Research Training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

描述（由申请人提供）：这个持续培训项目的目标是为儿科医生提供一个强大的儿科传染病研究项目，并培养具有强大研究技能和知识的杰出内科科学家，为成功的学术生涯做准备。我们的培训项目是多学科的（包括基础科学和临床研究），结合了医学院和彭博公共卫生学院多个部门的教师和资源，他们都有兴趣促进年轻研究者的生物医学研究。博士后研究员在基础或临床研究的单一领域进行广泛的培训，并充分接触与儿科传染病研究相关的许多学科。22名培训教师，14名主要从事基础科学研究，8名临床研究人员被选中，因为他们的研究项目实力、培养生物医学科学家的经验以及他们的校外研究支持水平。博士后候选人必须完成至少3年的儿科住院医师培训。他们将根据他们对学术生涯的承诺和他们对传染病研究的兴趣来选择。受训者的研究培训（大约80%的时间承诺）辅以课程作业、参加相关临床和研究会议、准备手稿和资助以及生物医学伦理方面的培训。儿科传染病科在培养致力于学术事业的医师调查员方面有着出色的记录。例如，在过去的资助期内，完成我们奖学金项目的所有三名学员目前都是医学院的全职教员。我们的培训项目在从少数族裔/未被充分代表的群体中招募研究员方面非常成功。例如，自这项培训补助金开始以来，参加我们奖学金项目的五位研究员中有两位代表少数民族/未被充分代表的群体。根据我校的研究项目、资源和研究成果，每年申请博士后培养名额2个，共计6个（一、二、三年级各2个）。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this continuing training program is to provide a strong research program in Pediatric Infectious Diseases for pediatricians and to produce outstanding physician scientists equipped with strong research skills and knowledge in preparation for a successful academic career. Our training program is multidisciplinary (including both basic science and clinical investigations), combining faculty and resources from multiple departments of the School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health who share an interest in promoting biomedical research to young investigators. Postdoctoral fellows are trained extensively in a single area in either basic or clinical investigation with ample exposure to many disciplines related to pediatric infectious diseases research. Twenty-two training faculty, 14 primarily in basic science investigation and 8 clinical investigators have been selected for the strength of their research programs, prior experience in training biomedical scientists and level of their extramural research support. Postdoctoral fellowship candidates will have completed a minimum of 3 years of residency training in Pediatrics. They will be selected based upon their commitment to an academic career and their interest in Infectious Diseases research. The trainees' research training (approximately 80% time commitment) is supplemented with coursework, participation in relevant clinical and research conferences, training in preparation of manuscripts and grants and biomedical ethics. The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases has had an outstanding track record of producing physician investigators who are committed to academic careers. For example, during the past funding period, all three trainees who completed our fellowship program are currently fulltime faculty members at medical schools. Our training program has been highly successful in recruiting fellows from minority/underrepresented groups. For example, two of the five fellows enrolled into our fellowship program since the inception of this training grant represent minority/underrepresented groups. Based on our research program, resources, and track record, we request support for 2 postdoctoral training positions per year with a total of 6 postdoctoral positions (two each of first, second, and third year trainees).