Training Program in Cardiovascular Research

 描述(由申请人提供)：这是一份竞争性的延续申请，要求续签1979年首次资助的心血管研究培训计划。自上次竞赛更新以来，18名学员得到了支持，其中17人担任全职学术职位或仍在接受培训。其中一位是Cell Press的科学编辑。其中5人获得了独立的校外资金，4人现在担任教职。该项目的目标是培养致力于研究心脏病学或相关领域的年轻研究人员，并为他们提供在现代多学科研究环境中取得成功所需的技能，包括基础研究、翻译研究和/或临床研究。受训者可能是医学博士、医学博士或博士，他们已完成临床或研究生培训，并正在寻求在心脏病学方面进行进一步的研究培训。课程的重要内容是由教师顾问进行监督，提供关于职业和研究决策的多角度的“团队指导”，个性化和通用的教学课程，双向反馈和交流的正式机制，以及对受训者和导师明确定义的期望和里程碑。Anthony Rosenzweig博士是项目主任，Murray Mittleman博士和Peter Oettgen博士是副项目主任，他们提供来自不同学科的高级领导，并长期致力于指导。一个由基础和临床教师组成的指导委员会从大量候选人中挑选受训人员，并监测个人和方案的进展。外部咨询委员会确保该计划保持最新，并对研究环境的快速变化做出反应。培训计划得益于强大的机构支持和基础设施，包括心血管部门、医学部、哈佛医学院和哈佛公共卫生学院的支持。哈佛医学院临床和转化科学中心(Catalyst)进一步加强了临床和转化性研究的研究、培训和教学机会。总的来说，BIDMC心血管部门，特别是T32培训基金，在培训心血管研究人员方面有着长期和成功的记录。通过这项申请，我们寻求延续和发扬这一传统。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a competing continuation application for renewal of a training program in cardiovascular research that was first funded in 1979. Since the last competitive renewal, 18 trainees have been supported of whom 17 are in full-time academic positions or still in training. One is a scientific editor at Cell press. Five have garnered independent extramural funding, and four now hold faculty positions. The goal of this program is to train young researchers committed to careers in investigative cardiology or allied fields, and to provide them with the skills needed for success in modern multi-disciplinary research environments encompassing basic, translational, and/or clinical research. Trainees may be MDs, MD-PhDs or PhDs who have finished clinical or graduate training and are seeking further research training in cardiology. Important elements of the curriculum are supervision by faculty advisors, "team mentoring" to provide multiple perspectives on career and research decisions, individualized and common didactic curricula, formal mechanisms for bi-directional feedback and communication, as well as clearly defined expectations and milestones for trainees and mentors. Dr. Anthony Rosenzweig is the Program Director and Drs. Murray Mittleman and Peter Oettgen are the Associate Program Directors, providing senior leadership from diverse disciplines with a longstanding commitment to mentoring. A Steering Committee comprised of basic and clinical faculty selects trainees from a large pool of candidates, and monitors individual and programmatic progress. An External Advisory Committee ensures that the program remains current and responsive to rapid changes in the research environment. The training program benefits from strong institutional support and infrastructure, including those within the Cardiovascular Division, the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard School of Public Health. The Harvard Medical School Clinical and Translational Science Center (Catalyst) further enhances research, training, and didactic opportunities in clinical and translational investigation. The BIDMC Cardiovascular Division, in general, and this T32 Training Grant, in particular, have a long and successful track record of training cardiovascular investigators. With this application, we seek to continue and enhance this tradition.