The Duke Multidisciplinary Training Program in Pediatric Lung Disease

描述（由申请人提供）： 作为一个国家，我们正面临着起源于儿童的慢性呼吸道疾病日益流行的问题。然而，有一个严重短缺的专业知识，以调查呼吸系统疾病的基本发病机制或开发或批判性地评估新的治疗儿科肺病学家。在220多个NHLBI资助的T32研究培训项目中，只有3个NIH资助的T32项目致力于儿科肺科医生-科学家的研究培训。杜克儿科肺病多学科培训计划旨在将儿科肺病研究员培养成训练有素的医生科学家，他们将成为基础，转化和临床研究的未来领导者。我们有两条轨道：基础研究轨道和临床研究轨道。我们的基础研究轨道由成功的研究人员支持，他们的研究重点是肺细胞和分子生物学，基因组学，肺损伤，炎症，免疫学和修复，肺发育和肺干细胞生物学，这些生物学影响着肺部疾病病理生理学的科学。研究员在实验室中有密集的实践经验，并参加补充这种培训的教学课程。我们的临床研究部分得到了杜克临床研究培训计划的大力支持，研究员有机会参加健康科学和临床研究硕士课程以及生物统计学和流行病学研究生课程。丰富的多学科环境得到所有研究员参加三个月一次的系列研讨会的支持。该计划的领导层得到了由杜克大学医学中心教师组成的内部咨询委员会的支持，他们是T32的主要研究者。他们评估学员的进步和导师的指导。从代表性不足的少数民族中招募受训人员是方案的重点。一个外部咨询委员会，由国际公认的成功的调查人员，谁是目前或已经在NHLBI资助的T32研究培训计划的监督委员会，审查该计划，建议作为整体方案的方向，并帮助确保学员成功过渡到学术生涯。提供了强大的指导研究经验。导师和学员每六个月正式互相评估一次。我们的计划的目标是培养研究员谁将有一个成功的长期研究生涯所需的经验和能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): As a nation, we are facing a growing epidemic of chronic respiratory diseases that have their origins in childhood. Yet, there is a severe shortage of pediatric pulmonologists with the expertise to investigate the basic pathogenesis of respiratory diseases or to develop or critically evaluate new therapies. Out of over 220 NHLBI-funded T32 research training programs, there are only 3 NIH-funded T32 programs dedicated to the research training of pediatric pulmonary physician-scientists. The Duke Multidisciplinary Training Program in Pediatric Lung Disease is designed to develop pediatric pulmonary fellows into well-trained physician-scientists who will be future leaders of basic, translational and clinical research. We have two tracks: a basic research track and a clinical research track. Our basic research track is supported by successful investigators whose research focuses on lung cell and molecular biology, genomics, lung injury, inflammation, immunology and repair, lung development and lung stem cell biology that impact on the science that underlies the pathophysiology of diseases of the lung. Fellows have an intensive hands-on experience in the laboratory and take didactic courses that supplement this training. Our clinical research component is strongly supported by the Duke Clinical Research Training Program, with opportunities for fellows to enroll in the Master's Program in Health Sciences and Clinical Research and graduate programs in Biostatistics and Epidemiology. The rich multidisciplinary environment is supported by all the fellows' participating in three monthly seminar series. The Program leadership are supported by an Internal Advisory Board made up of Duke University Medical Center Faculty who are T32 Principal Investigators. They assess the trainees' progress and the preceptor's mentoring. Recruitment of trainees from underrepresented minorities is a program focus. An External Advisory Board, made up of internationally recognized successful investigators, who are currently or have been on oversight committees for NHLBI-funded T32 research training programs, reviews the program, advises as to the overall program direction and helps ensure successful transition of the trainees into academic careers. A strong mentored research experience is provided. The preceptors and trainees formally assess each other every six months. Our programs' goal is to develop fellows who will have the experience and capabilities needed for a successful long term research career.