Obesity Surgery Scientist Training Program

 描述(由申请人提供)：肥胖手术(即减肥手术)目前是美国第二大最常见的腹部手术。培养下一代科学家来解决肥胖手术中最紧迫的科学问题是至关重要的。这项名为“肥胖外科科学家培训计划”的T32拨款将整合密歇根大学减肥外科研究的方方面面--从“长凳到旁边，从实践到政策”--使我们能够以多学科的方式解决基本问题。该计划将通过整合这些不同的科学学科来改善肥胖外科研究，以便在这一关键主题上产生科学家、临床医生和卫生服务调查人员之间的显著交叉。加强培训将增加使用复杂方法解决这些大规模问题的调查人员数量，这些问题与使用外科方法治疗肥胖症和相关并发症有关。密歇根大学在创建肥胖外科博士后T32培训计划方面处于独特的地位，该计划包括基础机械科学和临床结果研究。除了我们在肥胖和新陈代谢基础科学方面的现有优势外，我们相信密歇根大学最近的几名新人帮助我们实现了前所未有的关键科学家群体，专注于肥胖外科科学。其中包括三名基础科学家：兰迪·西利博士、达琳·桑多瓦尔博士和罗伯特·奥鲁尔克医学博士。密歇根大学是国家减肥健康服务研究的卓越中心，拥有由NIH、AHRQ和PCORI资助的强大的工作概况。Justin B.Dimick，医学博士，公共卫生硕士，作为医疗保健结果和政策中心的主任领导这一倡议，该中心是密歇根州减肥手术合作(MBSC)的所在地，这是一个全州范围的临床登记和质量改进计划。有许多科学培训计划专注于肥胖和新陈代谢。然而，目前还没有专门的项目专门为科学家和外科科学家为致力于研究肥胖手术的职业生涯做准备。虽然这项建议将培养外科科学家和非外科科学家(即博士和非外科临床医生科学家)，但在这一领域迫切需要更多的外科科学家。重要的是拥有受过科学训练的外科医生，他们可以提出重要的问题并进行有意义的研究。具体地说，在以下方面需要更多的肥胖外科科学家：提供更多的智力马力和研究创造力；提供特定于专业的临床专业知识来指导研究；建立能够最终在减肥手术中实现变革的思想领袖。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Surgery for obesity (i.e., bariatric surgery) is now the 2nd most common abdominal procedure performed in the United State. Preparing the next generation of scientists to tackle the most pressing scientific questions in obesity surgery is essential. This T32 grant, "Obesity Surgery Scientist Training Program" will integrate all aspects of bariatric surgery research at the University of Michigan - from "bench to beside, and practice to policy"- allowing us to address fundamental questions in a multidisciplinary way. This program will improve obesity surgery research by integrating these various scientific disciplines in order to produce significant cross- fertilization among scientists, clinicians and health servic investigators on this critical topic. Enhanced training will increase the number of investigators using sophisticated approaches to these large-scale problems associated with using surgical approaches to treat obesity and related co-morbidities. The University of Michigan is in a unique position to create a post-doctoral T32 training program in obesity surgery that includes both basic mechanistic science and clinical outcomes research. In additional to our existing strengths in the basic science of obesity and metabolism, we believe several recent recruits to the University of Michigan have helped us achieve an unprecedented critical mass of scientists focusing on the science of obesity surgery. These include three basic scientists: Randy Seeley, PhD, Darleen Sandoval, PhD, and Robert O'Rourke, MD. The University of Michigan is a national center of excellence in bariatric health services research with a robust profile of work funded by NIH, AHRQ, and PCORI. Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH leads this initiative as the Director of the Center for Healthcare Outcomes & Policy, which is home to the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (MBSC), a statewide clinical registry and quality improvement program. There are numerous scientific training programs that focus on obesity and metabolism. However, there are no programs specifically dedicated to preparing scientists and surgeon-scientists for a career dedicated to studying obesity surgery. Although this proposal will train both surgeon-scientists and non-surgeon scientists (i.e., PhDs and non-surgery clinician scientists), there is an acute need for more surgeon scientists in this field. It is important to hve scientifically trained surgeons who can ask important questions and conduct meaningful research. Specifically, more obesity surgery scientists are needed for the following: Provide more intellectual horsepower and research creativity; Provide the specialty-specific clinical expertise to steer research; To establish thought leaders who can ultimately effect change within bariatric surgery.