MD/PhD Program in Medicine, the Social Sciences and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

医学、社会科学和阿尔茨海默病及相关痴呆症医学博士/博士项目

• 批准号: 10340783
• 负责人: DAVID O MELTZER
• 金额: $ 22.02万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-30 至 2026-09-29
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10340783
• 关键词: Alzheimer' s disease related dementia; Doctor of Philosophy; Medicine; Social Sciences; programs

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This proposal seeks support for an MD/PhD Program in Medicine, the Social Sciences, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) centered at the University of Chicago (UC) in partnership with Rush University (RU). The program builds on strengths at the two institutions in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), the social sciences, and interdisciplinary research and its integration into the professions, including the training of MD/PhD students with PhDs in the Social Sciences. The proposed program will produce MD/PhD graduates trained in medicine, a social science or related profession (Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Comparative Human Development, Public Health Sciences, Business, Public Policy, and Social Work), and interdisciplinary approaches to aging research with a focus on AD/ADRD. AD/ADRD research training areas will include the epidemiology of AD/ADRD; the content, organization, and financing of care for persons with dementia; behavioral, health system and community interventions aimed at the prevention, early identification, and treatment of AD/ADRD; the care workforce and roles of formal and informal caregivers in health outcomes for persons with AD/ADRD; and methodological issues prominent in AD/ADRD research. The proposed approach to training builds on UC’s 30-year history of national leadership in training MD/PhDs in the social sciences through the Medicine, Social Sciences and Humanities (MeSH) program. UC’s training record has been exceptional, training more MD/PhDs in the social sciences than any other institution with exceptional placement and scientific impact in aging and AD/ADRD research. MD/PhD applicants will be able to apply to the program through one of three tracks: 1) the Pritzker School of Medicine Track, in which students apply simultaneously to the MD and PhD programs at UC; 2) the Rush Medical College (RMC) Track, in which students apply simultaneously to the MD program at RMC and PhD programs at UC; 3) the National Track, in which students at any U.S. medical school may apply to PhD programs at UChicago. The proposed program also benefits from the exceptional clinical and research expertise at RU in AD/ADRD, and RU’s participation expands local medical school options for trainees interested in research careers in AD/ADRD and earning a social science PhD from UC. The National Track pathway will also continue to further expand the pool of potential candidates eligible for the program by recruiting students from across the U.S., which we expect to especially help in expanding recruitment of minority trainees. Institutional support will allow us to matriculate 3 PSOM or RMC track students and at least 3 National Track students over the course of the award. Trainees’ focus on AD/ADRD research will be enhanced by their participation in relevant coursework, clinical experiences, and seminars in which they present their work to their colleagues and program leaders.Each trainee will be supervised by an interdisciplinary mentorship team including at least 1 MD/PhD in the Social Sciences, 1 NIA-funded AD/ADRD researcher, and 1 practicing geriatrician.

项目摘要/摘要 这项提案寻求对医学、社会科学和阿尔茨海默氏症的医学/博士项目的支持 以芝加哥大学(UC)为中心的疾病和相关痴呆症(AD/ADRD)与 拉什大学(RU)。该计划建立在这两个机构在阿尔茨海默氏症和 相关痴呆症(AD/ADRD)、社会科学、跨学科研究及其纳入 职业培训，包括对拥有社会科学博士学位的医学博士/博士学生的培训。建议数 该计划将培养医学、社会科学或相关专业的医学/博士毕业生 (经济学、社会学、心理学、人类发展比较、公共卫生科学、商业、 公共政策和社会工作)，以及以AD/ADRD为重点的老龄化研究的跨学科方法。 AD/ADRD研究培训领域将包括AD/ADRD的流行病学；内容、组织和 为痴呆症患者提供护理经费；旨在实现以下目标的行为、保健系统和社区干预 AD/ADRD的预防、早期识别和治疗；护理人员和正规和非正规医疗机构的作用 AD/ADRD患者的非正式照顾者的健康结果；以及 AD/ADRD研究。建议的培训方法建立在加州大学30年的国家领导历史上 通过医学、社会科学和人文学科培养社会科学博士/博士(MESH) 程序。加州大学的培训记录一直很出色，培养的社会科学博士/博士比以往任何时候都多 在老龄化和AD/ADRD研究方面具有特殊地位和科学影响力的其他机构。医学博士/博士 申请者可以通过以下三种途径之一申请该项目：1)普利兹克医学院 跟踪，学生同时申请加州大学的MD和博士项目；2)Rush Medical 大学(RMC)轨道，学生同时申请RMC的MD项目和博士项目 在加州大学；3)国家轨道，任何美国医学院的学生都可以在 芝加哥大学。拟议的计划还受益于俄勒冈州立大学#年出众的临床和研究专长。 AD/ADRD，RU的参与为对研究感兴趣的学员扩大了当地医学院的选择 在AD/ADRD工作，并在加州大学获得社会科学博士学位。国家轨道路径也将继续 通过招收来自世界各地的学生，进一步扩大有资格参加该项目的潜在候选人的人数 我们预计美国将特别帮助扩大对少数族裔学员的招募。制度支持 将允许我们招收3名PSOM或RMC Track学生和至少3名National Track学生 颁奖的过程。学员对AD/ADRD研究的关注将通过他们参与相关的 课程、临床经验和研讨会，在这些研讨会上，他们向同事和 项目负责人。每个受训人员将由一个跨学科的指导团队监督，该团队包括至少1名 社会科学博士/博士，1名NIA资助的AD/ADRD研究员，1名执业老年病学家。