Minding A Mid-America Gap: NIDA/NIAAA Epidemiology Research Training for Clinical Researchers and Clinicians in Currently Under-Served Areas

当我们在2018年末使用NIH Project Reporter地图工具时，我们能够看到中美之间的重大差距 在NIDA对流行病学分支机构与积极培训计划有关的研究以及 积极开展研究项目。与此同时，流行病学部和美国国立卫生研究院正在培养新的 讲习班和扩大现有的讲习班方案，旨在增加 来自现有数据集(例如，监测未来)和新出现的重要流行病学证据 数据集(例如，ABCD、路径、‘我们所有人’)。拟议的以流行病学为重点的R25计划旨在解决 流行病学方面的这一“中美差距”侧重于临床研究培训，并增加了 在流行病学方面熟练的科学家，他们可以利用这些研讨会并变得更具竞争力 在申请NIDA F型、K型和R型奖项以支持其科学发现过程中 并应用他们的技能来更好地解决美国中部的药物滥用问题。 这项申请提出了五年的NIDA R25支持，用于新的“美国中部各州的流行病学” (EPIMAS)科学教育倡议与NIDA流行病学分支机构专注于临床研究的新举措 将“研究经验”(RE)的核心计划与补充的“课程”相结合的培训计划 技能发展“(CSD)。EPIMAS项目源于一个由四所大学组成的财团，该财团 为解决NIDA流行病学分支机构T32培训项目分布不平衡的问题而成立 美国中部地区活跃的R01研究项目。该联盟的主要合作伙伴大学是吉姆教授。 密歇根州立大学(MSU)的安东尼，西弗吉尼亚大学(WVU，当地网站PI： 戈登·史密斯教授)、堪萨斯大学(堪萨斯大学，当地网站PI：Richard Yi教授)和印第安纳大学 (印第安纳大学，当地网站PI：David Allison教授)，他们每个人都为该倡议带来了互补的优势。 EPIMAS方案的具体目的和目标是：(1)增加流行病学病例的数量 能够成功竞争NIDA流行病学分部资金的熟练科学家；(2)增加 一批能够采用基本和高级流行病学分析方法的科学家，为其 参加NIDA支持的研讨会，以及(3)促进发展新的NIDA流行病学-- 西弗吉尼亚大学、昆士兰州立大学和伊利诺伊州立大学的重点T32项目和NIDA药物依赖流行病学的创新 密歇根州立大学的培训计划。 拟议的计划通过让四所合作大学在这方面共同努力来寻求力量 史无前例的NIDA以流行病学为重点的R25计划，并对R25计划进行了四次增强 在美国中部这些服务不足的州开展以流行病学为重点的NIDA T32项目。

When we used NIH Project Reporter mapping tools in late 2018, we were able to see a major mid-America gap in NIDA investments for Epidemiology Branch research in relation to active training programs as well as active research projects. At the same time, the Epidemiology Branch and the NIH in general are fostering new workshops and expanding established workshop programs that are intended to increase the harvest of important epidemiological evidence from existing datasets (e.g., Monitoring the Future) and newly emerging datasets (e.g., ABCD, PATH, ‘All of Us’). The proposed Epidemiology-focused R25 program seeks to address this ‘Mid-America gap’ in epidemiology focused clinical research training and to increase the numbers of epidemiologically adept scientists who can take advantage of these workshops and become more competitive in applications for NIDA F-type, entry K-type, and R-type awards to support their science discovery processes and apply their skills to better address substance abuse problems in mid-America. This application proposes five years of NIDA R25 support for a new ‘Epidemiology in mid-American States’ (EPIMAS) science education initiative with novel NIDA Epidemiology Branch-focused clinical research training plan that blends a core program of ‘Research Experiences’ (RE) with complementary ‘Courses for Skills Development’ (CSD). The EPIMAS program originates with a four-university consortium that was formed to address an imbalanced distribution of NIDA Epidemiology Branch T32 training programs and active R01 research projects in mid-America. The lead partner university in this consortium is Professor Jim Anthony at Michigan State University (MSU), who is joined by West Virginia University (WVU, local site PI: Professor Gordon Smith), Kansas University (KU, local site PI: Professor Richard Yi), and Indiana University (IU, local site PI: Professor David Allison), each of whom brings complementary strengths to the initiative. The specific aims and objectives of the EPIMAS program are: (1) To increase the number of epidemiologically adept scientists who can compete successfully for NIDA Epidemiology Branch funding; (2) To increase the pool of scientists capable of basic and advanced epidemiological analysis approaches in preparation for their participation in NIDA-supported workshops, and (3) To foster development of new NIDA Epidemiology- focused T32 programs at WVU, KU, and IU, and a renovation of the NIDA Drug Dependence Epidemiology Training Program at MSU. The proposed program seeks strength by having the four partner universities working together on this unprecedented NIDA Epidemiology-focused R25 initiative, and on R25 program enhancement of four epidemiology-focused NIDA T32 programs in these under-served states of mid-America.