Innovative translational medical nutrition training for non-physician scientists

描述（由申请人提供）： 为了响应PAR-06-554，我们提出了一种新的方法，对具有医学营养专业的[医生]和临床研究人员进行[跨学科]培训。[PhD受训人员]将有能力[理解临床诊断和治疗的基本原理]设计和进行肥胖及其合并症的转化研究。[医师学员将了解指导预防和治疗肥胖及其合并症的辅助治疗建议的营养科学]。这个培训计划是基于我们的信念，即要成功地进行“从实验室到床边”的转化研究，需要在“实验室”和“床边”理解并与专家合作。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to PAR-06-554, we propose a novel approach to the [interdisciplinary] training of [physicians] and clinical researchers with a specialty in medical nutrition. [PhD trainees] will be competent to [understand the rationale for clinical diagnosis and treatment required to] devise and conduct translational research in obesity and its comorbidities. [Physician trainees will understand the nutrition science that guides adjuvant therapy recommendations in the prevention and treatment of obesity and its comorbidities]. This training program is predicated on our belief that to be successful in conducting "bench to bedside" translational research one needs to understand and [work collaboratively with experts] at both the "bench top" and at the "bedside".