Research Training in Pediatric Cardiology

描述（由申请人提供）： 该奖项的前十年一直致力于培养博士。在基础心血管科学研究领域，特别是与小儿心脏病学相关的领域，有着丰富的经验。从出版记录和受训人员获奖后的成就来看，他们的培训经验是上级的。 在这个应用程序中，我们将扩大我们的计划的成功，提供培训和指导临床科学家除了基础科学家的途径。 针对T-32奖项的NHLBI特定指南强烈倡导通过基础科学家和临床研究者之间的协作互动来丰富培训环境。 最近的RFA为儿科心脏病临床网络和儿科心脏发育临床研究专业中心提供了对儿科心脏病学临床研究的重点支持。 我们很幸运，有许多关键的资源，以支持临床和基础科学研究培训的儿科心脏病学研究员在MUSC。 我们的培训中心是南卡罗来纳州儿科心脏病三级临床护理的唯一提供者，也是全州儿科心脏病专家网络的中心，为从重症监护相关假设到流行病学的临床研究提供必要的患者护理活动。 关键的机构资源极大地支持了MUSC儿科心脏病学临床和基础科学研究的整合。 这些特别包括MUSC作为儿科心脏病临床网络的资助中心的参与，非常成功的临床研究计划理学硕士的存在，充满活力的NIH/NHLBI 少数民族机构研究培训计划奖，心血管发育生物学中心，和生物医学研究中心卓越心血管研究奖。 所有这些项目的主任都是该奖项的副主任或咨询委员会成员。 机构资源的整合，指导研究兴趣和资源的广度，对研究活动导师的承诺，以及非常成功的申请人招募环境，为MUSC儿科心脏病学的多学科研究培训创造了一个上级环境。 基础科学，临床和翻译博士后研究培训机会在这个程序中描述的增强目前活跃在MUSC儿科心脏病学之间的协同互动，并展示了MUSC学术环境中丰富的研究活动范围。 (End摘要）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The first ten years of this award have been directed to training Ph.D.'s and pediatric cardiology fellows in fields of basic cardiovascular science research especially relevant to pediatric cardiology. Their training experiences have been superior as measured by publication records and the post-award achievements of trainees. In this application we will expand on the success of our program to provide pathways for training and mentoring clinical scientists in addition to basic scientists. NHLBI-specific guidelines for T-32 awards strongly advocate training environments enriched by collaborative interactions between basic scientists and clinical investigators. Emphatic support for clinical research in pediatric cardiology has also been provided by recent RFA's for a Pediatric Heart Disease Clinical Network and Specialized Centers of Clinically Oriented Research in Pediatric Heart Development. We are fortunate to have many critical resources to support clinical and basic science research training for pediatric cardiology fellows at MUSC. Our training site is the sole provider of pediatric cardiology tertiary clinical care for the state of South Carolina, and the center of a state-wide network of pediatric cardiologists, resulting in the necessary patient care activities for clinical research ranging from intensive care related hypotheses to epidemiology. Key institutional resources greatly support integration of clinical and basic science research in pediatric cardiology at MUSC. These especially include participation of MUSC as a funded center in the Pediatric Heart Disease Clinical Network, the presence of a highly successful Master of Science in Clinical Research Program, a vigorous NIH/NHLBI Minority Institutional Research Training Program Award, the Cardiovascular Developmental Biology Center, and the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Research Award. The directors of all of these programs are Associate Directors or Advisory Committee members of this award. The integration of institutional resources, the breadth of mentored research interests and resources, the commitment to mentorship in research activities, and a highly successful applicant recruitment environment creates a superior environment for multidisciplinary research training in pediatric cardiology at MUSC. The basic science, clinical, and translational postdoctoral research training opportunities described in this program augment synergistic interactions currently active between pediatric cardiology at MUSC and demonstrate the rich scope of research activities in the MUSC academic environment. (End of Abstract)