Mentored Research Training in Rehabilitation Science

描述(由申请人提供)：该计划的目标是为博士后研究员提供有指导的研究培训，为他们在医疗康复研究中作为独立研究员的职业生涯做好准备。包括两名博士和一名医学博士在内的三名博士后研究员将于第一年开始接受为期两年的多学科项目的培训，该项目旨在培养有能力竞争联邦拨款的院士，并指导康复研究领域的下一代研究人员。代表外部资助的基础科学和临床研究人员的培训教师来自贝勒医学院、德克萨斯大学休斯顿健康科学中心和赖斯大学的不同部门，他们将指导研究员在两个集中领域的假设驱动项目中的研究，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、残疾和康复与健康模式；(B)强调神经可塑性作为康复和治疗反应媒介的研究趋势；(C)残疾人与环境的相互作用；(D)开发和评估创新干预措施，以减少伤害并发症并提高与健康相关的生活质量。培训方案的核心包括康复研究和研究道德行为方面的课程，以及学员所选集中领域的选修课程和其他教学活动。一对一辅导将在学员获得方法论、项目管理、手稿准备、沟通技能、良好的科学公民意识和开发竞争性赠款申请方面得到重视。受训者将从所有医疗康复专业领域和受过生物工程、神经心理学、神经科学和卫生服务研究等领域培训的博士生中挑选出来。提出了对培训计划的监督以及对受训者和导师的评估方法。贝勒医学院身体医学和康复系制定了招聘少数族裔和/或残疾人代表不足的合格候选人的程序。私人投资机构相信，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人员，他们将推动医疗康复研究。

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.