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

关注中美洲差距：NIDA/NIAAA 为当前服务不足地区的临床研究人员和临床医生提供流行病学研究培训

• 批准号: 10013623
• 负责人: JAMES Christopher ANTHONY
• 金额: $ 31.59万
• 依托单位: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-30 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10013623
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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.

当我们在2018年底使用NIH Project Reporter绘图工具时，我们能够看到美国中部的一个主要差距 NIDA对流行病学分支研究的投资与积极的培训计划有关， 积极的研究项目。与此同时，流行病学分支和国家卫生研究院正在培养新的 研讨会和扩大既定的研讨会计划，旨在增加收获， 来自现有数据集的重要流行病学证据（例如，监测未来）和新兴的 数据集（例如，ABCD，PATH，“我们所有人”）。拟议的以流行病学为重点的R25计划旨在解决 这一“中美洲差距”在流行病学集中的临床研究培训，并增加数量， 在流行病学方面有经验的科学家可以利用这些研讨会， 申请NIDA F类、K类和R类奖项，以支持其科学发现过程 并运用他们的技能来更好地解决美国中部的药物滥用问题。 该申请提议为新的“中美洲各州流行病学”提供五年的NIDA R25支持 （EPIMAS）科学教育倡议与新的NIDA流行病学分支重点临床研究 培训计划，融合了“研究经验”（RE）的核心计划与补充“课程， 技能发展"。EPIMAS计划起源于一个由四所大学组成的联盟， 成立的目的是解决NIDA流行病学分支T32培训项目分布不平衡的问题， R01在美国中部的研究项目该联盟的主要合作伙伴大学是吉姆教授 安东尼在密歇根州立大学（MSU），谁是加入西弗吉尼亚大学（WVU，当地网站PI： Gordon Smith教授）、堪萨斯大学（KU，当地PI：Richard Yi教授）和印第安纳州大学 (IU，当地网站PI：大卫艾莉森教授），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）增加流行病学调查的人数， （2）增加对NIDA流行病学分支基金的资助， 一批能够采用基本和先进流行病学分析方法的科学家， 参与NIDA支持的研讨会，以及（3）促进新的NIDA流行病学的发展- 在西弗吉尼亚大学，KU和IU的重点T32计划，以及NIDA药物依赖流行病学的革新 在MSU的培训计划。 拟议的计划通过让四所合作大学共同努力来寻求力量 前所未有的NIDA流行病学为重点的R25倡议，并在R25计划增强四个 流行病学为重点的NIDA T32计划在这些服务不足的美国中部国家。