Principles of STD/HIV Research Course

 描述(由申请者提供)：性病和艾滋病毒研究原理年度课程于1993年首次举办，主要介绍在性病/艾滋病毒领域从事研究工作所需的技能。自那时以来，约有1975名受训人员参加了该课程，其中包括许多妇女和种族/少数民族学生。在设计研究和为性病/艾滋病毒研究获得资金方面，跨学科方法变得越来越重要。熟悉自己学科以外的研究视角为年轻调查人员提供了继续进行跨学科学习和协作的工具，并保持了广泛的调查可能性。本课程提供 提供行为、临床、流行病学、统计学、 通过提供对这些广泛学科共有的语言和技能的实用概述，进行运筹学和基础科学研究。课程持续时间限制为两周，以鼓励正在建立积极研究职业生涯的个人，并允许居住在当地以外的人参加。此外，还开发了该课程的在线版本，以扩大我们在国际地点进行异步小组学习的范围。课程目标是：1)向年轻研究人员介绍性病/艾滋病毒领域的关键研究领域和新出现的问题；2)使研究人员接触进行科学和合乎伦理的研究所需的研究技术和工具，包括研究设计、实验方法、数据收集工具的开发、人体受试者的考虑和数据分析；3)向受训人员传授与性病/艾滋病毒研究有关的不同学科的基础知识，以促进研究合作；以及4)讨论成功找到导师、竞争研究资金和出版自己的工作的策略。该课程包括六个方面：1)性传播疾病/艾滋病毒跨学科研究要点；2)感染的临床和流行病学方面；3)特定感染的发病机制；4)特殊人群的行为研究方法和研究；5)运筹学和卫生经济学；以及6)成功和伦理研究的战略。课程过程在参与者网站上传播，仅限注册学生访问。课程网站包含学习目标、演讲者幻灯片、讲座录音和关键参考资料。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Annual Course on Principles of STD and HIV Research was first held in 1993 to provide an intensive overview of skills needed to pursue a research career in the field of STD/HIV. Since then, approximately 1975 trainees have attended the course, including many women and racial/ethnic minority students. Increasingly, an interdisciplinary approach has become essential in designing studies and in obtaining funding for STD/HIV research. Establishing familiarity with research perspectives outside one's own discipline provides young investigators with tools for continued interdisciplinary learning and collaboration, and for maintaining a broad scope of investigative possibilities. This course offers a unique opportunity for introductory training in behavioral, clinical, epidemiologic, statistical, operational, and basic science research by providing a practically oriented overview of language and skills common to these broad disciplines. Course duration is limited to two weeks to encourage individuals who are establishing active research careers and allow those who reside outside of the local area to attend. In addition, an on-line version of the course has been developed to expand our reach to international sites for asynchronous group learning. Course objectives are to: 1) Introduce young investigators to critical research areas and emerging questions in the field of STD/HIV; 2) Expose investigators to research techniques and tools needed to conduct scientifically and ethically sound studies, including study design, experimental approach, development of instruments for data collection, human subjects considerations, and data analysis; 3) Teach trainees the fundamentals of different disciplines involved in STD/HIV research in order to foster research collaborations; and 4) Discuss strategies for successfully finding a mentor, competing for research funds and publishing one's work. The course integrates six tracks: 1) Essentials of STD/HIV interdisciplinary research; 2) Clinical and epidemiologic aspects of infections; 3) Pathogenesis of specific infections; 4) Behavioral research methods and research in special populations; 5) Operational research and hHealth economics; and 6) Strategies for successful and ethical research. The course proceedings are disseminated on a participant website with access restricted to registered students. The course website contains learning objectives, speakers' slides, audio recordings of lectures, and key references.