Training Program in Cancer Related Population Sciences

描述(由申请者提供)：哥伦比亚大学梅尔曼公共卫生学院已有15年的癌症流行病学、生物统计学和环境健康科学T32培训计划。它的基础是这样一种信念，即这些与癌症相关的人口科学的高质量研究人员除了需要各自特定学科的专业知识外，还需要广泛的多学科视角，以便开展和指导有效的研究计划。此外，对分子遗传学、临床肿瘤学、毒理学和行为科学的肤浅理解也是必不可少的。它非常成功，每年有10-12名博士后和博士后学员，他们通常都有很好的培训和研究经验；大多数人后来从事了成功的学术和研究事业。 新的R25资助机制可能会为我们的一些学员提供更好的工具，并为开发新的教育方法提供更好的工具。我们的T32已经具备了R25所需的许多要素，即跨学科的癌症预防和控制方法、深入的研究经验，以及拥有众多癌症研究项目的人口科学方面的大量教员。在这次重新提交中，我们建议通过在癌症控制研究中提供更多的行为问题培训来扩展我们的计划。此外，除了公共卫生学院内的一些必修和推荐课程外，我们还建议在第二年开设几个1-2个月的单元，为学员提供其主要领域以外的实践经验：临床环境中的数据收集和面谈；行为研究；实验室研究；卫生服务和结果；以及数据分析。每个受训人员还被要求参加病理学、研究伦理和研究资金方面的课程；进行一个以其专业领域为重点的深入的多学科项目；并每年在多学科每周会议上做两次演讲。博士后将被要求提交研究资助提案，这些提案将经过教职员工的“模拟”同行评审。对于这个专业项目，我们将把实习生的人数减少到6人(3名博士后，3名博士后)。增加了一名负责日常业务的方案协调员和一份更详细的方案评价计划。咨询委员会将监督受训人员的招聘、业绩和评价。培训计划将利用赫伯特·欧文综合癌症中心、纽约长老会医院、哈莱姆医院、华盛顿高地/哈莱姆社区和纽约市丰富的研究环境。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University has had a T32 Training Program in Cancer Epidemiology, Biostatisties, and Environmental Health Sciences for 15 years. It has been based on the belief that high-quality investigators in these cancer-related population sciences will require, aside from expertise in their own specific disciplines, a broad-based multidisciplinary perspective in order to conduct and direct effective research programs. In addition, a more than superficial understanding of molecular genetics, clinical oncology, toxicology, and behavioral sciences will be essential. It has been very successful, with 10-12 pre- and postdoctoral trainees annually, who generally have had excellent training and research experiences; most have gone on to successful academic and research careers. The new R25 funding mechanism may provide a better vehicle for some of our trainees and for developing new educational approaches. Many of the elements necessary for an R25 are already in our T32, i.e., a cross-disciplinary approach to cancer prevention and control, an in-depth research experience, and a large faculty in the population sciences with numerous funded research projects in cancer. In this resubmission, we propose to extend our program by providing more training in behavioral issues in cancer control research. Also, aside from a number of required and recommended courses within the School of Public Health, we propose an innovative specialized curriculum, with several 1-2 month modules in year 2 which will give trainees hands-on experience outside their major areas: data collection and interviewing in a clinical setting; behavioral research; laboratory research; health services and outcomes; and data analysis. Each trainee is also required to take courses in pathology, research ethics, and research funding; undertake an in-depth multidisciplinary project with a focus in their area of specialty; and make two presentations/year at a multidsciplinary weekly conference. Postdocs will be required to submit research grant proposals that will undergo "mock" peer review by the faculty. For this specialized program, we would reduce our number of trainees to 6 (3 predoc, 3 postdoc). A Program Coordinator for day-to-day operations and a more detailed evaluation plan for the program have been added. An Advisory Committee will oversee recruitment, performance and evaluation of the trainees. The Training Program will utilize the rich research environment of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Harlem Hospital, the Washington Heights/Harlem communities, and New York City.