Cardiovascular Surgery Research Training

项目摘要 心血管外科研究培训计划的主要目标是准备全职学术 心血管外科医生、临床医生和科学家在心脏和血管基础和转化研究。这 目标将通过杰出的指导研究经验和严格的计划， 在多学科环境中进行教学和职业发展培训。总体目标是培养博士后4名 MD，PhD和MD/PhD研究员每年在心血管疾病（CVD）研究，学员和教师 将密切互动。本培训计划旨在培训和准备学员进行研究， 国家的最先进的方法，概念化的研究问题，并发表研究成果，为成功的 作为独立调查员的学术生涯。心血管疾病研究培训的基本需求 研究表明，临床医生/外科医生和博士科学家在翻译中的数量 CVD研究继续下降。此外，研究结果表明，临床科学家谁是 到目前为止，最成功的是那些经历了两个或两个以上的密集研究训练的人。 多年来，这是他们训练的一部分。博士科学家在其早期阶段接受一到两年的培训 博士后培训期将有助于建立一个坚实的知识和经验为基础的基础， 在未来的日子里成为优秀的心血管研究人员。完成本培训计划后， 心脏和血管外科医生和心脏病专家将能够更好地融入迅速扩大的 以及改变心血管内科和外科的专业领域。同时，除了拥有国家- 先进的心血管研究经验，博士后博士科学家将训练有素，以解决 主要的心血管健康问题，研究问题和挑战的一天。虽然有一些好的 在心脏医学和外科研究的培训计划，他们往往局限于某些特定的重点， 问题，如移植，心室力学，基因和细胞为基础的治疗。拟议的培训 该计划建立在一个综合的方法来培养新一代的学术心血管 外科医生和科学家，这反过来将导致教学质量优良，研究资金的成功， 并发表心血管研究领域的高质量基础和转化研究成果。

Project Summary The Cardiovascular Surgery Research Training Program’s main objective is to prepare full-time academic cardiovascular surgeons, clinicians and scientists in cardiac and vascular basic and translational research. This objective will be accomplished by an outstanding mentored research experience and rigorous programs of didactic and career development training in a multidisciplinary setting. The overall goal is to train 4 postdoctoral MD, PhD, and MD/PhD fellows per year in cardiovascular disease (CVD) research where trainees and faculty will interact closely. This training Program is designed to train and prepare the trainees to conduct research using state-of-the-art methods, conceptualize research problems, and publish research findings for successful academic careers as independent investigators. The fundamental need for research training in cardiovascular surgery is highlighted by studies showing that the number of clinician/surgeons and PhD scientists in translational CVD research continues to decline. Furthermore, research findings demonstrate that clinician-scientists who are most successful to date are the ones who have undergone a period of intense research training for two or more years as an integral part of their training. One- to two-year training of PhD scientists during their early postdoctoral training period will certainly help build a solid knowledge- and experience-based foundation to become excellent cardiovascular researchers in the coming days. Upon completion of this training program the cardiac and vascular surgeons and the cardiologists will be able to better integrate into the rapidly expanding and changing fields of specialized cardiovascular medicine and surgery. In parallel, in addition to having state- of-the-art cardiovascular research experience, the postdoctoral PhD scientists will be well-trained to address the major cardiovascular health issues, research questions and challenges of the day. While there are a few good training programs in cardiac medicine and surgical research, they tend to be limited in focus to certain specific issues such as transplantation, ventricular mechanics, and gene and cell-based therapies. The proposed training Program has been built upon an integrated approach to the training of a new generation academic cardiovascular surgeons and scientists, which in turn will result in excellent quality of teaching, success of research funding, and publication of high quality basic and translational research findings in the field of cardiovascular research.