Training in Neonatal Research

摘要 对于新培训的医生/科学家来说，进入新生儿学的学术生涯是非常需要的。这个 几十年来，彩虹婴儿和儿童医院的新生儿科一直在培训团契 毕业生将在新生儿学领域担负起国内和国际领导角色。我们为我们的 在这一T32的最初供资周期中取得的成就，包括将所有5名T32研究员安排在 学院教师的职业生涯，以及TGE申请者人数的显著增加。在本提案中，我们将启用 受训人员通过专注于我们现有的科学优势来解决广泛的新生儿疾病 呼吸神经生物学、脑发育、神经发育结局和炎症。我们有一个 在这三个主题领域拥有科学专业知识的优秀医学博士和博士导师， 包括基础翻译研究和以患者为导向的研究。我们将招收为期两年的实习生 在这些专题领域之一的知名调查人员的指导下，进行深入的研究。 指导委员会可以包括“近同行”的初级教员，作为实习生的榜样。 此外还有资深教员导师。由于学员的主要导师经验是成功的关键，我们 我选择了在医生/科学家培训方面有良好记录的指导教师，并将提供 监督实习生/导师关系。受训人员将接受结构良好的教学计划 为学术生涯发展提供所有必要的技能。选修课程活动将包括 专为选定的基础科学或流行病学研究领域设计的[例如，授予科学硕士 临床研究学位]。监督将通过严格的内部指导委员会审查和 新生儿学领域备受尊敬的学术领袖的外部审查委员会。新的战略已经出现 发起招募少数族裔和其他不利条件的候选人，以确保受训人员的多样性 从团契到基础翻译或以患者为导向的研究的成功过渡，重点是改进 新生儿健康。总而言之，我们准备在前一个T32筹资周期的成功基础上，通过 将新的有经验的调查人员纳入现有的导师池，所有这些导师都专注于 神经呼吸成熟和炎症途径，导致最终的发病率。 随之而来的疾病。

ABSTRACT There is a profound need for newly trained physician/scientists to enter academic careers in Neonatology. The Division of Neonatology at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital has, for several decades, trained fellowship graduates to assume national and international leadership roles in Neonatology. We are proud of our accomplishments in the initial funding cycle of this T32 which include placement of all five T32 fellows in academic faculty careers, and a marked increase in the pool of TGE applicants. In this proposal we will enable trainees to address a broad spectrum of neonatal morbidities by focusing on our existing scientific strengths in respiratory neurobiology, brain development, and neurodevelopmental outcome and inflammation. We have an accomplished M.D. and Ph.D. mentoring faculty with scientific expertise in these three thematic areas, encompassing both basic translational and patient oriented research. We will recruit trainees to a two-year intensive research immersion under the mentorship of established investigators within one of these thematic areas. A mentorship committee may include "near peer" junior faculty preceptors to serve as trainee role models in addition to senior faculty mentors. As the primary mentor experience of the trainee is critical for success, we have chosen mentoring faculty with a strong track record for physician/scientist training, and will provide close monitoring of the trainee/mentorship relationship. Trainees will be exposed to a well structured didactic program to provide all the necessary skills for academic career development. Optional curricular activities will be designed for the chosen field of basic science or epidemiologic research [e.g., award of a Masters of Science degree in Clinical Research]. Oversight will occur via both stringent Internal Steering Committee review and an External Review Committee of highly regarded academic leaders in Neonatology. New strategies have been initiated to recruit minority and otherwise disadvantaged candidates to ensure a diversity of trainees committed to a successful transition from fellowship to basic translational or patient-oriented research focused on improving neonatal health. In summary, we are poised to build upon the success of our prior T32 funding cycle by incorporating new experienced investigators into the existing pool of mentors, all of whom are focused on neurorespiratory maturation and inflammatory pathways that contribute to resultant morbidities. resultant morbidities.