Child/Adolescent/Young Adult HIV Research Training

摘要 在下一个十年，需要训练有素的研究人员来应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的挑战，特别是 在儿童、青少年和年轻人中。有效的干预计划对于这两个国家都是必要的 艾滋病毒的预防和治疗。这项研究培训计划将为博士和医学博士研究员提供 进行独立研究。我们在儿童和青少年精神科的教员在艾滋病毒方面有专业知识。 预防和治疗、青少年危险行为、规范发展、精神病理学和 身体多病的年轻人的心理。布朗大学增加教员(通过艾滋病研究中心，分部 传染病学院和公共卫生学院)在艾滋病毒感染青少年的医疗保健方面拥有专业知识 成人、艾滋病毒检测、作为预防的治疗、暴露前预防、性传播感染、 药物滥用和国际健康。NIH资助的研究的强大教职员工记录确保了 受训者接触到蓬勃发展的方案研究领域。培训涉及跨学科和 为学员准备医学、精神病学和发展学一体化的翻译要素 这些问题以及它们为生物行为艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究提供信息。该项目共有6名博士后 每年培训一名实习生和一名暑期实习生。每年都有两三名新的心理学实习生报名参加 一项为期两年的奖学金(包括可选的第三年)和一名新的医学博士每隔一年参加一次培训。 与每个受训者的个人需求相一致，渐进的独立研究的毕业计划是 都是设计好的。正式的培训课程以特定的学习目标为目标，以发展 下一代艾滋病毒研究。学习的核心领域包括行为模式及其变化； 健康差异对艾滋病毒风险、感染和治疗的影响；循证适应 干预措施和实施科学；艾滋病毒生物学、其预防和治疗；以及 比较效益、成本效益和传输网络等统计技术 分析。课程需求通过艾滋病毒专题研讨会、一般研究设计研讨会和 除了布朗大学或附近大学的正式课程外，还有其他教程。我们的博士后毕业生 三个周期非常成功-32名博士后毕业生中有19名(60%)成为NIH的PI K或R系列赠款，本周期的比率(56%)与前一个周期的比率(61%)相似。此外，他们还拥有 编写了260份与培训相关的同行评议出版物，其中102份是由 这个周期的毕业生。这些结果表明，我们的培训计划正在实现其准备目标 受训人员进行高质量、相关的艾滋病毒研究。

ABSTRACT In the next decade, well trained researchers are needed to address the challenge of HIV/AIDS especially among children, adolescents, and young adults. Effective intervention programs are needed for both the prevention and treatment of HIV. This research training program will prepare Ph.D. and M.D. fellows to carry out independent research. Our faculty in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry have expertise in HIV prevention and treatment, adolescent risk behaviors, normative development, psychopathology, and the psychology of physically ill youth. Additional faculty at Brown (through the Center for AIDS Research, Division of Infectious Disease, and School of Public Health) have expertise in the medical care of HIV infected youth and adults, HIV testing, treatment as prevention, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, sexually transmitted infections, substance abuse, and international health. The strong faculty record of NIH funded research ensures that trainees are exposed to thriving areas of programmatic research. Training involves interdisciplinary and translational elements to prepare trainees for the integration of the medical, psychiatric, and developmental issues and as they inform biobehavioral HIV/AIDS research. The program has a total of six postdoctoral trainees and one summer trainee each year. Two or three new psychology trainees are enrolled every year for a two-year fellowship (with an optional third year) and one new M.D. is enrolled in alternate training years. Consistent with each trainee’s individual needs, a graduated program for progressive independent research is designed. A formal training curriculum targets specific learning objectives to develop the skills needed for the next generation of HIV research. Core areas of learning include models of behavior and its change; the influence of heath disparities on HIV risk, infection, and treatment; the adaptation of evidence-based interventions and implementation science; the biology of HIV, its prevention and its treatment; and advanced statistical techniques such as comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and transmission network analyses. Curriculum needs are satisfied by HIV-specific seminars, general research design seminars, and tutorials in addition to formal courses at Brown or nearby universities. The postdoctoral graduates from our three cycles have been very successful - 19 of the 32 postdoctoral graduates (60%) have become PIs on NIH K or R series grants and the rate is similar in the current cycle (56%) and prior (61%). In addition, they have authored 260 relevant peer-reviewed publications related to their training, 102 of which were authored by graduates of this cycle. These outcomes suggest that our training program is meeting its goal of preparing trainees to conduct high quality, relevant, HIV research.