Research and Mentorship in Alternative Medicine

菲利普斯博士是一名临床研究员，致力于以患者为导向的研究。他领导着哈佛医学院 替代医学研究的学校奖学金计划，由NIH T32机构培训支持 由NCCAM提供。菲利普斯博士有着悠久的成功指导历史， 40多名受训人员，几乎所有人都是富有成效的临床研究人员。在他的头四年里， K24奖，他提供了指导，以12名研究员;六名研究员目前在该计划，和六个有 完成了奖学金计划。在六名课程毕业生中，五名目前是学术教师， 四人获得K系列职业发展奖。研究奖学金计划是 最近又延长了五年，包括指导病人为导向的研究，硕士 在哈佛公共卫生学院进行的水平培训、临床综合医学培训和定期 两会除了指导一个示范性的培训计划，他还制定了自己的联邦 资助的研究计划在整合医学，并担任首席研究员的R 01从 NCCAM对心力衰竭患者进行太极拳的随机试验，NCI的R21 研究对癌症患者进行按摩的随机对照试验的可行性。两 他最初的K24资金支持的工作产生了赠款。他接受了补充培训， 和综合医学疗法（CIMT），重点是用于管理的身心技术 慢性病。在K24的延续申请中，他提议继续领导T32 奖学金计划，指导年轻的研究人员寻求执行以患者为导向的CIMT研究，并 为这些受训人员将来成为独立调查员做好准备。另外，菲利普斯博士将提供 指导计划毕业生，因为他们寻求学术职位和竞争的职业发展 在当地和全国范围内获奖。他将继续他自己资助的工作，包括临床试验， 旨在改善慢性病患者预后的干预措施，并提出了一项试点研究， 慢性阻塞性肺疾病的治疗方法他自己的工作，以及其他研究 正在进行的CIMT在哈佛医学院，将提供研究机会，研究员在他的 程序.

Dr. Phillips is a clinician-investigator dedicated to patient-oriented research. He directs the Harvard Medical School Fellowship Program in Alternative Medicine Research, supported by an NIH T32 institutional training grant awarded by NCCAM. Dr. Phillips has a long history of successful mentorship, having mentored more than 40 trainees, nearly all of whom are productive clinician-investigators. During the first four years of his K24 award, he has provided mentorship to 12 fellows; six fellows are currently in the program, and six have completed the fellowship program. Of the six program graduates, five are currently academic faculty, and four have been awarded K series Career Development Awards. The research fellowship program was recently renewed for an additional five years, and includes mentored patient-oriented research, master's level training at the Harvard School of Public Health, training in clinical integrative medicine and regular conferences. In addition to directing an exemplary training program, he has developed his own federally funded research program in integrative medicine, and serves as Principal Investigator on an R01 from NCCAM to perform a randomized trial of Tai Chi for patients with heart failure, and an R21 from NCI to examine the feasibility of performing a randomized controlled trial of massage for patients with cancer. Both grants resulted from work supported by his initial K24 funding. He has obtained training in complementary and integrative medical therapies (CIMT), with an emphasis on mind-body techniques used to manage chronic illness. In this K24 continuation application, he proposes to provide continued leadership of the T32 fellowship program, to mentor young investigators seeking to perform patient-oriented CIMT research, and to prepare these trainees for careers as independent investigators. Additionally, Dr. Phillips will provide mentorship to program graduates as they seek academic positions and compete for career development awards both locally and nationally. He will continue his own funded work which involves clinical trials of interventions designed to improve outcomes for patients with chronic illness, and proposes a pilot study of Tai Chi for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His own work, as well as other research being performed in CIMT at Harvard Medical School, will provide research opportunities for fellows in his program.