Career Development in Patient Centered Outcomes Research

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的主要目的是支持从事以患者为中心的结果研究（PCOR）职业道路的初级教师的发展。PCOR学者计划的合格候选人将从以下几个主要来源中确定：1)宾夕法尼亚大学和费城儿童医院现有的临床奖学金培训项目；2)博士后临床研究培训项目，包括卫生政策研究理学硕士、临床流行病学理学硕士、罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会临床学者计划和众多NIH和AHRQ资助的研究生（T32）培训计划，以及大学各个院系对PCOR感兴趣的初级和高级教员。此外，国家搜索策略将有助于确保招募优秀的候选人到宾夕法尼亚大学校园。通过该计划支持的候选人将完成指导的研究项目，重点关注以患者为中心的结果和比较有效性研究领域的证据的生成、翻译和传播，特别关注评估医疗保健服务系统的设计和政策。提出了两种培训途径。对于那些之前没有接受过正式临床研究方法培训的初级研究人员，该计划将支持他们完成为期两年的临床流行病学硕士学位课程（临床流行病学硕士）或卫生政策研究硕士课程（卫生政策研究硕士）。对于那些已经完成正式培训的PCOR学者，大部分支持时间将用于指导临床研究项目，并有机会根据需要进行额外的教学活动。所有PCOR学者将被指派一名主要导师，并将根据需要从二级导师的投入和由该领域领导人组成的咨询委员会中受益。导师池代表了一群国家认可的科学家领导临床和方法多样化的研究项目，特别强调卫生服务和卫生政策研究领域。宾夕法尼亚大学拥有丰富的资源来支持这些学者，包括几个国家研究网络的项目，以及医学院、护理学院、沃顿商学院和安嫩伯格传播学院之间强大的多学科联系。还强调了研究实施和传播方面的技能。一个评估计划到位，以跟踪PCOR学者在项目期间和之后的成功。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary aim of this proposal is to support the development of junior faculty pursuing career pathways in patient centered outcomes research (PCOR). Eligible candidates for this PCOR Scholars Program will be identified from several key sources including 1) existing clinical fellowship training programs at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2) postdoctoral clinical research training programs including the Masters of Science in Health Policy Research, Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program and numerous NIH and AHRQ funded post graduate (T32) training programs and 3) departments across the University with junior and senior faculty interested in pursuing PCOR. In addition, national search strategies will help assure the recruitment of outstanding candidates to the Penn campus. Candidates supported through this program will complete mentored research projects focusing on the generation, translation, and dissemination of evidence in the areas of patient centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research, with a specific focus on evaluating health care delivery system designs and policies. Two training pathways are proposed. For those junior investigators without prior formal training in clinical research methods, the program will support the completion of a two year Masters level degree program in Clinical Epidemiology (Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology) or Health Policy Research (Masters of Science in Health Policy Research). For those PCOR Scholars having completed such formal training, the majority of the supported time will be devoted towards mentored clinical research projects, with opportunities for additional didactic activities as needed. All PCOR Scholars will be assigned a primary mentor and will benefit from the input of secondary mentors as needed and an advisory committee composed of leaders in the field. The pool of mentors represents a group of nationally recognized scientists leading clinically and methodologically diverse research programs, with special emphasis in the areas of health services and health policy research. The University of Pennsylvania has substantial resources to support these scholars, including programs in several national research networks as well as strong multidisciplinary ties across the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, Wharton School of Business, and Annenberg School of Communication. Skills in research implementation and dissemination are also emphasized. An evaluation plan is in place to track the success of the PCOR Scholars during their time in the program and beyond.