Training Program in Cardiovascular Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）： 这是一份新露丝·L的申请表Kirschstein机构国家研究服务奖（T32），题为心血管科学培训计划。该计划旨在为非常有前途的医生-科学家和博士提供密切指导的多学科博士后研究培训，并为他们作为独立心血管研究人员的职业生涯做好准备。我们着手这项计划，以满足越来越多的有才华的候选人谁希望自己准备的研究密集型的职业生涯，最终将改善心血管健康在美国和世界的需求。在过去的七年里，纽约大学的高级心血管训练环境得到了极大的加强。我们已经招募了非常有价值的研究人员从事心血管生物学和疾病的基础研究。与此同时，我们吸引了一些优秀的新教师，他们拥有强大的临床研究计划，调查心血管疾病的机制和治疗，以及医疗保健的提供和有效性，特别是在与纽约市健康和医院公司合作的服务不足者中。从这个才华横溢的团队中，我们组建了一个由11名初级导师和13名相关导师组成的培训学院，分为三个主要的特别优势集群：（1）心肌/离子通道生物学和疾病;（2）血管生物学和疾病;（3）临床研究。拟议中的计划，这有大量的机构支持，将资助四名学员每年，大多数进入该计划后，完成了我们的ACGME批准的心脏病学奖学金的临床部分。所有学员将完成为期两年的培训计划，其中包括：（1）教学法的核心计划，强调研究工具，职业发展和生物医学研究与临床护理之间的接口;（2）密集的，多学科的研究项目;和（3）个性化，以团队为基础的指导计划。我们相信，我们的计划的毕业生将追求独立的调查事业，并提高心血管健康在美国和其他地方。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is an application for a new Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award (T32), entitled Training Program in Cardiovascular Sciences. The program is designed to provide closely mentored, multidisciplinary postdoctoral research training to highly promising physician-scientists and PhDs and prepare them for careers as independent cardiovascular investigators. We embark upon this program to meet the needs of a growing pool of talented candidates who wish to prepare themselves for research- intensive careers that will ultimately improve cardiovascular health in the United States and the world. The environment for advanced cardiovascular training at NYU has dramatically strengthened during the past seven years. We have recruited highly meritorious faculty investigators pursuing fundamental studies of cardiovascular biology and disease. In parallel, we have attracted a number of outstanding new faculty members with robust clinical research programs investigating mechanisms and therapy of cardiovascular disease, as well as healthcare delivery and effectiveness, particularly among the underserved in partnership with the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. From this talented group we have assembled a training faculty of eleven primary mentors and thirteen associated mentors organized into three major clusters of particular strength: (1) Myocardial/lon Channel Biology and Disease; (2) Vascular Biology and Disease; and (3) Clinical Research. The proposed program, which has substantial institutional support, will fund four trainees each year, most entering the program after completing the clinical portion of our ACGME- approved cardiology fellowship. All trainees will complete a two-year training program that includes: (1) a core program of didactics that stresses research tools, career development and the interface between biomedical research and clinical care; (2) an intensive, multi-disciplinary research project; and (3) a personalized, team-based mentoring program. We are confident that graduates of our program will pursue independent investigative careers and enhance cardiovascular health in the US and elsewhere.