Research Training in Child Behavior and Nutrition

描述（由申请人提供）：我们在辛辛那提儿童医院医疗中心的博士后培训计划是儿童行为和营养研究与培训中心的核心组成部分。该中心有一个具体的研究重点是行为，生物，和营养方面的儿科慢性疾病和其他营养相关的健康 问题.该中心的T32培训计划，由NIDDK在2003年资助，正式在博士后水平的跨学科培训，旨在培养下一代的学术领袖。该培训计划整合了行为医学和临床心理学各部门教师的专业知识;内分泌学;胃肠病学，肝病学和营养学;肺医学;儿科手术;普通和社区儿科学;生物统计学和流行病学;以及辛辛那提糖尿病和肥胖中心。受训者获得：（1）儿科慢性医学病症的病理生理学、诊断和治疗方面的专业知识，其中饮食调整是疾病管理的核心组成部分;（2）“最新技术”的知识以及评估身体状况的创新手段（例如，身体组成、骨量、疾病进展），营养（例如，通过电子数据捕获），和社会心理学（例如，生活质量，家庭功能，功能行为）状态在儿科年龄范围内;和（3）营养，行为和临床试验科学的知识，必要的开发经临床试验的预防模型和临床干预措施，改善饮食依从性，营养状况，长期健康和生活质量的结果为青年。候选人具有临床心理学或儿科医学亚专业背景（例如，内分泌学、胃肠病学）。该培训计划的重点是与我们的NIH资助的研究教师的跨学科研究计划的指导经验。这些指导的研究经验包括研究员作为跨学科团队成员的参与，以及他们发起的指导跨学科独立研究项目。根据研究员先前的教育途径（博士，医学博士），进一步的培训是通过实践和应用经验，以及他们参与教学法，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，先进的生物统计学，赠款写作，负责任的研究行为，临床和转化研究硕士学位）。正如我们的课程毕业生的出色进展所证明的那样，这些培训机会为年轻的临床研究人员提供了坚实的基础，他们已经获得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产生重大影响。目前的更新申请（11-15年级）为这个创新的T32计划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.