Substance Abuse Epidemiology Training Program (SAETP) at Columbia University

物质使用和物质使用障碍（SUD）构成主要的公共卫生问题，因为它们 相关残疾、合并症和死亡率。解决这些负担需要尖端的公共卫生 由最高水平的科学家进行的研究。2012年，药物滥用流行病学培训 在纽约市的哥伦比亚大学欧文医学中心（CUIMC）建立了SAETP项目 目标是培养有才华的年轻科学家成为下一代的实质性领导者 滥用流行病学通过竞争性申请，SAETP成功地吸引了不同群体的 在培训期间和培训之后富有成效和成功的研究员。完成SAETP研究员有 在学术研究环境中获得了有声望的研究职位，许多人获得了自己的 独立融资。我们现在建议SAETP的下一个5年更新周期。SAETP存在于一个非常丰富的， 刺激的环境，提供无与伦比的学术医疗中心资源。经过专业训练 对于药物滥用流行病学职业，SAETP在CUIMC是独一无二的。黛博拉·哈辛博士和西尔维娅博士 Martins，SAETP MPI，是国际公认的药物滥用流行病学家， 成功的指导经验。其他24名SAETP教师提供跨学科的专业知识（例如， 流行病学，精神病学，心理学，社会医学科学，生物统计学，护理学），并具有杰出的 出版、资助、合作和指导富有成效和成功的学员的记录。在任何给定 在续约期间，SAETP将继续培养4名博士前研究员，每个培训期为3-5年， 和4名博士后研究员，每人培训2-3年，这些研究员在目前的工作中表现良好。 周期研究员将根据他们以前的成就，对药物滥用的承诺， 流行病学职业，并符合SAETP计划。为招收代表性不足的少数族裔而进行的征聘努力 学员取得了成功，迄今为止，33%的SAETP学员来自这些团体（目前为50%）;我们将 继续开展这些招聘工作。SAETP将提供广泛的药物滥用强化培训 流行病学和相关领域;在一个或多个专业领域的深度;尖端的方法 技能，发展概念技能，包括制定关键研究问题和可测试的 假设，以及设计和进行高质量的药物滥用流行病学研究的能力。家伙 将接受指导并参加许多培训内容，例如，每周药物滥用 流行病学系研究员研讨会、研究实习、学术课程。研究员还将接受培训 在负责任的研究行为和严谨性和再现性的研究。SAETP培训将使 研究员发表论文，磨练演讲技巧，学习撰写可资助的赠款提案，并提高 协作和领导能力。这种严格的，丰富的培训将准备新一代的优秀 研究人员解决物质使用和SUD的流行病学，这是紧迫的公共卫生问题。

Substance use and substance use disorders (SUD) constitute major public health problems due to their associated disability, comorbidity and mortality. Addressing these burdens requires cutting-edge public health research conducted by scientists of the highest caliber. In 2012, the Substance Abuse Epidemiology Training Program (SAETP) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) in New York City was established with the objective of training talented young scientists to become the next generation of leaders in substance abuse epidemiology. Through competitive applications, SAETP has successfully, attracted a diverse group of fellows that have been productive and successful during and after training. Completed SAETP fellows have attained prestigious research positions in academic research settings and many have obtained their own independent funding. We now propose the next 5-year renewal cycle for SAETP. SAETP exists in a very rich, stimulating environment, offering unparalleled academic medical center resources. With its specialized training for substance abuse epidemiology careers, SAETP is unique at CUIMC. Dr. Deborah Hasin and Dr. Silvia Martins, SAETP MPIs, are internationally recognized substance abuse epidemiologists with extensive successful mentoring experience. The 24 other SAETP faculty members offer interdisciplinary expertise (e.g., epidemiology, psychiatry, psychology, sociomedical sciences, biostatistics, nursing) and have outstanding records of publishing, funding, collaborations, and mentoring productive and successful trainees. At any given time in the renewal, SAETP will continue to train 4 pre-doctoral fellows for training periods of 3-5 years each, and 4 post-doctoral fellows for training periods of 2-3 years each, a number that has worked well in the current cycle. Fellows will be selected based on their prior accomplishments, commitment to substance abuse epidemiology careers, and fit with the SAETP program. Recruitment efforts to enroll under-represented minority trainees have been successful, with 33% of SAETP fellows from such groups to date (50% currently); we will continue these recruitment efforts. SAETP will provide broad, intensive training in substance abuse epidemiology and related areas; depth in one or more areas of specialization; cutting-edge methodological skills, development of conceptual skills, including formulation of key research questions and testable hypotheses, and the ability to design and conduct high-quality substance abuse epidemiology studies. Fellows will receive mentoring and participate in many training components, e.g., weekly substance abuse epidemiology faculty-fellow seminars, research internships, academic courses. Fellows will also receive training in the Responsible Conduct of Research and Rigor and Reproducibility in Research. SAETP training will enable fellows to publish papers, hone presentation skills, learn to write fundable grant proposals, and enhance collaboration and leadership skills. This rigorous, enriched training will prepare a new generation of outstanding researchers to address the epidemiology of substance use and SUD, which are urgent public health problems.