Reproductive Epidemiology Training Program at Washington University in St. Louis

描述(由申请人提供)：华盛顿大学医学院妇产科(WUSM)和临床调查指导培训(MTPCI)计划提出了一个创新的临床和生殖流行病学研究培训计划，旨在加强妇女健康研究和传统流行病学之间的联系。这一T32计划的目标是通过培养合格的妇女健康调查人员，促进流行病学研究和临床试验的绩效，以及有利于妇女健康的研究成果的转让。研究人员将学习使用流行病学中现有的一系列方法来解决妇女健康中与病因、预防、治疗、预后、临床经济学、技术评估、医疗决策和患者护理质量有关的问题。为期两年的培训计划包括：1)临床流行病学、研究方法和生物统计学必修课的核心课程；2)3个必需的核心研讨会：生殖流行病学和妇女健康问题；学术发展和生殖流行病学实际行动；3)选修课；4)在方法学(主要)导师和临床(次级)导师的一对一指导下；5)出席和参加MTPCI的研究研讨会；以及6)完成临床或生殖流行病学的独立研究项目。具体目标。培训计划的目的是：1)提供适用于临床研究的研究技术的深入知识；2)为妇女健康相关主题的研究提供机会；3)在临床流行病学和妇产科研究方面向导师提供研究经验；4)通过参加MTPCI和妇产科的系列研讨会，将教职员工和研究员聚集在一起。学员将在圣路易斯大学公共卫生学院攻读临床调查理学硕士(MSCI)学位课程或公共卫生硕士/硕士学位。拟议计划的优势是：1)WUSM成功的研究培训计划的悠久历史；2)向学员提供的全面课程和研究计划；3)WUSM与妇产科之间已经建立的合作联系的历史；4)计划主任和教职员工广泛的成功培训记录。此外，资源的可获得性，包括MTPCI和妇产科院系丰富的专业知识，这些群体可用于研究项目和培训的大量现有大型数据库，可用于临床研究(如临床试验、病例对照、队列等)的广泛专业分析能力，院系对合作研究和培训的承诺，以及新成立的临床研究部，这些都为这一拟议的培训计划提供了理想的环境。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) and the Mentored Training in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI) program propose an innovative research training program in clinical and reproductive epidemiology, specifically designed to strengthen the links between women's health research and traditional epidemiology. The goal of this T32 Program is to promote the performance of epidemiologic research and clinical trials and the transfer of findings that will benefit the health of women through the development of well-qualified, women's health investigators. Fellows will learn to use the range of approaches available in epidemiology to address issues in women's health related to etiology, prevention, treatment, prognosis, clinical economics, technology assessment, medical decision making, and quality of patient care. The two-year training program consists of: 1) a core curriculum of required courses in clinical epidemiology, research methodology, and biostatistics; 2) three required core seminars: reproductive epidemiology and women's health issues; academic development and reproductive-epidemiology-in- action; 3) elective courses; 4) one-on-one mentorship with a methodologic (primary) mentor and a clinical (secondary) mentor, 5) attendance at and participation in research seminars in the MTPCI; and 6) the completion of an independent research project in clinical or reproductive epidemiology. The specific aims. of the training program are to: 1) provide in-depth knowledge of the research techniques appropriate to clinical research; 2) provide opportunities for the study of topics related to women's health; 3) provide research experience with mentors in clinical epidemiology and obstetrics and gynecology research; and 4) bring together faculty and fellows through participation in seminar series in the MTPCI and the Department of OB/GYN. Trainees will matriculate in the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) degree program or MPH/MS at Saint Louis University School of Public Health. Strengths of the proposed program are: 1) the long history of successful research training programs in the WUSM; 2) the comprehensive course offerings and research programs that are available to trainees, 3) a history of collaborative links already forged between the WUSM and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; 4) and the extensive successful training records of the program directors and faculty. In addition, the availability of resources including a broad range of rich expertise of the faculties in the MTPCI and the Department of OB/GYN, numerous existing large databases available to these groups that can be used for research projects and training, a broad array of specialized analytic capabilities available for clinical studies (e.g., clinical trials, case-control, cohort, etc.), faculties' commitment to collaborative research and training, and a newly renovated Division of Clinical Research, combine to provide an ideal environment for this proposed training program.