Training Program in Gastrointestinal Epidemiology

摘要 我们的胃肠道(GI)流行病学培训项目的目的是培训和发展 未来的独立研究人员和胃肠道临床研究的领导者，通过为选定的胃肠道研究员提供： (1)设计和执行临床研究的核心方法技能；和(2)有组织的、有指导的 在我们世界级的核心教师的指导下的研究经验。这是第三届大赛 我们唯一专注的计划的续订申请。通过这次培训，我们的T32研究员离开了GI研究员 准备竞争终身教职，并为进一步的职业生涯获得外部资金 发展，最终导致独立的研究事业。自2002年成立以来，已有14名学员 完成了这个程序。近80%的人是学术医学中心的教师，近三分之二的人是学术医学中心的教师 成功角逐基金会或联邦职业发展奖。我们请求支持%2 每个培训年度的博士后实习生(即GI研究员)，以支持对临床研究日益增长的兴趣 GI学员的职业生涯，每名学员完成两年的培训(即总共4名学员)。 胃肠道流行病学培训计划的目标是：(1)完成硕士学位，重点是 临床研究的设计和实施；(2)完成集中的胃肠道临床研究系列研讨会 和综合临床流行病学/卫生保健政策研讨会系列；(3)成功设计、实施、 和在导师团队的指导下发表多个临床研究项目，包括 内容专家(例如，胃肠病专家)和方法学家(例如，流行病学家)；以及，(4)编写 职业发展奖或其他补助金申请。每个学员专注于一个特定的主题，并完成3个 相关项目：(1)荟萃分析；(2)二级数据集分析；以及(3)前瞻性设计 学习。这些项目为职业发展奖的申请提供了基础和初步数据。 我们的培训计划得到了加州大学丰富的协作环境的极大增强 密歇根州，拥有大量的资源、中心和研究机构，包括：(1)CTSA支持 密歇根临床和健康研究所(MICHR)；(2)卫生保健政策研究所和 创新；以及，(3)退伍军人临床管理研究中心(退伍军人事务部HSR&D创新中心)。 我们的多学科核心教师包括专业的生物统计学家、流行病学家、行为经济学家、 政策制定者以及翻译、临床和结果研究人员，他们不仅来自 消化内科，还有普通内科和公共卫生学院。多数 教职员工为他们正在进行的研究提供联邦资助，这些教职员工提供广泛的研究 具有多层次合作的专业知识和多年指导学员的经验。

ABSTRACT The purpose of our Training Program in Gastrointestinal (GI) Epidemiology is to train and develop future independent investigators and leaders in GI clinical research by providing selected GI fellows with: (1) core methodological skills in the design and execution of clinical research; and, (2) a structured, mentored research experience under the guidance of our world-class Core Faculty. This is the third competitive renewal application for our uniquely focused program. With this training, our T32 fellows leave GI fellowship poised to compete for tenure-track faculty positions and secure external funding for further career development, ultimately leading to independent research careers. Since inception in 2002, 14 trainees have completed this program. Nearly 80% are faculty at academic medical centers, and nearly two-thirds successfully competed for foundation or federal career development awards. We request support for 2 post-doctoral trainees (i.e., GI fellows) per training year to support the growing interest in clinical research careers among GI trainees, with each trainee completing two years of training (i.e., 4 trainees total). The goals of the Training Program in GI Epidemiology are: (1) completion of a Master’s degree focused on the design and execution of clinical research; (2) completion of a focused GI clinical research seminar series and a comprehensive clinical epidemiology/health care policy seminar series; (3) successful design, execution, and publication of multiple clinical research projects under the guidance of a team of mentors, including content experts (e.g., gastroenterologists) and methodologists (e.g., epidemiologists); and, (4) preparation of a career development award or other grant application. Each trainee focuses on a specific topic and completes 3 interrelated projects: (1) a meta-analysis; (2) a secondary dataset analysis; and, (3) design of a prospective study. These projects provide the foundation and preliminary data for a career development award application. Our training program is greatly enhanced by the rich, collaborative environment of the University of Michigan, with its vast resources, centers, and research institutes, including: (1) the CTSA-supported Michigan Institute of Clinical and Health Research (MICHR); (2) the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; and, (3) the VA Center for Clinical Management Research (a VA HSR&D Center of Innovation). Our multi-disciplinary Core Faculty includes expert biostatisticians, epidemiologists, behavioral economists, policy-makers, and translational, clinical, and outcomes researchers from not only the Division of Gastroenterology, but also the Division of General Internal Medicine and the School of Public Health. Most faculty are federally-funded for their ongoing research, and these faculty offer a broad spectrum of research expertise with multiple levels of established collaboration and many years of experience mentoring trainees.