Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Training

此应用程序请求支持一个培训计划，准备高素质的儿科医生承担 在儿科传染病研究中担任领导职务。位于传染病科 疾病在波士顿儿童医院，该计划利用丰富的学术和研究 哈佛医学院资源，哈佛T.H. Chan公共卫生学院及附属教学 医院汇集优秀的教学经验和研究机会，有关传染病 儿童疾病。请求每年为3个职位提供支助。儿科医生进入该计划， 至少三年的综合临床和研究培训，其中包括至少两年的 在一名教师的指导下进行的监督研究。31个 教学人员是完成调查和经验丰富的导师选择从司 传染病在波士顿儿童医院和附属单位在其他哈佛机构。下 在研究导师和项目指导委员会的指导下， 为每个受训者设计了三个广泛调查领域之一：微生物发病机制，宿主反应， 和疫苗，或者流行病学和健康结果。流行病学和健康结果培训人员 pathway有机会获得哈佛公共卫生学院的公共卫生硕士学位 卫生作为培训计划的一个组成部分，提供流行病学，生物统计学，临床试验 设计和分析方法。感染控制、抗菌药物管理或 还提供移植传染病。所有受训人员都参加了赠款准备方面的研讨会和辅导， 科学写作，补充指导研究经验。个人奖学金监督 为每名受训人员委任委员会，以监察进度及提供职业指导。期间 第二年或第三年，受训人员将在国家会议上介绍他们的工作， 手稿出版，并在大多数情况下，申请K08，K23，或其他职业发展奖， 支持向独立调查员过渡。在过去的十年里， 疾病奖学金计划，30名毕业生中有27人留在学术岗位，15人参与了 以研究为基础的调查，12人主要从事临床学术活动。

This application requests support for a training program that prepares highly qualified pediatricians to assume leadership positions as investigators in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Based in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Boston Children’s Hospital, the program takes advantage of the rich academic and research resources of Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and affiliated teaching hospitals to bring together outstanding didactic experiences and research opportunities relevant to infectious diseases of children. Support for three positions per year is requested. Pediatricians enter the program for a minimum of three years of integrated clinical and research training that includes at least two years of supervised research under the mentorship of a member of the teaching faculty. The 31 members of the teaching faculty are accomplished investigators and experienced mentors chosen from the Division of Infectious Diseases at Boston Children’s Hospital and affiliated units at other Harvard institutions. Under the guidance of the research mentor and the Program Steering Committee, an individualized curriculum is designed for each trainee in one of three broad areas of investigation: microbial pathogenesis, host response and vaccines, or epidemiology and health outcomes. Trainees in the epidemiology and health outcomes pathway have the opportunity to earn a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health as an integral part of the training program, providing training in epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical trial design, and analytical methods. Additional specialized training in infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, or transplant infectious diseases is also offered. All trainees have seminars and tutorials in grant preparation and scientific writing that supplement the mentored research experience. An individual Scholarship Oversight Committee is appointed for each trainee to monitor progress and to provide career guidance. During the second or third year, trainees are expected to present their work at national meetings, to prepare one or more manuscripts for publication, and, in most cases, to apply for a K08, K23, or other career development award to support the transition to independence as an investigator. Over the past ten years of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship program, 27 of 30 graduates have remained in academic positions, with 15 involved in research-based investigation, and 12 involved in primarily clinical academic activities.