Career Development Award in International Women's Health

描述(由申请人提供)：本国际组织的宗旨 研究科学家发展奖是为伊丽莎白·斯特林格博士提供， 加州大学妇产科讲师 阿拉巴马州伯明翰分校(UAB)，有足够的保护时间1)开发 在临床研究的理论方面有广泛的理解基础； 2)在方法上严谨的行为方面获得实践经验 发展中国家的临床研究，特别是在 避孕；以及3)发展决策分析和结果方面的专门知识 研究。如上所述，这些技能将以系统的方式获得 在这项研究事业奖项的申请。斯特林格博士将承担 UAB公共卫生学院的硕士课程，有一个特殊的 强调流行病学、临床试验设计和结果研究。在……下面 她的导师斯坦·弗蒙德博士和摩西·辛卡拉博士 候选人将进行一项宫内随机临床试验 避孕器(IUD)与用户选择的荷尔蒙避孕药 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所有方面，包括 协议的制定、培训、实施、日常管理以及 分析。这一经验将为她提供宝贵的现场专业知识 发展中国家的临床研究工作。在后半部分 在UAB教职员工Dwight Rouse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 宫内节育器和其他避孕策略的效果和成本 发展中世界。从随机试验中收集的数据将用于 通知模特。这一奖项的累积效应将使Dr。 斯特林格将成功竞争NIH个人研究员资金，与 帮助提高妇女健康和地位的最终目标是 他们在发展中国家的婴儿。

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.