Institutional Training Grant in Pediatric Gastroenterology

 描述（由申请人提供）：本申请是科罗拉多丹佛大学（UCD）和科罗拉多儿童医院（位于科罗拉多奥罗拉安舒茨医学校区）儿科胃肠病学，肝病学和营养学机构培训计划（T32）的第二次更新。该计划的总体目标是为博士后学员提供特殊的监督培训经验，使他们能够发展或提高他们的研究技能和知识，为儿科胃肠病学或肝病学相关的研究事业做准备。该计划的基本原理是利用安舒茨医学院提供的强大的物理和科学协同作用，一个杰出的承诺和经验丰富的研究教师，以及大量的潜在申请人。研究培训的两种途径提供生产基础实验室科学家或临床-转化科学家，利用在UCD在基础，转化，临床和成果为基础的研究资源。研究培训将集中在四个一般科学主题：组织损伤和修复机制，免疫生物学和宿主防御，儿童肥胖和代谢综合征，以及健康结果研究。T32教师已经发展到31名科学家，拥有超过2500万美元的NIH赠款资金和非常成功的培训记录。研究生课程、研讨会和多学科会议增加了基础研究经验。临床转化研究的学员将参加UCD临床科学研究生课程的理学硕士学位，并将利用科罗拉多临床和转化科学研究所的基础设施。 研究培训的目的是一个2-3年的计划，一般在亚专业奖学金的第二年开始或博士或同等学历完成后。符合条件的候选人主要来自国家认可的儿科胃肠病学奖学金，其他学科的候选人包括儿科学，营养学和相关基础科学领域。研究员提供了至少80%的保护时间为2或3年的培训在一个指导和结构化的环境。教育和研究经验的质量将由学员，导师和执行委员会密切监测，并制定指标和持续改进流程。到2014年完成T32培训的16名学员中，有13人（81%）将拥有全职学术职位，并正在发展他们的研究事业。请求续设5个培训职位。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is for the second renewal of the Institutional Training Program (T32) in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) and Children's Hospital Colorado at the Anschutz's Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. The overall goal of this program is to provide post-doctoral trainees with an exceptional supervised training experience to allow them to develop or enhance their research skills and knowledge in preparation for a pediatric gastroenterology or hepatology related research career. The underlying rationale for this program is to take advantage of the strong physical and scientific synergies provided at the Anschutz Medical Campus, an outstanding committed and experienced research faculty, and a large pool of potential applicants. Two pathways of research training are offered to produce Basic Laboratory Scientists or Clinical- Translational Scientists, leveraging the resources at the UCD in basic, translational, clinical and outcomes-based research. Research training will be focused in four general scientific themes: mechanisms of tissue injury and repair, immunobiology and host defense, pediatric obesity and metabolic syndrome, and health outcomes research. The T32 faculty has grown to 31 scientists with over $25 million dollars in NIH grant funding and a highly successful training record. Basic research experiences are augmented by graduate courses, seminars and multidisciplinary meetings. Trainees in clinical-translational research will participate in the Masters of Science Degree in the Clinical Sciences Graduate Program of UCD and will leverage the infrastructure of the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. The research training is designed to be a 2-3 year program, generally beginning in the 2nd year of subspecialty fellowship or following completion of a PhD or equivalent. Eligible candidates are primarily drawn from the nationally recognized fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, with the potential for candidates in other disciplines including neonatology, nutrition and related basic science fields. Fellows are provided a minimum of 80% protected time for 2 or 3 years of training in a mentored and structured environment. The quality of the educational and research experiences will be closely monitored by the trainees, mentors and Executive Committee with defined metrics and ongoing improvement processes. Of the 16 trainees who will have completed the T32 training by 2014, 13 (81%) will have full-time academic positions and are developing their research careers. The continuation of 5 training positions is requested.