设计和开展物质使用障碍的病因学和治疗研究。在这个竞争的应用程序中，我们要求5年额外的资金为5名研究员每年参加该计划。该计划继续包括以下方面的培训：1)成瘾临床研究的教学介绍，包括药物滥用领域的全面概述，统计学的介绍和高级课程，每周期刊俱乐部和方法论研讨会，以及关于临床研究的道德和适当科学行为的正式课程和持续指导；2)研究学徒制，每个受训者在担任导师和导师的高级研究员的密切监督下作为初级合作者；3)治疗药物滥用的主要方式的临床经验；4)教学能力的发展，每位研究员都有机会为医学院学生、精神科和其他医务人员提供讲座/研讨会，并/或出席期刊俱乐部和科学会议。在过去的五年中，一个新的方向是招募和培养专注于转化范式的医学博士候选人，以更好地理解与药物滥用相关的生理和行为机制。在该项目运行的19年里，高质量的申请者源源不断。47名学员（31%为女性）参加了该方案，其中包括34名医生（30名精神科医生、1名神经科医生、2名内科医生、1名家庭医生）、1名拥有公共卫生博士学位的执业护士和12名心理学家。在过去的5年里，有3名医生是医学博士或博士。在过去10年毕业的学生中，71%进入了学术研究岗位，24%进入了学术临床/教学岗位，其中一些人仍然积极参与研究活动。目前有六名研究员（其中一名为补充期）正在接受培训，另外两名研究员将于2012年7月开始接受培训。该方案在招募妇女和少数民族学员方面取得了成功。在这个成功的培训计划的同时，该部门的教员也在继续增长，并因毕业的研究员而丰富起来。在第一次提交赠款时，药物滥用司有9名教员。现有教职工23人，其中具有指导能力的有11人。这种持续的增长表明，药物滥用司对年轻调查人员来说是多么充满活力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Division on Substance Abuse of the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and the New York State Psychiatric Institute established a 2-year postdoctoral program that focuses on training physicians and psychologists for research careers in substance abuse. The main goal of this program, which is now in its 19th year of existence, is to provide both the research skills and clinical expertise necessary to design and carry out research on the etiology and treatment of substance use disorders. In this competing application we are requesting 5 additional years of funding for 5 fellows to be enrolled in the program each year. The program continues to include the following aspects of training: 1) Didactic introduction to clinical research in the addictions that incorporates a comprehensive overview of the substance abuse field, an introduction and advanced course in statistics, a weekly journal club and methodology seminar, and a formal course and ongoing instruction on the ethical and appropriate scientific conduct of clinical research; 2) Research apprenticeship where each trainee works as a junior collaborator under the close supervision of a senior investigator who serves as a preceptor and mentor; 3) Clinical experience in the major modalities used to treat substance abuse; and 4) Development of teaching capabilities where each fellow is provided opportunities to provide lectures/seminars to medical students, psychiatric and other medical house staff and/or present at journal clubs and scientific meetings. A new direction in the past 5 years has been to recruit and train MD/PhD candidates who concentrate on translational paradigms to better understand the physiologic and behavioral mechanisms associated with substance abuse. In the 19 years that the program has been running there has been a steady flow of high quality applicants. 47 trainees (31% females) have entered the program, including 34 physicians (30 psychiatrists, 1 neurologist, 2 internists, 1 family medicine), 1 nurse practitioner with a doctorate in public health, and 12 psychologists. In the past 5 years 3 of the physicians have been MD/PhDs. Of those who graduated in the past 10 years, 71% have gone on to academic-research positions, and 24% have entered academic clinical/teaching positions in which several have remained actively involved in research activities. Six fellows (one on a supplemental slot) are currently in training and two additional fellows will begin training in July 2012. The program has been successful in recruiting women and minority trainees. In parallel to this successful training program the faculty within the Division has continued to grow, enriched by the graduating fellows. At the first grant submission there were 9 faculty members within the Division on Substance Abuse. Currently, there are 23 faculty members, of which 11 are capable of serving as mentors. This sustained growth demonstrates how vibrant the Division on Substance Abuse is for young investigators.