Training Movement Scientists: Focus on Prosthetics and Orthotics

描述(由申请人提供)：假肢和矫形学专业的科学家和临床医生的数量迫切需要增加，以从事研究和指导相关的临床教育计划。鉴于恐怖主义战争的兴起，糖尿病和肥胖症发病率的增加，以及人口老龄化，基础研究和翻译研究的短缺限制了这一领域的关键进展。本申请的目的是请求续签一项成功的博士前培训 格兰特旨在改善假肢和矫形术的研究基础。在这个培训计划中，有能力的研究人员正在接受与临床相关的生理科学和工程方面的培训。学员将接触到假肢和矫形术的临床实践，以更好地为研究提供信息，并培养对患者需求的敏感度。学生们还在以问题为基础的环境中，接受负责任的研究行为和生物医学伦理方面的教育。来自佐治亚理工学院、埃默里大学和佐治亚州立大学的基础科学和临床系和中心以及谢泼德中心的23名教职员工组成了该项目的培训教师，该项目设在佐治亚理工学院应用生理学学院。该学院为这个项目提供了一个独特的环境，因为兴趣的焦点是运动科学。该学院使用生理学和工程学的方法，从分子、系统和行为水平研究运动控制的机制。该学院也是美国第一个假体和矫形学入门级硕士学位课程的所在地。学员与这一临床硕士项目的学生和教职员工密切合作，以确保培训的临床相关性。该计划包括生理学、神经科学和生物力学的核心课程，以及讨论当代康复科学问题的研讨会。与埃默里理疗部的教职员工一起开发了与康复相关的科学和技术课程。该项目可以灵活地容纳不同背景和不同研究目标的学生。该课程为期4-6年，最终获得佐治亚理工学院的博士学位，重点是假肢和矫形学

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a pressing need for an increase in the number of scientists and clinicians in the profession of prosthetics and orthotics with advanced degrees to pursue research and direct the associated clinical education programs. In view of the rise of terroristic warfare, increases in the incidence of diabetes and obesity, and the aging population, the shortage of basic and translational research is limiting critical advances in this field. The purpose of this application is to request a renewal of a successful predoctoral training grant designed to ameliorate the research base of prosthetics and orthotics. In this training program, competent researchers are being trained in the clinically relevant physiological sciences and engineering. The trainees are exposed to the clinical practice of prosthetics and orthotics to better inform the research and to develop sensitivity to the needs of the patients. The students are also educated in the responsible conduct of research and biomedical medical ethics in a problem-based setting. Twenty-three faculty members from basic science and clinical departments and centers from Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University and Georgia State University and the Shepherd Center constitute the training faculty for this program, which is based in the School of Applied Physiology at Georgia Tech. The School provides a unique setting for this program given that the focus of interest is on movement science. The faculty investigates mechanisms of motor control from molecular through systems and behavioral levels using physiological and engineering approaches. The School is also the home of the first entry-level masters level degree program in prosthetics and orthotics in the United States. The trainees work closely with the students and faculty of this clinical masters program to ensure the clinical relevance of the training. The program includes a core curriculum in physiology, neuroscience and biomechanics, and a seminar in which problems in contemporary rehabilitation sciences are discussed. Courses in rehabilitation related science and technology have been developed with faculty members in the Division of Physical Therapy at Emory. The program is flexible in accommodating students with different backgrounds and different research goals. The program of study lasts from 4-6 years and culminates in the PhD degree from The Georgia Institute of Technology with a focus in prosthetics and orthotics