Duke Research Training Program for Pediatricians

描述（由申请人提供）：缺乏对儿科疾病及其适当治疗过程的理解给儿童及其家庭带来了沉重的负担。我们的项目将通过在基础儿科科学和临床研究领域选择、培训、指导和安置年轻儿科研究者来解决这一问题。首席研究员和项目主管将由儿科主任Michael M. Frank博士担任，他在培训和指导方面有着长期成功的职业生涯。他将得到三个委员会的支持。遴选委员会由本处经验丰富的调查人员和导师组成，负责评估和排序有潜力的学员。从代表性不足的少数民族招募学员将是我们项目的重点。本次招聘将由Delbert R. Wigfall博士支持，他是儿科副教授、副院长和机构多元文化资源中心主任。内部咨询委员会将定期评估学员的进度、导师的指导以及培训后的安置和学员的成功情况。根据该审查和项目主任的直接审查，将对个别受训者实施适当的干预措施。外部咨询委员会由来自美国各地的国际公认的成功的学术儿科医生组成，他们将审查项目目标的完成情况，就项目的总体方向向项目主任提出建议，并帮助确保实习生成功过渡到学术儿科。该项目每年将有四名学员。培训时间为两到三年。通过与成功的临床和基础儿科科学家的互动，将提供强大的指导研究经验，并建立指导记录。所有受训者都将学习“负责任的研究行为”课程，以及一门关于拨款和手稿写作的课程。他们将通过举办研讨会和其他演讲来发展他们的沟通技巧。受训者将根据他们的专业，参加可获得健康科学硕士学位或人类疾病基因组应用硕士学位的课程，并定期向方案主任和外部咨询委员会报告。获得硕士学位将是选修的，但预计大多数学员将选择攻读该学位。学员将由导师、内部咨询委员会和项目主任提供职业咨询。我们之前在培养拥有学术职位的研究员方面的成功支持了该机构国家研究服务奖的长期目标，即培养成功的学术儿科科学家，他们将继续致力于研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The lack of understanding of the processes underlying pediatric illnesses and their appropriate therapy inflicts a heavy burden on children and their families. Our program will address this issue by selecting, training, mentoring, and placing young pediatric investigators in the areas of both basic pediatric science and clinical research. The Principal Investigator and Program Director will be Dr. Michael M. Frank, Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, who has had a long successful career in training and mentoring. He will be supported by three committees. The Selection Committee, composed of members of our department who are experienced investigators and mentors, will assess and rank potential trainees. Recruitment of trainees from under-represented minorities will be a focus of our program. This recruitment will be supported by Dr. Delbert R. Wigfall, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean, and Director of our Institutional Multicultural Resource Center. The Internal Advisory Committee will regularly assess the trainee's progress, the preceptor's mentoring, and the post-training placement and success of the trainees. Based on that review and the direct review of the Program Director, appropriate interventions for individual trainees will be implemented. The External Advisory Board, made up of internationally recognized successful academic pediatricians from across the United States, will review the accomplishment of the program goals, advise the Program Director as to the overall direction of the program, and help ensure the successful transition of the trainees into academic pediatrics. The program will have four trainees each year. The duration of training will be two to three years. A strong mentored research experience will be provided through interaction with successful clinical and basic pediatric scientists with established track records of mentoring. All trainees will take the course, Responsible Conduct of Research, and a course in grant and manuscript writing. They will develop their communication skills by giving seminars and other presentations. The trainees, depending on their track, will take courses that lead to a Master in Health Sciences degree or to a Master in Genomic Applications to Human Disease degree and will report regularly to the Program Director and the External Advisory Committee. Obtaining the master's degree will be elective, but it is anticipated that most trainees will elect to take the degree. The trainees will be provided career counseling by their mentors, the Internal Advisory Committee, and the Program Director. Our previous success in training fellows who hold academic positions supports the long-term goal of this Institutional National Research Service Award to develop successful academic pediatric scientists who will stay committed to research.