Behavioral and Psychosocial Research Training in Cancer Prevention and Control

 描述(由申请者提供)：本申请申请资助在西北大学(NU)范伯格医学院(FSM)和Robert H.Lurie综合癌症中心(RHLCCC)建立一个新的博士后多学科研究培训计划，重点关注癌症预防和控制的行为和心理社会方面。该计划的目标是为其博士后研究员提供出色的培训，使他们成为癌症研究的成功、独立的领导者。该计划将通过为每个受训人员提供癌症预防或控制方面的指导研究经验来实现这一目标。我们的21位参与导师和顾问是每年总计1,900万美元的资助私人助理。该小组包括来自西北大学8个系的16名博士和5名博士。所有导师都是癌症危险行为和筛查、测量和干预科学、患者报告结果或社区参与领域的领先专家。通过教授学员将尖端测量和干预科学策略应用于癌症预防和控制的行为和心理社会方面，我们将培训下一代研究人员，以更有效和更具成本效益的方式降低癌症风险，解决差异，并改善受癌症影响的社区成员的生活。研究经验将通过每周研讨会、专业发展活动和注册公共卫生硕士、MSCI、MSEB或HSOR硕士项目来补充。该计划将为每个学员制定个人发展计划(IDP)，并由一名主要导师和共同导师定期监督，以实现培训目标。受训人员还将获得该大学为所有博士后受训人员提供的大量教育资源，包括专门讨论职业发展和“生存”技能的每两周一次的课程。该计划将在1-4年级每年招收3名新的博士后研究员，在癌症预防和癌症控制方面均衡代表研究员。我们预计大多数研究员具有研究背景(行为或社会科学、运动科学或营养学博士学位)，少数人具有临床背景(医学博士打算从事医生/科学家职业)。由于参与的教职员工收到了许多主动提出的高质量博士后申请，我们预计会有大量潜在的实习生。指导委员会以及外部和内部咨询委员会将监督该方案的所有方面。指导委员会和咨询委员会的持续评估和反馈将确保根据需要实施变化，并始终如一地实现计划目标。拟议的计划将满足培训下一代职业调查人员的迫切需求，他们能够开发、优化和评估行为和心理社会评估以及干预措施，以预防和控制癌症并提高生活质量。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funds to establish a new post-doctoral multi-disciplinary research training program focused on behavioral and psychosocial aspects of cancer prevention and control at the Northwestern University (NU) Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM) and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center (RHLCCC). The goal of this program is to provide outstanding training for its postdoctoral fellows so that they become successful, independent leaders in cancer research. The program will accomplish this goal by providing each trainee with a mentored research experience in cancer prevention or control. Our 21 participating mentors and advisors are funded PIs of grants totaling $19 million annually. The group includes 16 PhDs and 5 MDs from 8 departments at Northwestern. All mentors are leading experts in the areas of cancer risk behaviors and screening, measurement and intervention science, patient reported outcomes, or community engagement. By teaching trainees to apply cutting edge measurement and intervention science strategies to the behavioral and psychosocial aspects of cancer prevention and control, we will train a next generation of researchers to reduce cancer risk, address disparities, and improve the lives of community members affected by cancer in a more efficient and more cost-effective fashion. Research experiences will be complemented by a weekly seminar, professional development activities, and enrollment in either the MPH, MSCI, MSEB, or HSOR master's programs. The Program will create an individual development plan (IDP) for each trainee and provide regular oversight by a primary mentor and co-mentor to meet training goals. Trainees will also have access to a vast array of educational resources made available by the University for all postdoctoral trainees, including biweekly sessions dedicated to career development and "survival" skills. The program will enroll 3 new postdoctoral fellows in each of years 1-4, with balanced representation of fellows in cancer prevention and cancer control. We expect a majority of fellows to have a research background (PhD in a behavioral or social science, exercise science, or nutrition) and a minority to have a clinical background (MD intending to pursue a physician/scientist career). Because the participating faculty receive many unsolicited high quality postdoctoral applications, we expect to have a large pool of potential trainees. A Steering Committee and External and Internal Advisory Committees will oversee all aspects of the Program. Ongoing evaluation and feedback from the Steering and Advisory Committees will ensure that changes are implemented as needed and that Program goals are consistently met. The proposed program will meet a pressing need to train a next generation of career investigators who can develop, optimize, and evaluate behavioral and psychosocial assessments and interventions to prevent and control cancer and improve quality of life.