Career Development Award in International Women's Health

描述（由申请人提供）：本国际公约的目的 研究科学家发展奖是提供博士伊丽莎白斯特林格， 哥伦比亚大学妇产科学系讲师 亚拉巴马在伯明翰（UAB），有足够的保护时间1）发展一个 在临床研究的理论方面有广泛的理解基础; 2)获得在方法上严格的行为的实践经验， 发展中国家的临床研究，特别是在 避孕; 3）发展决策分析和结果方面的专业知识 research.这些技能将以系统的方式获得，如概述的 在这个研究职业奖的申请中。斯特林格医生将负责 公共卫生的UAB学校的硕士课程，有一个特殊的 强调流行病学，临床试验设计和结果研究。下 在她的导师Sten Vermund和Moses Sinkala博士的指导下， 候选人将进行一项随机临床试验， 避孕装置（IUD）与“用户选择的”激素避孕， 赞比亚卢萨卡感染艾滋病毒的妇女。审判将与正在进行的 她的导师的合作研究活动。候选人将是 主要负责随机试验的各个方面，包括 方案制定、培训、实施、日常管理， 分析.这一经验将为她提供宝贵的现场专业知识， 在发展中国家进行临床研究。下半年 在UAB教员德怀特劳斯博士的指导下， 候选人将开发一个决策分析模型来描述健康状况 宫内节育器和其他避孕策略的效果和费用 发展中国家的团结合作从随机试验中收集的数据将用于 告诉模特。该奖励的累积效应将使Dr. 斯金格成功竞争NIH个人研究者资金， 最终目标是帮助提高妇女的健康和地位， 他们的孩子在发展中国家。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this International Research Scientist Development Award is to provide Dr. Elizabeth Stringer, Instructor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), with sufficient protected time to 1) develop a broad base of understanding in the theoretical aspects of clinical research; 2) gain practical experience in the conduct of methodologically-rigorous clinical research in the developing world, particularly in the area of contraception; and 3) develop expertise in decision analysis and outcomes research. These skills will be obtained in a systematic fashion, as outlined in this research career award application. Dr. Stringer will undertake Master's level coursework in the UAB School of Public Health, with a special emphasis on epidemiology, clinical trials design, and outcomes research. Under the direction of her mentors, Drs. Sten Vermund and Moses Sinkala, the candidate will conduct a randomized clinical trial of the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) versus "user-chosen" hormonal contraception among HIV-infected women in Lusaka, Zambia. The trial will be linked to the ongoing collaborative research activities of her mentors. The candidate will be primarily responsible for all aspects of the randomized trial, including protocol development, training, implementation, daily management, and analysis. This experience will provide her with valuable field expertise in the conduct of clinical research in the developing world. In the latter part of the award, under the direction of UAB faculty member Dr. Dwight Rouse, the candidate will develop a decision analysis model to describe the health effects and costs of the IUD and other contraceptive strategies in the developing world. Data collected from the randomized trial will be used to inform the model. The cumulative effect of this award will be to enable Dr. Stringer to compete successfully for NIH individual investigator funding, with an ultimate goal of helping to advance the health and status of women and their infants in the developing world.