Research Training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

描述(由申请者提供)：该继续培训计划的目标是为儿科医生提供强有力的儿科传染病研究课程，并培养具备强大研究技能和知识的杰出内科科学家，为成功的学术生涯做准备。我们的培训计划是多学科的(包括基础科学和临床研究)，结合了医学院和彭博公共卫生学院多个系的教员和资源，他们都有兴趣向年轻研究人员推广生物医学研究。博士后研究员在基础或临床调查的单一领域接受了广泛的培训，并充分接触了与儿科传染病研究有关的许多学科。22名培训教师，其中14名主要从事基础科学研究，8名临床研究人员根据他们的研究计划的实力、以前培训生物医学科学家的经验和他们的校外研究支持水平而被选中。博士后候选人将完成至少3年的儿科住院医师培训。他们将根据他们对学术事业的承诺和对传染病研究的兴趣而被选中。受训者的研究培训(约80%的时间投入)包括课程作业、参加相关的临床和研究会议、准备手稿和赠款的培训以及生物医学伦理。儿科传染病司在培养致力于学术事业的内科调查人员方面有着出色的记录。例如，在过去的资助期间，完成我们奖学金计划的所有三名学员目前都是医学院的全职教职员工。我们的培训方案在从少数群体/代表不足的群体中招募研究员方面非常成功。例如，自培训赠款开始以来，参加我们奖学金计划的五名研究员中，有两名代表少数族裔/代表性不足的群体。根据我们的研究计划、资源和跟踪记录，我们请求支持每年2个博士后培训职位，总共6个博士后职位(一、二、三年实习生各两个)。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this continuing training program is to provide a strong research program in Pediatric Infectious Diseases for pediatricians and to produce outstanding physician scientists equipped with strong research skills and knowledge in preparation for a successful academic career. Our training program is multidisciplinary (including both basic science and clinical investigations), combining faculty and resources from multiple departments of the School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health who share an interest in promoting biomedical research to young investigators. Postdoctoral fellows are trained extensively in a single area in either basic or clinical investigation with ample exposure to many disciplines related to pediatric infectious diseases research. Twenty-two training faculty, 14 primarily in basic science investigation and 8 clinical investigators have been selected for the strength of their research programs, prior experience in training biomedical scientists and level of their extramural research support. Postdoctoral fellowship candidates will have completed a minimum of 3 years of residency training in Pediatrics. They will be selected based upon their commitment to an academic career and their interest in Infectious Diseases research. The trainees' research training (approximately 80% time commitment) is supplemented with coursework, participation in relevant clinical and research conferences, training in preparation of manuscripts and grants and biomedical ethics. The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases has had an outstanding track record of producing physician investigators who are committed to academic careers. For example, during the past funding period, all three trainees who completed our fellowship program are currently fulltime faculty members at medical schools. Our training program has been highly successful in recruiting fellows from minority/underrepresented groups. For example, two of the five fellows enrolled into our fellowship program since the inception of this training grant represent minority/underrepresented groups. Based on our research program, resources, and track record, we request support for 2 postdoctoral training positions per year with a total of 6 postdoctoral positions (two each of first, second, and third year trainees).