Comprehensive Training in Inter-Disciplinary Oral Health Research

摘要 口腔健康的进步取决于培养高技能的科学家，他们能够进行严格的 牙科、口腔和颅面研究，并为他们在多学科和跨学科团队中工作做好准备 将研究成果转化为改善公众健康的应用程序。拟议中的培训 华盛顿大学(UW)的计划是现有T90/R90培训补助金的竞争性续签 题为跨学科口腔健康研究的综合培训。通过利用广度和 凭借威斯康星大学现有的学术研究项目的优势，我们成功地创建和完善了一个 综合培训计划，提供广泛的跨学科口腔健康研究领域， 包括公共卫生、行为和临床，以及基础科学和翻译科学。我们以前的 NIDCR资助的培训方案非常有效，我们85%的前博士前和/或 过去15年的博士后实习生继续从事研究密集型或与研究相关的工作 各就各位。研究领域包括公共卫生、行为和临床，以及基础和翻译 科学。口腔医学院口腔健康科学系(OHS)是 该计划为所有受训人员提供核心内容。其他参与的部门包括生物统计、 公共卫生学院的流行病学、卫生系统和人口健康。关注的领域在 基础科学和翻译科学包括研究健康和疾病的分子和遗传学方法；颅面 结构、功能和发育；干细胞生物学/组织再生/工程学。我们的目标是 为：1)提供严格的、以学科为基础的基础/翻译或公共卫生/行为/临床口腔培训 健康研究(通过院系研究生课程和指导研究实现)；以及，2)提供 培养学员的技能，使其成为多个和 跨学科研究团队(通过核心研讨会和研究报告以及 根据受训人员的个人发展计划提供个性化的职业发展机会)。Pre- 博士培训(2个博士职位)通过博士项目在所有四个参与的部门提供。这个 DDS/博士课程(3个职位)通过口腔健康科学研究生课程提供。博士后 培训(4个职位)提供给有资格博士学位的候选人从事口腔健康研究 主题，这包括寻求更多研究培训和经验的牙医。包括1个POST- 为对高级研究培训感兴趣的非公民牙医指定的博士职位，以准备 研究生涯，尤其是在一所美国牙科学校。预计任期为五年。 博士后和博士后实习生需要2到3年时间。我们不仅根据流程对计划进行评估 衡量标准(例如，取得学位的进展、近期目标)，但也包括长期结果，包括职位 受训人员、他们在科学出版物上的作者身份以及作为私人投资或关键人员的赠款记录。

Abstract Making advances in oral health depends on training highly skilled scientists capable of conducting rigorous dental, oral and craniofacial research, and on preparing them to work in multi- and interdisciplinary teams to translate research findings into applications that improve the health of the public. The proposed training program at the University of Washington (UW) is a competing renewal of an existing T90/R90 training grant titled Comprehensive Training in Interdisciplinary Oral Health Research. By leveraging the breadth and strength of academic research programs available at the UW, we have successfully created and refined a comprehensive training program that offers a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary oral health research areas, including public health, behavioral, and clinical, as well as basic and translational sciences. Our previous NIDCR-funded training programs have been highly effective, with 85% of our former predoctoral and/or postdoctoral trainees from the prior 15 years going on to work in research-intensive or research-related positions. Research areas included are public health, behavioral, and clinical, as well as basic and translational sciences. The Department of Oral Health Sciences (OHS) in the School of Dentistry serves as the focal point for the program, providing core content for all trainees. Other participating departments include Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Health Systems & Population Health in the School of Public Health. Areas of focus are in basic and translational sciences include molecular and genetic approaches to health and disease; craniofacial structure, function and development; and stem cell biology/tissue regeneration/engineering. Our objectives are to: 1) provide rigorous, discipline-based training in basic/translational or public health/behavioral/clinical oral health research (achieved through departmental graduate programs and mentored research); and, 2) provide experiences that develop trainees' skills for participating as strong contributing members of multi- and interdisciplinary research teams (achieved through core seminars and research presentations, as well as individualized career development opportunities, based on the trainee's Individual Development Plan). Pre- doctoral training (2 PhD positions) is offered through PhD programs in all four participating departments. The DDS/PhD program (3 positions) is offered through the Oral Health Sciences Graduate Program. Postdoctoral training (4 positions) is available to candidates with an eligible doctoral degree to work on oral health research topics, and this includes dentists seeking additional research training and experience. Included is 1 post- doctoral position designated for a non-citizen dentist interested in advanced research training to prepare for a research career, particularly in a US school of dentistry. The expected duration of appointments is 5 years for pre-doctoral and 2 or 3 years for postdoctoral trainees. We evaluate the program based not only on process measures (e.g., progress toward degree, near-term goals), but also on long-term outcomes, including positions taken by trainees, their authorship on scientific publications, and record of grants as PI or key personnel.