Training in Psychopharmacology and Outcomes Research

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究培训基金旨在培训精神科医生和心理学家从事精神药理学和结果研究的职业。西奈山医学院精神病学部门的研究设施和教师及其主要研究分支机构将作为该培训计划的场地和资源。该计划由三个主要部分组成：(1)指导研究，(2)教学课程，(3)基础科学和临床研究选修课。作为指导研究部分的一部分，每个学员将与一名导师一起工作，导师是一名具有科学生产力和资助记录的知名研究人员。学员加入导师的研究小组，除了开发和完成自己的研究项目外，还参与正在进行的研究项目。指导研究还包括与统计学导师合作。指导和统计培训提供了一个密集和直接的重点，学习数据分析技能和口头和书面报告的研究成果，以及如何制定和执行研究方案。第二个主要组成部分是教学课程，其中包括统计学入门和高级课程、研究设计课程、研究伦理研讨会和现代研究技术研讨会。第三部分是基础科学和临床研究选修课。在基础科学选修课中，学员将通过与实验室研究人员的合作学习特定实验室技术的原理和应用（如神经影像学、分子神经药理学、神经行为遗传学）。在临床研究选修课中，学员将参与正在进行的研究方案，以更好地了解自闭症、精神分裂症和情绪障碍等领域的精神药理学和结果研究。这些选修课还将包括结果评估和认知/神经心理学评估方面的培训。所要求的津贴用于支助头两年每年两名研究员的入职，然后每年三名研究员的入职，最多可达三年的培训。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This research training grant is designed to train psychiatrists and psychologists for careers in psychopharmacology and outcomes research. The research facilities and faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and its major research affiliate will serve as the site and resources for this training program. The program consists of three primary components: (1) mentored research, (2) didactic curriculum, and (3) basic science and clinical research selectives. As part of the mentored research component, each trainee will work with a preceptor who is an established researcher with a track record of scientific productivity and funding. The fellow joins the preceptor's research group and takes part in ongoing research projects in addition to developing and completing a research project of his or her own. Mentored research will also involve working with a statistics tutor. The preceptorship and statistics training offers an intensive and immediate emphasis on learning the skills of data analysis and the oral and written presentation of research results, as well as how to develop and execute research protocols. The second major component is the didactic curriculum, which includes introductory and advanced courses in statistics, courses in research design, seminars on ethics in research and seminars on modern research techniques. The third component is the basic science and clinical research selectives. In the basic science selectives, trainees will learn the principles and application of specified laboratory techniques through collaboration with laboratory-based researchers (e.g., neuroimaging, molecular neuropharmacology, neurobehavioral genetics). In the clinical research selectives, trainees will participate in ongoing research protocols to better understand psychopharmacology and outcomes research in such areas as autism, schizophrenia and mood disorders. These selectives will also include training in outcomes assessment and cognitive/neuropsychological assessment. Stipends are requested to support the entry of two fellows per year for the initial two years and then three fellows per year for up to three years of training.