Multidisciplinary Research Training to Reduce Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health

项目摘要 这是多学科研究培训的第一个五年更新（6-10年）的申请， 减少心血管健康（METRIC）T32的不平等，为埃默里大学的博士前和博士后研究员 大学METRIC T32计划的目标是培养心血管疾病研究中的各种候选人 根据种族/民族、性/性别、社会经济地位等因素， 地理居住、医疗保健的获得和身体/精神残疾，重点是基本的 生物、行为和环境机制。我们的计划的一个显着特点是利用 采用多学科方法，使受训人员接触多种方法和研究领域， 和生物统计学的行为和社会科学，生物科学，卫生政策和实施。 每个学员都有一个主要的导师，但在一个具有不同专业知识的导师团队中工作。最多5 博士前和5名博士后学员将在该计划在任何时间点，每个支持平均 3年为predocs和2年为postdocs。培训将包括多学科指导沿着， 课程作业、跨部门研讨会、实践研究、赠款写作和职业发展。我们的主要 博士前申请人的来源将继续是进入公共卫生学院的博士生 博士课程。博士后研究员将是从事心血管疾病研究的医学博士，或 流行病学、营养学、行为科学、环境科学、卫生政策或其他专业的博士毕业生 相关领域。博士后学员将有机会获得临床研究硕士学位。过去 供资周期我们所有的培训名额都已填补，我们还利用了三个补充多样性名额。的 该计划显示了成功的培训和职业发展的良好记录，由坚实的 罗林斯公共卫生学院，医学院，护理学院之间的合作， 莫尔豪斯医学院在所有被任命的研究员中，50%来自代表性不足的种族/族裔， 少数群体。我们的计划响应NHLBI T32计划的几个重点领域，包括 多学科培训、合作研究、学员多样性、定量科学和翻译 研究，特别强调导师和职业发展。解决心血管健康问题 不平等是NHLBI心血管科学部战略愿景的重中之重。的 该计划的最终目标是为生物医学和健康领域的领导职位做好准备 保健研究，以建设研究和翻译能力，减少健康和保健方面的不平等 心血管疾病的护理。

Project Summary This is an application for the first five-year renewal (years 6-10) of the Multidisciplinary Research Training to Reduce Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health (METRIC) T32 for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows at Emory University. The goal of the METRIC T32 program is to train diverse candidates in the study of cardiovascular health inequalities broadly defined, based on factors such as race/ethnicity, sex/gender, socioeconomic status, geographical residence, healthcare access, and physical/mental disability, with a focus on the underlying biological, behavioral and environmental mechanisms. A distinguishing feature of our program is the utilization of a multidisciplinary approach to expose trainees to multiple methods and research areas, from epidemiology and biostatistics to behavioral and social sciences, biological sciences, and health policy and implementation. Each trainee has a primary mentor but works within a mentoring team with diverse expertise. A maximum of 5 predoctoral and 5 postdoctoral trainees will be in the program at any time point, each supported for an average of 3 years for predocs and 2 years for postdocs. Training will include multidisciplinary mentoring along with coursework, inter-departmental seminars, hands-on research, grant writing and career development. Our main source of predoctoral applicants will continue to be PhD students entering the School of Public Health's doctoral programs. Postdoctoral fellows will be MDs pursuing a research career in cardiovascular disease, or PhD graduates in epidemiology, nutrition, behavioral sciences, environmental sciences, health policy, or other relevant areas. Postdoctoral trainees will have the opportunity to obtain a MS in Clinical Research. In the past funding cycle all our training slots were filled, and we have utilized three supplementary diversity slots. The program shows a strong track record for successful training and career development, promoted by solid collaborations among the Rollins School of Public Health, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, and the Morehouse School of Medicine. Of all the fellows appointed, 50% are from underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups. Our program responds to several emphasis areas for NHLBI T32 programs, including multidisciplinary training, collaborative research, diversity of trainees, quantitative sciences, and translation research, with strong emphasis on mentorship and career development. Addressing cardiovascular health inequities is a top priority of the strategic vision of the NHLBI's Division of Cardiovascular Sciences. The ultimate goal of this program is to prepare diverse individuals for leadership positions in biomedical and health care research in order to build capacity for research and translation to reduce inequalities in health and health care for cardiovascular disease.