UNC Research Fellowship in Complementary and Alternative Medcine

描述（由申请人提供）：在我们初步成功的基础上，本申请要求延长五年的资金，用于扩大实施补充和替代医学（CAM）研究培训计划（CRTP）。CRTP的目标是培养训练有素的独立研究人员，领导研究CAM疗法的疗效，有效性，安全性和作用机制。我们的计划强调跨学科合作，研究和培训领域强调身心治疗技术的研究，手工医学和CAM天然产品和营养疗法及其在健康促进，慢性疼痛，糖尿病，癌症和其他高影响力疾病中的应用。 该奖学金提供了一个严格的，全面的三年制课程，包括：1）通过公共卫生学院的课程工作，在研究方法和生物统计学的正式高级培训; 2）教师指导，动手参与一个或多个CAM相关的研究项目; 3）广泛的CAM疗法的概念和实践课程; 4）与其他研究员和同事互动，以发展演讲技巧，分析他人的工作和学院支持;和5）在实际学术技能，包括赠款准备，教学方法和临床工作的额外培训。 该计划每年将接受2至3个博士后培训职位和1个博士前职位。主要培训内容包括：a）招募有能力、有背景、有兴趣的候选人，以推动CAM领域的发展; B）尽早确定与受训者兴趣一致的研究导师; c）通过每周两小时的CAM研究员核心研讨会，关注早期和持续的生产力和合作; d）通过CAM从业者系列讲座进行CAM治疗教育; e）观察CAM临床活动;（f）有针对性的研究成果-出版物、演讲和资助建议。新重新设计的CAM研究员核心研讨会整合了几个关键的教育组成部分：核心CAM研究教育学院（CREF）关于“CAM研究的当代挑战”的演讲;高级导师的“与导师见面”和“与数据集见面”演讲;期刊文章评论;以及研究员的正在进行的工作演示。实习生的表现将由奖学金主任，教师和咨询委员会密切监测。该研究金将由咨询委员会评估。 该计划将利用相当大的机构优势和资源在公共卫生，基础科学，临床和卫生服务研究。经验丰富的教师导师将在研究设计，实施，数据解释和结果演示方面提供指导。职业发展促进将被引导到成功的后奖学金研究CAM相关领域的医疗保健。 公共卫生相关性：随着CAM用于健康促进和疾病的巨大增长，以及CAM疗法的安全性，有效性，有效性和作用机制的尚未回答的问题，迫切需要高质量的相关研究和训练有素的研究人员。这一拟议中的继续CAM研究奖学金将为CAM研究的未来领导者在基础，转化，临床疗效和有效性研究四个领域提供扩展，严格的培训，以便这些信息可以应用于改善健康和医疗保健。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Building on our initial success, this application request five years of renewed funding for expanded implementation of the UNC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Research Training Program (CRTP). The goal of the CRTP is to cultivate well-trained, independent researchers for leadership in investigating efficacy, effectiveness, safety and mechanisms of action of CAM therapies. Our program highlights interdisciplinary collaboration, with areas of research and training to emphasize the study of mind- body techniques of healing, manual medicine and CAM natural-product and nutritional therapies and their applications in health promotion, chronic pain, diabetes, cancer and other high impact disorders. The Fellowship provides a rigorous, comprehensive three-year curriculum featuring: 1) formal advanced training in research methods and biostatistics through course work in the UNC School of Public Health; 2) faculty-mentored, hands-on participation in one or more CAM-relevant research projects; 3) coursework in concepts and practices of a wide range of CAM therapies; 4) interaction with other fellows and colleagues for purposes of developing presentation skills, analysis of others' work and collegial support; and 5) additional training in practical academic skills, including grant preparation, teaching methodology and clinical work. The program will accept two to three postdoctoral training positions and one pre-doctoral position each year. Key training elements include: a) recruitment of strong, diverse candidates with background and interests likely to move the field of CAM forward; b) early identification of research mentors with interests consonant with the trainee; c) focus on early and sustained productivity and collegiality via a weekly two-hour CAM Fellows Core Seminar; d) CAM therapies education via CAM practitioners lecture series; e) observation of CAM clinical activities; and f) targeted research outcomes - publications, presentations and funding proposals. The newly re-designed CAM Fellows Core Seminar consolidates several key educational components: presentations by core CAM Research Education Faculty (CREF) on "Contemporary Challenges in CAM Research"; "Meet the Mentor" and "Meet the Dataset" presentations by senior mentors; journal article reviews; and works-in-progress presentations by fellows. Trainee performance will be closely monitored by the Fellowship Directors, faculty and an Advisory Committee. The fellowship will be evaluated by the Advisory Committee. The program will take advantage of considerable institutional strengths and resources at UNC in public health, basic science, clinical and health services research. Experienced faculty mentors will provide guidance in research design, implementation, data interpretation and presentation of results. Career development facilitation will be directed to successful post-fellowship research in CAM-related areas of health care. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: With the enormous growth in CAM use for health promotion and illnesses, and the still unanswered questions about safety, efficacy, effectiveness, and mechanisms of action of CAM therapies, there is a critical need for high-quality, relevant research and well-trained researchers in this field . This proposed continuation of the UNC Research Fellowship in CAM will provided expanded, rigorous training for future leaders in CAM research in the four areas of basic, translational, clinical efficacy, and effectiveness research, so that this information can be applied to improving health and health care.