Postdoctoral Training in Global AIDS Prevention Research

描述（由申请人提供）：我们提出了一个培训计划，以准备医生，社会，行为和专业科学家的学术研究生涯，重点是了解和预防全球艾滋病毒疾病。艾滋病毒不会很快消失，我们需要确保新一代的科学领导人做好准备，带领我们进入艾滋病毒预防研究的下一个时代。我们每年申请2个新的奖学金名额（一个将是专门从事成人或儿科传染病的医生，另一个是社会/行为科学家或具有相关专业领域博士学位的毕业生，如公共卫生，公共政策，护理，商业等）。每个研究员预计需要三年时间才能完成研究金;因此，我们要求在第二年有4个名额，在第三年有6个名额，此后每年都有。 成功完成培训方案的毕业生将获得硕士学位;至少完成一个发展中国家艾滋病毒预防的主要研究项目;参加其他几个项目，至少在一个主要科学会议上提出，在主要科学期刊上作为第一作者发表论文，并获得与发展中国家艾滋病毒预防有关的多年赠款，以担任第一个教师职位;成功的毕业生将获得第一个教师或专业职位。原创性研究是奖学金的核心，我们的努力将集中在确保研究员发展良好，使他们能够成为独立的研究人员。在第一年，除了获得高级学位外，研究员还将设计研究方案，并撰写初始拨款的初稿。他们还将获得大型数据集，参与二手数据分析，并提交论文供出版。学术培训将侧重于完成加州大学洛杉矶分校的公共卫生（MPH），公共政策或临床研究（MSc）硕士学位。研究员将学习定量和定性研究的基本原理。此外，研究员将参加正在进行的研讨会、同行审查和有关会议。专业发展将侧重于赠款准备，数据分析和手稿准备，以及演示和教学技能。我们将提供有针对性的研究道德行为培训，重点是在资源匮乏的环境中进行研究的困难和不断变化的问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose a training program to prepare physician, social, behavioral, and professional scientists for academic research careers focused on understanding and preventing HIV disease globally. HIV is not going away any time soon, and we need to ensure that a new generation of scientific leaders is prepared to take us forward into the next era of HIV prevention research. We are requesting 2 new fellowship slots each year (one will be a physician specializing in adult or pediatrics infectious diseases and one a social/behavioral scientist or a graduate with a doctoral degree from a relevant professional field such as public health, public policy, nursing, business, etc.). Each fellow is expected to take three years to complete the fellowship; thus, we request 4 slots in year 2 and 6 slots in year 3 and each year thereafter. A successful graduate of the training program will have secured a masters degree; completed at least one major developing country HIV prevention research project; participated in several other projects, presented in at least one major scientific conference, published as a first-author in leading scientific journals, and received a multi-year grant related to HIV prevention in the developing world to take into a first faculty position; the successful graduate will have secured a first faculty or professional position. Original research is the heart of the fellowship, and our efforts will be focused on ensuring that the fellows develop well so that they can become independent investigators. In year 1, in addition to securing an advanced degree, the fellows will design a research protocol and also write the first draft of an initial grant. They will also have access to large data sets and engage in secondary data analyses and submit papers for publication. Academic training will focus on the completion of a Master's degree in public health (MPH), public policy, or clinical research (MSc) from UCLA. Fellows will learn the fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research. In addition, fellows will participate in ongoing seminars, peer review, and relevant conferences. Professional development will focus on grant preparation, data analysis and manuscript preparation, and presentation and teaching skills. We will offer focused training in the ethical conduct of research, with an emphasis on the difficult and evolving issues of conducting research in resource-poor settings.