UConn Combined DMD/Masters Program

描述(由申请者提供)：康涅狄格州大学DMD/硕士项目旨在加强行为、临床和翻译研究与牙科教育之间的互动。我们提出了两个项目：DMD与公共卫生硕士(MPH)或临床与翻译研究(MSCTR)理学硕士相结合。我们计划在五年内完成一项最适合个别学生需求的灵活的学习计划。公共卫生硕士项目是一个久负盛名的项目，于1984年在康涅狄格州大学成立，并于2008年获得公共卫生教育委员会的重新认证。公共卫生硕士课程包括48个学分，包括实习和顶峰项目或论文。作为DMD计划的一部分，牙科学生在合并计划中完成的工作将获得12学分。MSCTR需要24个学分，其中包括有指导的研究经验，并于2008年4月获得州高等教育委员会的认可。我们建议每年招收两名学生参加联合学位计划，占入学班级的5%，在五年的资助期内招收十名学生。康涅狄格大学有一个强大的临床、行为和公共卫生研究项目，将支持该项目的学生培训。医学院和牙医学院的20多名教职员工自愿担任联合项目中学生的导师。内容专长包括流行病学、心理学、骨骼生物学、骨质疏松症、衰老、成瘾、牙周病学、材料科学、质量改进、营养科学和口腔肿瘤学。研究经验将包括临床干预研究、社区干预、流行病学和临床试验。该机构有强有力的招聘方案，健康职业机会方案将许多方案引向招聘代表性不足的少数族裔候选人。公共卫生硕士和理工学院都将负责任的研究行为纳入了他们的培训计划。此外，我们将要求学生完成CITL在线人类学科研究培训，我们将为学员举办关于这一主题的强制性年度研讨会。 公共卫生相关性：这一DMD/硕士联合项目将帮助培养一批经过研究培训的专业人员，他们将能够填补全国牙科学校的众多教师空缺职位，并培养执业临床医生来评估新的治疗方式并参与社区研究团队。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The UCONN Combined DMD/Masters Program is aimed at strengthening the interaction between behavioral, clinical and translational research and dental education. We propose two programs: a DMD combined with either a Master of Public Health (MPH) or a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research (MSCTR). We plan a flexible program of study best suited to individual student needs that can be completed in five years. The MPH is a well-established program founded at UConn in 1984 and reaccredited by the Council on Education for Public Health in 2008. The MPH consists of 48 credits, including a practicum (internship) and either a capstone project or thesis. Dental students in the combined program receive 12 credits for work completed as part of the DMD program. The MSCTR requires 24 credits including a mentored research experience and was accredited by the State Board of Higher Education in April, 2008. We propose to enroll two students per year in the combined degree program, representing 5% of the entering class with ten students enrolled in the program over the five year funding period. The University of Connecticut has a strong clinical, behavioral and public health research program that will support the training of students in this program. Over twenty faculty members in the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine have volunteered to serve as mentors to students in the combined programs. Content expertise includes epidemiology, psychology, skeletal biology, osteoporosis, aging, addictions, periodontology, material sciences, quality improvement, nutrition science and oral oncology. The research experiences would encompass clinical intervention studies, community based interventions, epidemiology and clinical trials. The institution has vigorous recruitment programs and the Health Careers Opportunity Program directs numerous programs towards the recruitment of under-represented minority candidates. Both the MPH and MSCTR incorporate responsible conduct in research into their training programs. In addition, we will require students to complete the on-line CITl training in human subjects' research and we will conduct a mandatory annual seminar on this topic for the trainees. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This combined DMD/Masters program will serve to train a cadre of research trained professionals who will be able to fill the numerous vacant faculty positions in dental schools across the country as well as prepare practicing clinicians to evaluate new treatment modalities and participate in community based research teams.