Obesity Surgery Scientist Training Program

 描述（由申请人提供）：肥胖症手术（即，减肥手术）现在是美国第二常见的腹部手术。培养下一代科学家解决肥胖手术中最紧迫的科学问题至关重要。这个T32补助金，“肥胖手术科学家培训计划”将整合密歇根大学减肥手术研究的各个方面-从“板凳到旁边，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手术研究，以便在科学家，临床医生和卫生服务调查人员之间就这一关键主题产生重要的交叉施肥。加强培训将增加使用复杂方法来解决这些与使用手术方法治疗肥胖和相关共病相关的大规模问题的研究人员数量。密歇根大学在创建肥胖手术博士后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招募的几名新成员帮助我们实现了前所未有的科学家临界质量，专注于肥胖手术科学。其中包括三位基础科学家：兰迪塞利，博士，达琳桑多瓦尔，博士和罗伯特奥罗克，医学博士。密歇根大学是一个卓越的减肥健康服务研究的国家中心，由NIH，AHRQ和PCRI资助的工作具有强大的配置文件。贾斯汀B。Dimick，MD，MPH作为医疗保健成果与政策中心主任领导这一计划，该中心是密歇根减肥手术协作（MBSC）的所在地，这是一个全州范围的临床注册和质量改进计划。有许多科学的训练计划，重点是肥胖和新陈代谢。然而，没有专门致力于为科学家和外科医生科学家准备专门研究肥胖手术的职业生涯的计划。虽然这项建议将培训外科医生科学家和非外科医生科学家（即，博士和非外科临床医生科学家），这一领域迫切需要更多的外科医生科学家。重要的是要有经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。具体而言，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;提供特定专业的临床专业知识来指导研究;建立思想领袖，他们最终可以在减肥手术中实现变革。

 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.