Innovative translational medical nutrition training for non-physician scientists

描述（由申请人提供）： 为了响应PAR-06-554，我们提出了一种新的方法，对具有医学营养专业的[医生]和临床研究人员进行[跨学科]培训。[PhD受训人员]将有能力[理解临床诊断和治疗的基本原理]设计和进行肥胖及其合并症的转化研究。[医师学员将了解指导预防和治疗肥胖及其合并症的辅助治疗建议的营养科学]。这个培训计划是基于我们的信念，即要成功地进行“从实验室到床边”的转化研究，需要在“实验室”和“床边”理解并与专家合作。 公共卫生相关性：随着[肥胖及其合并症的患病率不断增加，已知可以通过饮食和生活方式的改变来改变]，对临床训练有素的医学营养科学家[和接受营养培训的医生]的需求变得更加迫切。新技术的出现[允许识别症状前疾病易感个体]要求卫生专业人员对饮食和生活方式的改变有更高的认识，这些改变可以改变遗传和表观遗传风险因素。我们的培训计划将产生一个新的类型的临床准备博士营养科学家有能力将最新的基础研究成果转化为饮食干预和[营养培训的医生有能力将这些信息纳入病人护理。这些专业人员将在预防和控制当前的公共卫生问题，如肥胖，糖尿病，高血压，心血管疾病[和其他共病状态]方面发挥不可估量的作用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to PAR-06-554, we propose a novel approach to the [interdisciplinary] training of [physicians] and clinical researchers with a specialty in medical nutrition. [PhD trainees] will be competent to [understand the rationale for clinical diagnosis and treatment required to] devise and conduct translational research in obesity and its comorbidities. [Physician trainees will understand the nutrition science that guides adjuvant therapy recommendations in the prevention and treatment of obesity and its comorbidities]. This training program is predicated on our belief that to be successful in conducting "bench to bedside" translational research one needs to understand and [work collaboratively with experts] at both the "bench top" and at the "bedside". PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The need for clinically trained medical nutrition scientists [and for physicians with nutrition training] becomes more urgent with the [increasing prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities, known to be modifiable by diet and lifestyle changes]. The advent of new technologies [that allow the identification of pre-symptomatic disease-susceptible individuals mandates that health professionals have a greater awareness of diet and lifestyle changes that can modify genetic and epigenetic risk factors. Our training program will produce a new genre of clinically prepared PhD nutrition scientists competent to translate the latest basic research results into dietary interventions and [nutritionally trained physicians competent to incorporate this information into patient care. These professionals will be invaluable in the prevention and control of] current public health problems such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease [and other comorbid disease states].