Training in Older Adult Mobility Research

这一职业生涯中期以患者为导向的研究奖的具体目标是：1)进一步建立一个独立的、以患者为中心的老年人行动能力临床研究计划；2)为从事老年人行动能力临床研究的学员提供指导。具体地说，该奖项的目的是为候选人提供支持该计划所需的受保护的时间和资源，并适当地指导这些实习生，特别是像老年医学研究员这样的临床实习生。他的研究培训以及自他成为研究员以来的研究演示、出版物和持续资助的记录证明了他致力于以患者为导向的研究，特别是老年人行动能力方面的研究计划。他的以患者为中心的研究计划专注于1)评估受损的日常活动任务表现，2)维持和提高这些日常活动任务的表现，3)探索1)和2)有能力和残疾的老年人的潜在机制。该奖项提供的保护时间将允许候选人进一步探索老年人行动困难的潜在机制，并进一步探索减少这种行动困难的方法。在密歇根大学(UM)教职员工的十年学术生涯中，这位候选人担任过各种学员的导师，包括老年医学研究员、博士后和博士后研究员、硕士候选人、医学生和本科生。候选人的研究计划将为继续培训初级临床研究人员提供基础。候选人的研究计划和对指导的承诺将得到当地研究和培训中心的补充。这些中心包括UM Claude Pepper老年美国人独立中心、UM老年学研究所和弗吉尼亚州安娜堡的老年研究、教育和临床中心。此外，密歇根大学老年医学奖学金计划、公共卫生学院临床研究设计和统计分析理学硕士计划以及新资助的密歇根大学临床研究培训计划都提供了极好的教育机会。总之，候选人在以患者为导向的研究方面的成就，他在这类研究中指导受训人员的能力和承诺，以及密歇根大学的研究和培训优势，共同为实现本提案的具体目标提供了理想的背景。

The specific aims of this mid-career patient-oriented research award are: 1) to further establish an independent and collaborative patient-oriented clinical research program in older adult mobility and 2) to provide mentorship to trainees pursuing clinical investigation of mobility in older adults. Specifically, the objective of this award is to provide the candidate the protected time and resources necessary to support this program and to properly mentor these trainees, particularly clinical trainees such as Geriatric Medicine fellows. His research training and record of research presentations, publications and continuous funding since his fellowship provide evidence of his commitment to patient-- oriented research and specifically a research program in older adult mobility. His patient-oriented research program focuses on 1) assessing impaired daily mobility task performance, 2) maintaining and enhancing the performance of these daily mobility tasks, and 3) exploring the mechanisms underlying 1) and 2) in both able and disabled older adults. The protected time afforded by this award will permit the candidate to further explore mechanisms underlying older adult mobility difficulty and to further explore methods to reduce this mobility difficulty. The candidate has served as a mentor for a variety of trainees, including geriatric medicine fellows, pre- and post-doctoral fellows, masters candidates, medical students and undergraduate students throughout his ten year academic career on the University of Michigan (UM) faculty. The candidate's research program will provide the foundation to continue training beginning clinical investigators. The candidate's research program and commitment to mentoring will be complemented by local research and training centers. These centers include the UM Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, the UM Institute of Gerontology, and the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center at the Ann Arbor VA. In addition, excellent educational opportunities are available through the UM Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, the School of Public Health Masters of Science Program in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis, and the newly funded University of Michigan Training Program in Clinical Research. In summary, the candidate's accomplishments in patient-oriented research, his ability and commitment to mentor trainees in this type of research, and the research and training strengths of the UM combine to provide an ideal context to accomplish the specific aims of this proposal.