Research Training in Child Behavior and Nutrition

描述(由申请者提供)：我们在辛辛那提儿童医院医学中心的博士后培训项目是儿童行为和营养研究与培训中心的中心组成部分。该中心专门研究儿科慢性病和其他营养相关健康的行为、生物和营养方面的问题 问题。该中心的T32培训计划由NIDDK于2003年资助，正式确立了博士后水平的跨学科培训，目的是培训下一代学术领袖。该培训计划整合了行为医学和临床心理学、内分泌学、胃肠病、肝病和营养学、肺部内科、儿科外科、普通儿科和社区儿科、生物统计学和流行病学以及辛辛那提糖尿病和肥胖中心等部门的教职员工的专业知识。受训者获得：(1)儿科慢性疾病的病理生理学、诊断和治疗方面的专门知识，其中饮食调整是疾病管理的核心组成部分；(2)“最新技术”知识以及对整个儿科年龄范围的身体(例如，身体成分、骨量、疾病进展)、营养(例如，通过电子数据采集)和心理社会(例如，生活质量、家庭功能、功能行为)状况的评估的创新方法；以及(3)营养、行为和临床试验科学知识，这是开发经验证的预防模型和临床干预措施所必需的，这些模型和临床干预措施可以改善年轻人的饮食依从性、营养状况以及长期健康和生活质量结果。具有临床心理学或儿科医学子专业(如内分泌学、胃肠病学)背景。培训计划的重点是在我们NIH资助的研究人员的跨学科研究计划中的指导经验。这些受指导的研究经验包括研究员作为跨学科团队成员参与，以及他们启动受指导的跨学科独立研究项目。根据研究员之前的教育途径(博士、医学博士)，通过实践和应用经验以及他们参与的教学、研讨会和学术课程，根据个人的培训需求和职业目标(例如，行为科学、营养科学、神经内分泌学、临床试验方法学、高级生物统计学、拨款撰写、负责任的研究行为、临床和翻译研究硕士学位)，获得进一步的培训。我们项目毕业生的出色进步证明，这些培训机会为年轻的临床研究人员提供了坚实的基础，年轻的临床研究人员已经并将继续成功过渡到学术医学领域的教师职位，并成为NIH资助的临床研究项目的领导者，这些项目对未来的儿科健康结果具有重大影响。这一创新的T32项目目前的续签申请(11-15年)要求支持四个博士后培训职位。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Our postdoctoral training program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a central component of the Center for Child Behavior and Nutrition Research and Training. The Center has a specific research focus on the behavioral, biologic, and nutritional aspects of pediatric chronic illnesses and other nutrition-related health issues. The Center's T32 training program, funded by NIDDK in 2003, formalized cross-disciplinary training at the postdoctoral level with the aim of training the next generation of academic leaders. The training program integrates the expertise of faculty members across the Divisions of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Pulmonary Medicine; Pediatric Surgery; General and Community Pediatrics; Biostatistics and Epidemiology; and the Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center. Trainees acquire: (1) expertise in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric chronic medical conditions in which dietary modification is a central component of disease management; (2) knowledge of "state of the art" as well as innovative means of assessment of physical (e.g., body composition, bone mass, disease progression), nutritional (e.g., via electronic data capture), and psychosocial (e.g., quality of life, family functioning, functional behavior) status across the pediatric age range; and (3) knowledge of nutrition, behavioral, and clinical trials science necessary to develop empirically-tested prevention models and clinical interventions that improve dietary adherence, nutritional status, and long-term health and quality of life outcomes for youth. Candidates have backgrounds in clinical psychology or pediatric medical subspecialties (e.g., Endocrinology, Gastroenterology). The focal elements of the training program are mentored experiences within interdisciplinary research programs with our NIH-funded research faculty. These mentored research experiences include the fellow's participation as both an interdisciplinary team member, as well as their initiation of a mentored interdisciplinary independent research project. Based on the fellow's prior educational pathway (PhD, MD), further training is obtained via practical and applied experiences and their engagement in didactics, seminars, and academic coursework tailored to an individual's training needs and career goals (e.g., behavioral science, nutrition science, neuroendocrinology, clinical trials methodology, advanced biostatistics, grant-writing, responsible conduct of research, Masters Degree in Clinical and Translational Research). As evidenced by the excellent progress of our program graduates, these training opportunities provide a solid foundation from which young clinical researchers have already secured, and will continue to successfully transition to, faculty positions in the field of academic medicine and emerge as leaders with NIH-funded clinical research programs that have a significant impact on future pediatric health outcomes. The current renewal application (Years 11-15) for this innovative T32 program requests support for four postdoctoral training positions.