Postdoctoral Training in Cardiovascular Clinical Resear*

描述（由申请人提供）： 修订后的NRSA应用程序的总体目标是为那些有潜力成为下一代思想领袖的未来临床心血管研究人员提供高质量的指导培训体验。 拟议的培训计划将使我们能够吸引最好的博士后研究员进入临床研究，并确保这些研究员在完成培训后在学术界的高保留率。 通过实现该计划的目标，我们将解决国家优先发展的学术临床研究人员谁可以填补重要角色沿着研究重点的范围从板凳到床边，包括翻译研究人员以及临床试验和成果研究人员。 该NRSA临床心血管研究培训计划的三个目标是为学员提供：1）临床研究方法的教学培训，2）指导研究经验，3）成功学术生涯所需的“生存技能”培训和经验。 实习生将在这个项目中花费至少2年的时间，并在项目中投入100%的精力。我们要求6名博士后水平的实习生。对参与指导者进行关于良好指导要素的正式培训将是我们计划的主要特点。将鼓励跨学科的共同指导。 代表杜克5个部门（医学，外科，麻醉学，儿科，行为医学/精神病学）的21名教师将作为导师参加该计划。 它们被组织成三个一般的研究轨道：翻译（以患者为导向），临床试验和结果。 这三个轨道将通过选择的教学课程工作计划和为每个学员创建的定制指导研究计划来区分。 在每个研究金的过程中，将使用几种方法来监测进展情况，包括每个研究员与项目主任的季度会议。 每个被录取的人的预期结果 NRSA计划将用于评估进展情况，包括在杜克研究会议和全国会议上的演讲，同行评审的出版物，以及至少一个资助申请，以支持受训者的研究后。 特别强调的是，将由项目主任和教师，以协助每个研究员获得奖学金后的教师在学者的位置，将允许他们的研究工作的继续。 计划毕业生也将与年度接触监测，以确保持续的成功和建立一个稳定的学术生涯。 拟议中的NRSA计划将组织杜克大学丰富的临床研究资源，使其成为一个重点突出、高效的计划，用于培训未来的临床心血管思想领袖。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overarching goal of this revised NRSA application is to provide a high quality mentored training experience for those future clinical cardiovascular researchers who have the potential to become the thought leaders of the next generation. The proposed training program will allow us to attract the best post-doctoral fellows into clinical research and ensure a high rate of retention of these fellows in academics after completion of training. By achieving the goal of the program, we will address the national priority of developing academic clinical researchers who can fill vital roles along the gamut of research priorities from bench to bedside, and include translational researchers as well as clinical trialists and outcomes researchers. The three objectives of this NRSA training program in clinical cardiovascular research are to provide trainees with: 1) didactic training in the methods of clinical research, 2) a mentored research experience, and 3) training and experience in "survival skills" required for a successful academic career. Trainees will spend at least 2 years in this program and devote 100% effort to the program while they are in it. We are requesting 6 trainee slots at the post-doctoral level. Formal training of participating mentors on the essentials of good mentoring will be a major feature of our program. Interdisciplinary co-mentoring will be encouraged. Twenty-one faculty representing 5 Departments at Duke (Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Behavioral Medicine/Psychiatry) will participate as mentors in this program. They are organized into three general research tracks: translational (patient-oriented), clinical trials, and outcomes. These three tracks will be distinguished by the program of didactic course work chosen and the customized mentored research program created for each trainee. During the course of each fellowship, several methods will be used to monitor progress, including quarterly meetings for each fellow with the Program Director. Outcomes expected from each fellow accepted into this NRSA program that will be used to assess progress will include presentations at Duke research conferences and at national meetings, peer-reviewed publications, and at least one grant application to support the trainee's post-fellowship research. Particular emphasis will be given by the Program Director and faculty to assisting each fellow to obtain a post-fellowship faculty position in academics that will allow continuation of their research work. Program graduates will also be monitored with annual contacts to ensure continued success and establishment of a stable academic career. The proposed NRSA program will organize the abundant resources available at Duke for clinical research into a focused and efficient program for training the clinical cardiovascular thought leaders of the future.