University of Wisconsin Voice Research Training Program

描述(由申请者提供)：华盛顿大学语音研究培训计划的总体长期目标是促进未来语音科学领域领导者的翻译研究技能的发展。我们将为有前途的博士后学生和博士后研究员提供全面的实验室和临床研究经验，以及接触临床试验、基于假设的研究设计、管理、伦理学和数据分析的课程。这是一个新颖的培训计划，通过整合基础科学导师和二级临床导师来满足对翻译研究、教育和经验的需求。此外，该培训计划为医学生提供了一个短期的暑期研究机会，以鼓励未来的临床医生成为语音研究领域的内科科学家。所有受训者都将接触到博士课程中通常不存在的独特课程。大多数教育中心目前的情况是，对嗓音感兴趣的喉科医生和言语病理学家正在接受单独的培训，创造了一个人为的障碍，以弥补翻译研究中必要的差距。培训计划包括耳鼻喉科医生、言语病理学家和基础科学家，他们在课程和研究方面密切合作。将语音科学培训与多学科重点和翻译应用相结合，将为未来几代科学家做出贡献。拟议的培训计划通过与威斯康星大学提供的培训要素(包括临床和翻译研究所)合作而得到丰富。 相关性：在大约750万美国人中发现了语音障碍。嗓音障碍往往使人虚弱，导致沟通障碍、收入损失和生活质量或职业/学业成就下降。据估计，美国约有2800万名员工每天都会遇到语音问题，其中许多人认为语音问题会对他们的工作和生活质量产生负面影响。华盛顿大学语音研究培训计划的总体目标是促进未来语音科学领域领导者的翻译研究技能的发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall long term goal of the UW Voice Research Training Program is to foster the development of translational research skills in future leaders in the field of voice science. We will provide promising predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows with comprehensive laboratory and clinical research experiences, as well as exposure to a curriculum in clinical trials, hypothesis-based research design, management, ethics, and data analysis. This is a novel training program that addresses the need for translational research education and experience by integration of both a basic science mentor and a secondary clinical mentor. In addition, the training program offers medical students a short-term summer research opportunity, to encourage future clinicians to become physician-scientists in the field of voice research. All trainees will be exposed to a unique program not typically found in doctoral programs. The current situation in most education centers is that laryngologists and speech pathologists interested in voice are getting separate training creating an artificial obstacle to bridge the gap necessary in translational research. The training program includes otolaryngologists, speech pathologists and basic scientists working closely together in curriculum and research. The combination of training in voice science with a multidisciplinary focus and translational application will make a contribution to future generations of scientists. The proposed training program is enriched by collaboration with training elements offered by the University of Wisconsin, including the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. RELEVANCE: Disruptions in voice are found in approximately 7.5 million Americans. Voice disorders are often debilitating, resulting in communicative impairment, lost income, and reductions in quality of life or occupational/scholastic achievement. According to estimates, approximately 28,000,000 workers in the US experience daily voice problems, many of whom perceive them to have a negative impact on their work and their quality of life. The overall goal of the UW Voice Research Training Program is to foster the development of translational research skills in future leaders in the field of voice science.