Training Program in Perinatal Epidemiology

描述（由申请人提供）：该培训计划的目的是满足国家对妊娠和儿童疾病及其后期后遗症流行病学专业知识日益增长的需求。认识到在美国没有任何培训计划在围产期流行病学，我们建议招募，培训和毕业15前和博士后研究员在五年内，并为他们提供技能，设计，实施，分析和传播同行评议的研究在围产期流行病学领域。九围产期流行病学家，所有与美国国立卫生研究院的资金或同等，在美国最大的集中的学科之一，将指导所有学员，由另一组高级教师与培训和外部资金领域结盟围产期流行病学，谁将提供共同导师学员的协助。这种多学科的组合将创造一个智力上具有挑战性和支持性的研究环境，使研究人员成为能够为发现围产期疾病的可预防原因做出贡献的主要研究人员，从而改善母亲和儿童的健康。我们将特别针对儿科医生和产科医生进行博士后培训。该项目的项目主任和副主任都是儿科流行病学家，该项目将致力于将流行病学融入医疗保健和公共卫生。培训计划将强调正式的课程工作，密集和精心指导的研究经验和五个特殊的培训模块。在研究伦理培训将是一个程序的要求，将其他活动旨在促进专业发展。除了流行病学、统计学、计算机编程和相关学科的方法学课程外，受训人员还将学习生殖、围产期和神经学流行病学课程，这些课程是许多国家流行病学培训方案所没有的。将开发专门的培训模块，以解决实验室遗传学、围产期临床实体和环境、数据协调中心的运作、将研究转化为妇幼保健方面的公共卫生政策以及科学交流等问题。一个特别的研究研讨会系列与外部围产期调查人员将被整合到流行病学系研讨会系列。将建立和维持一个主要的地方和国家数据库的数据储存库，供受训人员使用。将为该方案建立一个正式的评估和反馈机制。我们希望在美国建立一个领先的围产期流行病学培训和研究中心。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this training program is to meet a growing national need for expertise in the epidemiology of pregnancy and childhood disorders and their later sequelae. Recognizing the absence of any training program in perinatal epidemiology in the US, we propose to recruit, train and graduate 15 pre- and postdoctoral fellows over a five year period, and to provide them with the skills to design, implement, analyze and disseminate peer-reviewed studies in the field of perinatal epidemiology. Nine perinatal epidemiologists, all with NIH funding or the equivalent, one of the largest concentrations of the discipline in the US, will mentor all trainees, assisted by another group of senior faculty with training and external funding in fields allied to perinatal epidemiology, who will be available to co-mentor trainees. This multidisciplinary mix will create an intellectually challenging and supportive research environment that will prepare fellows to become leading researchers who can contribute to the discovery of preventable causes of perinatal diseases, thereby improving the health of mothers and children. We will especially target pediatricians and obstetricians for post-doctoral training. With a program director and associate director who are both pediatrician epidemiologists, the program will be committed to the integration of epidemiology into both medical care and public health. The training program will emphasize formal course-work, intensive and carefully-mentored research experiences and five special training modules. Training in research ethics will be a program requirement, as will other activities designed to foster professional development. In addition to methodologic courses in epidemiology, statistics, computer programming and related disciplines, trainees will take courses in reproductive, perinatal and neurological epidemiology, courses not available in many national epidemiology training programs. Special training modules will be developed to address laboratory genetics, perinatal clinical entities and settings, operations of a data coordination center, translation of research into public health policy in maternal and child health, and scientific communication. A special research seminar series with outside perinatal investigators will be integrated into the Department of Epidemiology seminar series. A data repository of major local and national databases for use by trainees will be created and maintained. A formal evaluation and feedback mechanism will be created for the program. We hope to create a leading center in the US for training and research in perinatal epidemiology.