Accelerating Interventions for Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders via DSPP Scholar Training at Michigan

摘要 颅面部疾病和紊乱(CDD)是常见的出生缺陷，具有显著的生理、 对受影响的人、他们的家庭和他们的社会造成心理和经济上的影响。多学科的 在网络医疗保健中为患者提供全面护理的头面部诊所和中心 这些系统极大地改进了对CDD患者的评估、诊断和管理。然而， 由于颅面发育过程的复杂性和脆弱性，遗传、环境和 许多头面部疾病的发育原因尚不清楚，这构成了最有效的障碍 用于预防和干预。 这个临床医生-科学家培训项目的目标是培养对服务充满热情的学者。 CDD患者对拓展CDD的科学知识和有效干预感兴趣。是这样的 这一目标将通过建立学者渠道、招募承诺学者和提供培训来实现 环境，以确保这些学者的学术卓越和专业成功。具体地说，我们的 该计划将通过核心课程、研讨会、期刊俱乐部、研究调查、科学研究提供博士培训 写作、职业生涯和领导力发展，加上支持学者 科学和职业目标。博士培训将与口腔健康科学博士项目相结合，并 专科培训将在牙科学院认可的专科课程之一内进行。 具有专业知识和经验的临床和研究导师已经聚集在一起。我们建议接纳两名 学者们追求牙科专业与博士生相结合的培养。学者的遴选将基于强大的 学术记录、研究成就和对研究密集型学术生涯的承诺 重点关注头面部疾病和紊乱。将作出具体努力从以下人员中招募个人 代表不足的背景以及处境不利和残疾的个人。每位学者的学术成就 计划将根据考生的能力进行个人定制，并在入学时制定资助计划， 经验和对他/她所选专业的要求。 这一跨越部门和学校边界的多学科计划将涉及 牙科学院、拉克姆研究生院和密歇根大学中央校区 除了口腔科学的核心课程外，精选的教学、临床和研究培训将 去做吧。学者将接受负责任的研究和学术行为的正式指导。这个 密歇根大学重视高质量的培训计划，致力于培养牙医科学家 成为独立的研究人员、熟练的临床医生、批判性思想家和终身学习者，从而培养 多样化和独特的合格劳动力将加快颅面部疾病的预防和干预 疾病和紊乱。

ABSTRACT Craniofacial diseases and disorders (CDD) are common birth defects with significant physical, psychological, and financial ramifications on the affected, their families, and their society. The multidisciplinary craniofacial clinics and centers providing comprehensive care for patients within networked health care systems have greatly improved the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with CDD. However, due to the complexity and vulnerability of craniofacial developmental process, the genetic, environmental and developmental causes of many craniofacial disorders remain unknown constituting the most effective barrier for prevention and interventions. The goal of this clinician-scientist training program is to nurture scholars who are passionate about serving patients with CDD and interested in expanding scientific knowledge and effective intervention of CDD. Such goal will be achieved by building a pipeline of scholars, recruiting committed scholars, and providing a training environment to ensure academic excellence and professional success of these scholars. Specifically, our program will offer PhD training via core courses, seminars, journal clubs, research investigation, scientific writing, career and leadership development, coupled with clinical specialty training that supports scholars’ scientific and career goals. The PhD training will be integrated with the Oral Health Sciences PhD program and specialty training will be conducted within one of the accredited specialty programs at the School of Dentistry. Clinical and research mentors with expertise and experiences have been assembled. We propose to admit two scholars to pursue the integrated dental specialty and PhD training. Scholars will be selected based on strong academic records, research accomplishments, and commitment to a research-intensive academic career with a focus on craniofacial diseases and disorders. Specific efforts will be made to recruit individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, as well as disadvantaged and disabled individuals. Each scholar’s academic plan will be individually tailored and funding plan established at matriculation by considering scholar’s abilities, experiences, and requirements of his/her chosen specialty. This multidisciplinary program that spans across departmental and school boundaries will involve the School of Dentistry, Rackham School of Graduate Studies and the University of Michigan Central campus where in addition to the core curriculum in oral sciences, selected didactic, clinical, and research training will take place. Scholars will receive formal instruction in responsible conduct of research and scholarship. The University of Michigan values quality training programs and is committed to training dentist-scientists to become independent researchers, skilled clinicians, critical thinkers, and life-long learners, thus developing a diverse and uniquely qualified workforce that will accelerate the prevention and interventions of craniofacial diseases and disorders.