Cardiology & pulmonary research training grant

描述(由申请人提供)： 宾夕法尼亚大学医学院临床流行病学和生物统计中心(CCEB)、心血管研究所(CVI)、心血管医学部(DCM)和肺、过敏和重症监护科(PACCD)提交了这份申请，要求续订一项创新和成功的研究培训计划，为临床医生提供心血管和肺部临床研究方面的博士后培训，旨在加强传统流行病学与临床心血管和肺部医学之间的联系。该计划的目标是培养医生成为严格和独立的学术调查人员，能够使用流行病学中可用的一系列方法来解决心血管或肺部疾病的病因、预后、预防和早期发现、治疗、临床经济学、技术评估、医疗决策和患者护理质量等临床研究问题。为期两到三年的培训计划包括临床流行病学、研究方法和生物统计学的必修课；心肺流行病学的必修课；选修课；广泛的独立阅读材料；出席和参加CCEB、CVI、DCM和PACCD的研究研讨会；以及完成一项独立研究项目。具体地说，该计划旨在：(1)提供适用于临床研究的研究技术的深入知识；(2)在临床流行病学和心血管和肺部研究方面向导师提供研究经验；以及(3)汇聚CCEB、CVI、DCM和PACCD的教职员工和研究员。学员攻读临床流行病学理学硕士(MSCE)学位。正在进行的心脏病学和肺科学研究培训项目的优势在于：CCEB、DCM和PACCD的研究培训项目取得成功的悠久历史；新成立的CVI；这些项目之间建立的协作联系；为学员提供的全面课程和研究项目；以及具有成功培训记录的经验丰富的项目主任和教员。此外，CCEB、DCM、CVI和PACCD等院系丰富的专业知识的可获得性；为这些小组提供的可用于研究项目和培训的大量现有大型数据库；可用于临床研究(如临床试验、病例对照、队列研究等)的广泛的专业分析能力；以及院系对协作研究和培训的承诺，这些结合在一起，为本培训计划提供了一个理想的环境。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), the Cardiovascular Institute (CVI), the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine DCM), and the Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division (PACCD) of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine submit this request for the renewal of an innovative and successful research training program for post-doctoral training for clinicians in cardiovascular and pulmonary clinical research, specifically designed to strengthen the links among traditional epidemiology and clinical cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine. The objective of the program is to train physicians to be rigorous and independent academic investigators able to use the range of approaches available in epidemiology to address clinical research issues regarding the etiology, prognosis, prevention and early detection, treatment, clinical economics, technology assessment, medical decision making, and quality of patient care of cardiovascular or pulmonary disease. The two- to three-year training program consists of required courses in clinical epidemiology, research methodology, and biostatistics; a required course in cardiopulmonary epidemiology; elective courses; extensive independent readings; attendance at and participation in research seminars at the CCEB, CVI, DCM, and PACCD; plus the completion of an independent research project. Specifically, the program is designed to: (1) provide in-depth knowledge of the research techniques appropriate to clinical research; (2) provide research experience with mentors in clinical epidemiology and cardiovascular and pulmonary research; and (3) bring together faculty and fellows in the CCEB, CVI, DCM, and PACCD. Trainees matriculate in the Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE) degree program. Strengths of the ongoing program, Cardiology and Pulmonary Research Training, are the long history of successful research training programs in the CCEB, DCM, and PACCD; the newly created CVI; the collaborative links that have been forged among these programs; the comprehensive course offerings and research programs that are available to trainees; and an extensive set of experienced program directors and faculty preceptors with successful training records. In addition, the availability of the broad range of rich expertise of the faculties in the-CCEB, DCM, CVI, and PACCD; numerous existing large databases available to these groups that can be used for research projects and training; a broad array of specialized analytic capabilities available for clinical studies (e.g., clinical trials, case-control, cohort research, etc.); and the faculties' commitment to collaborative research and training, combine to provide an ideal environment for this training program.