Multidisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Imaging

描述(由申请人提供)： 尽管非侵入性成像可用于促进心血管保健的提供，但接受过培训以指导致力于在心血管疾病人群中适当应用成像的研究的学术医生和授予博士学位的专业人员相对较少。这是一个需要解决的重要问题，因为在2008年，成像将取代药品，成为美国医疗保险和医疗补助的最大医疗支出。这个T32应用程序是为博士后医学和博士研究人员设计的，他们正在从博士后培训过渡到使用心血管成像进行健康科学研究的调查性研究职业。每个注册的研究人员都将与一位公认的非侵入性心血管成像研究导师合作，以便接受学术培训，以便进行有意义的研究，致力于适当使用成像来提供心血管保健。这项T-32申请的其他主要特点包括：1)所有计划受训人员将注册临床和人口转化科学的理学硕士学位计划，2)组织的多学科计划结构，擅长培养年轻研究人员，并有能力识别、修改和调整该T-32计划，以确保受训人员在学术医学方面取得成功，3)从许多主要的NIH资助的预期队列研究和临床试验中获得多种表型和生物材料，这是由于支持计划教师正在进行的研究的广泛参与，以及4)一个研讨会计划，加强非侵入性成像的表演者和用户之间的互动，包括那些具有生物信息学、生物医学工程、纳米技术、组织再生、企业管理以及心血管、神经学、外科和放射学专业知识的人。这项T-32计划的目标是培养专业的学术研究人员，他们具有强大的健康科学研究背景，能够应用心血管成像方面的新进展，以指导成像应用于改善心血管健康。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Although noninvasive imaging can be used to facilitate delivery of cardiovascular healthcare, there are relatively few academic physicians and doctorate awarded professionals that are trained to direct research dedicated to the appropriate application of imaging in populations with cardiovascular disease. This is an important issue to address given that in 2008, imaging will supplant pharmaceuticals as the largest healthcare expenditure for Medicare and Medicaid in the United States. This T32 application is designed for postdoctoral MD and PhD investigators who are transitioning from doctoral training into investigative research careers in health sciences research using cardiovascular imaging. Each enrolled investigator will be partnered with an established noninvasive cardiovascular-imaging research mentor in order to receive academic training for the purpose of performing meaningful research studies dedicated toward the appropriate use of imaging for delivering cardiovascular healthcare. Other key features of this T-32 application include: 1) all program trainees will enroll in a Master's of Science degree program in Clinical & Population Translational Sciences, 2) an organizational multi-disciplinary program structure that is adept at training young investigators and has the capability to recognize, modify, and adapt this T-32 program for the purpose of insuring that trainees are progressing toward success in academic medicine, 3) access to multiple phenotypic and biologic materials from many of the major NIH-funded prospective cohort studies and clinical trials made possible because of the extensive involvement of the ongoing research of the supporting program faculty, and 4) a seminar program that enhances interaction among performers and users of noninvasive imaging including those with expertise in bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, tissue regeneration, business administration, and the cardiovascular, neurologic, surgical, and radiologic sciences. It is the goal of this T-32 program to train professional academic investigators who are well equipped to apply new advances in cardiovascular imaging with a strong health sciences research background in order to direct the application of imaging toward the improvement of cardiovascular health.