Advanced Training in Urologic Oncology

泌尿系癌症给美国人的健康带来了巨大负担，有6.3万人死于癌症 每年都会对恶性肿瘤产生影响。预计这些数字在未来几十年将会上升，因为 人口老龄化。同时，在面向癌症的翻译中创新和发现的步伐 科学和卫生服务研究继续加快。因此，一部准备充分的研究型工作 需要能够回答重要科学问题的力量。不幸的是，传统的临床培训 泌尿外科肿瘤学不能满足这一需求。此T32更新应用程序的目标是准备泌尿外科 通过在以下领域提供全面的研究培训计划，为泌尿外科肿瘤学的学术生涯提供培训 翻译实验室科学或卫生服务研究。这份提案是一份续订申请，用于教育2 每年培训两年的研究实习生。该计划是围绕一个研究项目而构建的 由一个个性化的导师委员会监督，包括研究和方法导师，以及 互动式和信息量丰富的系列研讨会和包括特定毕业生在内的必修核心课程 可能获得硕士学位的水平课程。该计划的参赛者将在翻译和 实验室科学或卫生服务研究的轨道取决于他们的兴趣。该计划将确保 每位学员：1)设计、实施、分析和报告研究项目；2)获得正式指导 基础研究方法，3)获得癌症生物学基本原理的指导 (翻译科学轨道)或进行卫生服务研究的基本要素(卫生服务 4)获得必要的专业技能(例如，撰写赠款)，以支持和维持研究事业。

Urologic cancers impose a significant burden on the health of Americans with 63,000 individuals succumbing to the malignancies each year. These numbers are expected to rise over the next several decades as the population ages. At the same time, the pace of innovation and discovery in cancer-oriented translational science and health services research continues to accelerate. Thus, a well-prepared research-oriented work force capable of answering important scientific questions is needed. Unfortunately, traditional clinical training in urologic oncology falls short of this need. The goal of this T32 renewal application is to prepare urology trainees for academic careers in urologic oncology by providing a comprehensive research training program in translational laboratory science or health services research. This proposal is a renewal application to educate 2 research trainees per year for 2 years of training. The program is structured around a research project supervised by an individualized mentorship committee, including both research and methods mentors, an interactive and informative series of seminars and a required core curriculum that includes specific graduate level courses that may lead to a Master’s degree. Entrants to the program will choose between a translational laboratory science or health services research track depending on their interests. The program will ensure that each trainee: 1) design, implement, analyze and report a research project, 2) obtain formal instruction on fundamental research methods, 3) gain instruction on either fundamental principles of cancer biology (translational science track) or essential elements of conducting health services research (health services track) and 4) acquire requisite professional skills (e.g., grant writing) to support and sustain a research career.