Integrative Oncology Research Training Program at MSKCC

描述(由申请者提供)：MSKCC的综合肿瘤学研究培训计划旨在推动肿瘤学专业人员在补充疗法和植物学方面进行高质量的科学研究。我们将培训博士后(MD和/或MD/PhD)研究员进行补充疗法的翻译和临床研究，包括用针灸等疗法控制症状，以及植物制剂的实验室和临床研究。受训人员将参加临床和研究会议，并将在综合肿瘤学研究的所有方面接受多学科指导：方法学；伦理学；生物统计学；人类受试者、补充疗法和植物学等。需要四个职位，前三年两个，后三年两个，在这个五年计划的第三年有一年的重叠。学员将完成内科或外科学科的初步培训，如内科、普通外科、内科肿瘤学或家庭实践。被选中的学员将致力于肿瘤学辅助疗法或植物学方面的科学研究。他们将接受培训，利用证据将有用的补充疗法纳入主流实践和研究。一个多学科的教员将指导和提供这些疗法的研究和应用方面的丰富经验。授课人员包括来自综合医学、放射肿瘤学、内科肿瘤学、外科肿瘤学、流行病学和生物统计学、神经病学、儿科、老年病学、放射学以及物理医学和康复服务的MSKCC高级研究员。研究将包括对植物学的实验室研究，以及用于治疗乳腺癌、肺癌、头颈癌和其他患者组的疼痛、潮热、疲劳和其他症状的补充方法。临床调查的核心临床研究方法论课程，由现有的K-30奖资助，将在临床试验的设计和实施中提供教学教学。我们的P50植物免疫调节剂研究中心为实验室和临床植物学研究提供了一个结构。研究人员将把所获得的知识应用于综合肿瘤学研究的设计、实施和出版。这一培训计划将帮助被接受的研究员成为独立的研究人员，使主流肿瘤学研究人员接触综合肿瘤学，并有望在总体上促进这一重要领域的发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Integrative Oncology Research Training Program at MSKCC aims to further high-quality scientific research in complementary therapies and botanicals among oncology professionals. We will train post- doctoral (MD and/or MD/PhD) fellows in complementary therapies translational and clinical research, including symptom control, with therapies such as acupuncture, as well as lab and clinical investigation of botanical agents. Trainees will attend clinical and research conferences and will receive multidisciplinary instruction in all facets of Integrative Oncology research: methodology; ethics; biostatistics; human subjects, complementary therapies and botanicals, etc. Four positions are requested, two for the first 3 years and two for the last 3, with one-year overlap during year 3 of this 5-year program. Trainees will have completed initial training in a medical or surgical discipline such as Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Medical Oncology or Family Practice. Selected trainees will be committed to the conduct of scientific research in complementary therapies or botanicals in oncology. They will be trained to use evidence to integrate useful complementary therapies into mainstream practice and research. A multidisciplinary faculty will mentor and enable rich experience in the study and application of these therapies. Preceptors include senior MSKCC investigators from the Integrative Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Neurology, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Radiology, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services. Research will include laboratory studies of botanicals as well as complementary modalities for the management of pain, hot flashes, fatigue and other symptoms in breast, lung, head and neck cancer and other patient groups. A core Clinical Research Methodology curriculum in clinical investigation, funded by an existing K-30 Award, will provide didactic teaching in the design and conduct of clinical trials. Our P50 Research Center for Botanical Immunomodulators provides a structure for laboratory and clinical botanicals research. Research Fellows will apply knowledge gained to the design, implementation and publication of studies in Integrative Oncology. This training program will help accepted fellows become independent investigators, expose mainstream oncology researchers to Integrative Oncology, and hopefully further this important field in general.