Research Training

核心哲学认识到，进入药物滥用治疗的研究人员必须不仅是熟练的 在他们的专业领域，但必须了解冲击治疗领域的多种力量，熟悉 具有多学科背景，能够领导和从事跨学科的研究工作。这个 这一核心的重点是为下一代研究人员开发专题机会。宁可 与让新的调查人员服务于项目的需求相比，我们的理念是让项目作为 一个框架，以满足新调查人员的需要。这就把重点放在了他们的全面发展和 允许中心从他们的新想法和创新方法中受益。研究培训核心的具体目标是：(1)为与戒毒治疗和服务研究相关的高级研究培训提供全校范围的教学机会，包括本科生夏季少数群体研究培训计划、研究方法研讨会和正在进行的科学作家工作组：(2)为从事药物滥用治疗和服务研究的初级调查人员管理竞争性试点学习计划；以及(3)通过支持资助和监督竞争性获奖发展研究研究的计划，促进经验较少的研究人员的发展，并为他们提交投资回报和基金会报告做好准备。研究培训核心与本科夏季少数民族研究培训计划、加州大学旧金山分校临床心理学(博士前)培训计划以及我们在治疗和服务研究方面的博士后培训计划相协调。CORE还管理一个试点研究计划，向NIH的博士后研究人员介绍NIH的拨款程序，以及一个模仿NIH R03和R21机制的更大的发展研究计划。核心的发展研究包括调查阿片类药物和烟草依赖中常见的和特定的大脑异常，以及使用药物指导将艾滋病毒+美沙酮维持患者从直接给药过渡到自我给药的抗逆转录病毒治疗。第三项发展研究将在该中心第三年通过在全校范围内征求建议书以及审查和遴选程序进行评选。核心中心的总体目标是培训、发展和支持一支能够推动该领域发展的科学家队伍，并促进治疗和卫生服务研究方面的卓越

philosophy of the Core recognizes that researchers entering drug abuse treatment must be not only skilled in their specialty area but must understand multiple forces impinging on the treatment field, be conversant with multiple disciplines, and be capable of leading and engaging in transdisciplinary research efforts. The focus of this core is on developing thematic opportunities for the next generation of researchers. Rather than having newer investigators serve the needs of projects, our philosophy is to have the projects serve as a framework to meet the needs of newer investigators. This places the focus on their full development and allows the Center to benefit from their fresh ideas and innovative approaches. The specific aims of the Research Training Core are to: (1) Provide university-wide didactic opportunities for advanced research training relevant to drug treatment and services research, including a undergraduate summer minority research training program, research methodologv seminar, and an ongoing scientific Writers' Task Force: (2) administer a competitive pilot studv program for junior investigators working in drug abuse treatment and services research; and (3) promote development of less-experienced investigators and prepare them for ROI and foundation submissions by supporting a program of funding and oversight of competitivelyawarded developmental research studies. The Research Training Core coordinates with an undergraduate Summer Minority Research Training program, with the UCSF Clinical Psychology (pre-doctoral) training program, and with our postdoctoral training program in treatment and services research. The core also administers a pilot study program to introduce postdoctoral investigators to the NIH grant process, and a larger developmental study program modeled on NIH R03 and R21 mechanisms. Developmental studies in the core include an investigation of common and specific brain abnormalities in opioid and tobacco dependence, and use of medication coaching to transition HIV+ methadone maintenance patients from directly-administered to self-administered antiretroviral therapy. A third developmental study will be selected through a university-wide call for proposals, and review and selection procedures in the third year of the Center. The overall goal of the Core is to train, develop and support a cadre of scientists capable of moving the field fonward, and to foster excellence in treatment and health services research