Research Training in Gasteroenterology

描述(由申请者提供)：流行病学和结果研究方面的培训对于在一个快速变化的领域培养下一代研究人员至关重要。在过去的几年里，在遗传学、病理生理学、诊断和治疗几种GL和肝脏疾病方面的发现取得了非常迅速的进展。现代临床和转化型研究人员需要在越来越复杂和专业化的领域接受广泛的研究方法和进行培训；这些领域包括传统流行病学、临床流行病学和结果、遗传和分子流行病学以及卫生服务研究。这些领域解决了从长凳到床边以及从床边到临床实践的转化性研究的需要。拟议的培训方案有三个目标： (1)培养在内容、方法和伦理方面对胃肠病和肝脏病学的流行病学和结果研究至关重要的经过全面培训的内科科学家； (二)培养具备项目设计、策划、资助、实施、管理、报告等基本研究技能的内科科学家； (3)培养内科科学家，他们将致力于研究议程，使新发现以及最大限度地利用现有发现，使医疗保健更安全、更有效、更以患者为中心、更及时、更高效、更公平。 该计划将利用贝勒医学院和德克萨斯大学公共卫生学院在流行病学和结果研究方面的杰出专业知识，包括GL和肝脏部分以及休斯顿护理和利用质量研究中心(HCQCUS)。 拟议的研究金培训计划有四个要素：1)在自己选定的重点领域为每个研究员提供积极的指导，以促进制定可能产生重大影响的可行的职业研究议程，2)获得硕士学位的正式研究培训，以提供研究技能的基础，3)应用研究研讨会，以模拟研究技能的使用，并提供卫生服务研究知识和技能的基础，以及4)作为合作调查员和首席调查员参与研究过程，以促进研究技能的应用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Training in epidemiology and outcomes research is essential to prepare the next generation of researchers in a rapidly moving field. Discoveries in genetics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of several Gl and liver disorders have been made at a very rapid pace over the past few years. Modern clinical and translational researchers need to be equipped with extensive training in the methods and conduct of research in areas that are becoming highly sophisticated and specialized; these include conventional epidemiology, clinical epidemiology and outcomes, genetic and molecular epidemiology, and health services research. These areas address the need for translational research both from bench to bedside as well as from bedside to clinical practice. The proposed training program has three objectives: (1) To produce physician scientists who are thoroughly trained in the content areas, methods, and ethics critical for epidemiology and outcomes research in gastroenterology and hepatology; (2) To produce physician scientists who have mastered basic research skills, including project design, planning, funding, execution, management, and reporting; and (3) To produce physician scientists who will pursue a research agenda that will new discoveries as well as make the best use of current discoveries to make the health care safer, more effective, more patient-centered, more timely, more efficient, and more equitable. The program will take advantage of outstanding expertise in research and mentoring in epidemiology and outcomes research available at Baylor College of Medicine and UT-School of Public Health including the Gl and Liver Section and the Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies (HCQCUS). The proposed fellowship training program has four elements: 1) vigorous mentoring for each individual fellow in a self-selected area of concentration to engender the development of a feasible career research agenda that has potential for substantial impact, and 2) formal research training resulting in a master's degree to provide a foundation of research skills, 3) Applied research seminars to model use of research skills and provide a foundation in health services research knowledge and skills, and 4) participation in the research process as a co- investigator and as a principle investigator to provoke application of research skills.