Pittsburgh Training Grant in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine

 描述（由申请人提供）：本提案旨在在匹兹堡儿童医院和匹兹堡大学建立儿科肺部医学培训补助金。儿科肺医学是最年轻的儿科专科之一（1986年首次提供董事会考试）。该专业专注于呼吸系统疾病，这是美国儿童急诊和住院的最常见原因。大约有1，091名委员会认证的儿科肺病学家（或仅占2013年24，732名委员会认证的儿科专科医生的约4.4%）为这一庞大的儿童人群提供服务。很少有儿科肺病学家拥有研究导师或学术榜样，他们在研究方面有很好的记录。尽管大家都认识到需要培训更多的儿科肺科医生，特别是内科医生，但目前只有三个T32培训赠款 在匹兹堡儿童医院的儿科肺部医学、过敏和免疫学部门，在大量和持续的机构支持下，已经建立了一个卓越的中心，提供全面的、最先进的临床护理、教育计划和涉及临床、 翻译和基础科学。我们的中心任务之一是教育新一代的学术儿科肺病学家谁可以发挥主导作用，在专业的医生科学家。这项提案的目的是提供一个训练有素的医学博士的主要来源。学术儿科肺病学家和博士科学家在儿科肺部疾病方面进行前沿研究。为了实现这一使命，我们寻求提供，在一个单一的中心，研究榜样，导师和丰富的环境，培养这样的个人，并确保他们的成功所必需的。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks to establish a Training Grant in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine is one of the youngest pediatric subspecialties (first board exam offered in 1986). The specialty focuses on respiratory diseases, the most common cause of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among children in the United States (U.S.). Approximately 1,091 board-certified pediatric pulmonologists (or only ~4.4% of the 24,732 board- certified pediatric subspecialists in 2013) serve this large population of children. Few pediatric pulmonologists have had research mentors or academic role models with a strong track record of excellence in research. In spite of a well-recognized need to train more pediatric pulmonologists, especially physician-scientists, there are currently only three T32 training grants in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine in the U.S. The Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, with substantial and sustained institutional support, has endeavored to create a center of excellence offering comprehensive, state- of-the-art clinical care, educational programs, and competitive research involving clinical, translational, and basic sciences. One of our central missions is to educate a new generation of academic pediatric pulmonologists who can play a leading role in the specialty as physician scientists. The goal of this proposal is to provide a prime source of well-trained M.D. academic pediatric pulmonologists and Ph.D. scientists to conduct cutting-edge research in the pediatric pulmonary diseases. To achieve this mission, we seek to provide, within a single center, the research role models, mentorship, and rich environment necessary for nurturing such individuals and ensuring their success.