Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology

职业发展中心（CDC）的使命是为下一代环境健康科学家提供职业培训，发展崭露头角的年轻教师的职业，使他们成为独立的科学家，并吸引高级研究人员进入环境健康科学领域。CDC的理念是，职业培训是一个连续体，从最终学位开始，通过博士后培训和教育，一直到初级教师；注意到研究生和博士后培训应使个人在更广泛的背景下成为环境卫生科学专业人员。特别强调的是临床科学家的职业培训，他们往往不认为自己的兴趣是环境卫生。将大力鼓励妇女和代表性不足的少数民族参加。这一任务是通过将CEET旨在实现这些目标的所有活动集中在一个核心中来完成的。这些活动是：(a)进一步制订环境卫生科学研究生培训方案；(b)提供环境健康科学医学博士证书课程；(c)制定环境卫生科学机构临床医生-科学家培训方案；(d)提交环境卫生科学方面的机构培训补助金，以使基础和临床科学家受训人员受益；(e)聘请初级教师担任cet调查员；(f)维持进行环境卫生科学研究的所有初级调查人员的数据库；(g)成立指导委员会，为初级调查人员制订正式的职业发展计划；(h)确定可以申请CEET新研究员奖和试点项目资金以及校外资金的候选人；(1)首次吸引环境健康科学领域的高级研究人员。每一个组成部分都有衡量成功的标准。疾控中心已经成功地实现了这些目标。美国疾病控制与预防中心主任西蒙斯博士还指导新研究者奖和试点项目计划。这些项目的资金由CEET执行委员会颁发，并由行政核心管理。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The mission of the Career Development Core (CDC) is to provide career training for the next generation of environmental health scientists, to develop the careers of rising young faculty so that they can become independent scientists, and to attract senior investigators into environmental health sciences. The philosophy of the CDC is that career training is a continuum that begins with the terminal degree, proceeds through postdoctoral training and education, and on to junior faculty; mindful that graduate and postdoctoral training should prepare individuals as environmental health science professionals in the broader context. Special emphasis is placed on the career training of clinician-scientists who often do not identify their interests as being in environmental health. Women and underrepresented minorities will be strongly encouraged to participate. This mission is accomplished by placing all the activities of the CEET aimed at achieving these goals in to a single core. These activities are: (a) to further develop a graduate training program in Environmental Health Sciences; (b) to provide an MD Certificate Program in Environmental Health Sciences; (c) to develop an Institutional Clinician-Scientist Training Program in Environmental Health Sciences; (d) to submit Institutional Training Grants in environmental health sciences to benefit both basic and clinician-scientist trainees; (e) to recruit junior faculty as CEET investigators; (f) maintain a data-base of all junior investigators conducting research in environmental health science; (g) to form a mentoring committee and develop a formalized career development plan for junior investigators; (h) identify candidates that could apply for new Investigator awards and Pilot Project funding from the CEET, as well as extramural funding; and (i) attract senior investigators into environmental health science for the first time. Each of these components has metrics of success. The CDC has been successful in accomplishing these goals. The Director of the CDC, Dr. Simmons, also directs the New Investigator Award and Pilot Project Program. Funds for these programs are awarded by the Executive Committee of the CEET and are administered by the Administrative Core.