Clinical Scientists Training in Addictions at MUSC

描述(由申请人提供)：这份来自南卡罗来纳医科大学(MUSC)的修订申请请求支持在MUSC建立药物滥用和成瘾(K12)指导临床科学家发展计划。拟议方案的总体目标是建立一个由导师指导的临床研究培训和职业发展活动的密集方案，以促进学者在药物滥用和成瘾领域的研究独立性。为了与NIDA的使命保持一致，拟议计划的一个主要目标是吸引和培训临床研究人员，以确保拥有一批训练有素的多样化科学家，以满足国家在成瘾领域的关键医疗保健需求。该计划包括一个统一的核心课程，旨在满足以下六个目标：(1)增加成瘾知识基础；(2)提供基本的临床研究技能；(3)增强统计技能；(4)增强研究陈述技能；(5)提高科学写作技能；(6)提供职业发展机会。将利用形成性和总结性技术以及反复使用的正式和非正式方法进行全面评估，以审查和评估学者的进展和计划的有效性。在南加州大学，药物滥用和成瘾方面的研究培训和职业发展机会异常强劲，NIH赞助的针对可卡因、处方类阿片、大麻、甲基苯丙胺、尼古丁和酒精成瘾的持续调查就是明证。调查包括成瘾的生物学机制研究、行为实验室研究、心理治疗干预、药理学临床试验和神经成像研究。在临床药物滥用和成瘾研究领域的丰富专业知识确保了我们有能力吸引、培训和准备学者进行独立研究。南加州大学NIDA K12项目的建立将满足将成瘾研究培训潜力扩展到教职员工层面的迫切需求，并使我们能够与校园内现有的博士前和博士后培训项目协同工作，在整个教育过程中吸引和促进以成瘾为重点的临床研究的职业发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This revised application from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) requests support to establish a Mentored Clinical Scientists Development Program in Drug Abuse and Addiction (K12) at MUSC. The overall objective of the proposed program is to establish an intensive program of mentored clinical research training and career development activities that will promote Scholars' research independence in the area of drug abuse and addiction. In keeping with the mission of NIDA, a major aim of the proposed program is to attract and train clinical researchers to ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists will be available to address the Nation's critical health care needs in te area of addictions. The proposed program, described in detail in the Program Plan section, consists of a unified core curriculum designed to address the following six objectives: (1) Increase addiction knowledge base; (2) Provide fundamental clinical research skills; (3) Enhance statistical skills; (4) Enhance research presentation skills; (5) Improve scientific writin skills; and (6) Provide professional development opportunities. A comprehensive evaluation utilizing formative and summative techniques, as well as recurrent formal and informal approaches for reviewing and evaluating both Scholar progress and program effectiveness will be conducted. Research training and career development opportunities in drug abuse and addictions are exceptionally strong at MUSC, as evidenced by ongoing, NIH-sponsored investigations targeting cocaine, prescription opioids, cannabis, methamphetamine, nicotine, and alcohol addiction. Investigations include studies of the biological mechanisms of addiction, behavioral laboratory studies, psychotherapeutic interventions, pharmacologic clinical trials, and neuroimaging studies. The substantial expertise in the area of clinical drug abuse and addiction research assures our ability to attract, train and prepare Scholars for independent research. The establishment of the NIDA K12 program at MUSC would meet an urgent need to extend the addictions research training potential to faculty-level trainees and allow us to work synergistically with existing pre-doctoral and post-doctoral training programs on campus to attract and promote career development in clinical research focused on addictions throughout the educational continuum.