Mentored Research Training in Rehabilitation Science

描述（由申请人提供）：拟建项目的目标是为博士后提供指导研究培训，为他们成为医学康复研究领域的独立研究者做好准备。三名博士后，包括两名博士和一名医学博士，将在两年多的时间里开始在这个多学科项目的第一年接受培训，该项目旨在培养有能力竞争联邦拨款并指导下一代康复研究人员的院士。来自贝勒医学院、休斯顿德克萨斯大学健康科学中心和莱斯大学各院系的外部资助的基础科学和临床研究人员的培训教员将指导两个领域的假设驱动项目的研究人员，包括(1)神经可塑性和神经成像，以及(2)医学康复和临床试验。该方案反映了(a)目前的疾病、残疾、康复和健康模式；(b)强调神经可塑性作为康复和治疗反应中介的研究趋势；(c)残疾人与环境的相互作用；(d)开发和评估创新干预措施，以减轻损伤并发症并改善与健康有关的生活质量。培训计划的核心包括康复研究和研究道德行为课程，以及学员选择的专注领域的选修课程和其他教学活动。一对一的指导将强调学员在方法论、项目管理、手稿准备、沟通技巧、良好的科学公民以及开发竞争性赠款申请方面的技能。受训者将从医疗康复的所有专业领域和在生物工程、神经心理学、神经科学和卫生服务研究等领域受过训练的博士中挑选。提出了项目的监督和对学员和导师的评价方法。贝勒医学院物理医学和康复系制定了招聘代表性不足的少数民族和/或残疾人的合格候选人的程序。pi认为，拟议的培训师资、课程和机构环境将培养出富有成效和道德的研究者，他们将推动医学康复研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed program is to provide postdoctoral fellows with mentored research training to prepare them for careers as independent investigators in medical rehabilitation research. Three postdoctoral fellows, including two Ph.D.s and one M.D., will begin training in year 1 over a two-year period in this multidisciplinary program designed to produce academicians who are capable of competing for Federal grants and mentoring the next generation of investigators in rehabilitation research. A training faculty representing externally funded basic science and clinical investigators drawn from various departments at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Rice University, would mentor the research of fellows in hypothesis-driven projects in two areas of concentration, including (1) neuroplasticity and neuroimaging, and (2) medical rehabilitation and clinical trials. The program reflects (a) current models of illness, disablement, and rehabilitation and health; (b) trends in research emphasizing neuroplasticity as a mediator of recovery and response to therapy; (c) interaction of the person with disability and the environment; and (d) the development and evaluation of innovative interventions to mitigate complications of injury and improve health-related quality of life. The core of the training program includes courses in Rehabilitation Research and the Ethical Conduct of Research with elective coursework in the trainee's selected area of concentration and other didactic activities. One-to-one mentoring will be emphasized in the trainee's acquisition of skills in methodology, project management, preparation of manuscripts, communication skills, good citizenship in science, and developing competitive grant applications. Trainees will be selected from all professional areas of medical rehabilitation and Ph.D.s who are trained in fields such as bioengineering, neuropsychology, neuroscience, and health services research. Oversight of the program and methods for evaluation of the trainees and the mentors are proposed. The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor College of Medicine has established procedures for recruitment of qualified candidates who are underrepresented minorities and/or persons with disabilities. The PIs believe that the proposed training-faculty, curriculum, and institutional environment will produce productive and ethical investigators who will advance medical rehabilitation research.