Fellowship in Geriatric Mental Health

项目摘要 这是一份关于T32老年心理健康奖学金计划5年续期的申请， 加州圣地亚哥大学（UCSD）。随着人口老龄化，对独立调查人员的需求 在老年人心理健康中的作用将继续增加。在过去的15年里，我们已经培训了71名T32学员 包括40名博士后研究员，14名博士前研究员和17名医学和药学学生。T32 该项目自1994年以来一直得到资助，是加州大学圣地亚哥分校部门内一个更大的研究培训项目的一部分 老年精神病学它还隶属于加州大学圣地亚哥分校健康老龄化中心，山姆和罗斯斯坦研究所 以及UCSD的临床和转化科学奖（CTSA）。在过去的五年里， 我们的博士前和博士后学员中有68%是女性，37%是有色人种，16%是女性。 少数民族（Under-Represented Minority，URM）。所有人都完成了至少两年的 研究金培训或仍在培训，所有人都在继续全职学术活动。所有学员， 至少一年在该计划中发表了多篇同行评审论文。我们的博士后学员有 在过去5年中获得了5 K奖或VA职业发展奖，并且以前的研究员获得了 美国国立卫生研究院、弗吉尼亚州、国防部的资助，以及各种基金会的支持。我们把少校 强调学员和导师的职业发展。奖学金计划包括个人 指导沿着团队科学的经验培训，辅以教学活动。个性化 个人发展计划（IDP）是在奖学金课程的早期为每个学员制定的。写作和 提高统计技能，指导如何平衡个人和职业义务， 跨学科的共同导师和合作者的特点我们的计划。本续期申请建议 支持5名博士后研究员（最好是博士，MD/MD-PhDs和PharmDs的组合），2名博士前 学生（临床心理学或神经科学），和2个暑期研究插槽药学学生每年。 在接下来的5年里，我们将更加关注老龄化和心理健康方面的技术和工程， 包括移动的健康和数据科学技术，以改善评估、治疗和服务提供 为患有精神疾病的老年人服务。我们还将继续强调翻译和基础 神经科学，积极精神病学，医生和药剂师科学家，学员的多样性，以及对 训练我们已经制定了一个强有力的计划，评估培训过程，包括短期， 中期和长期成果，包括研究员和专业人员的研究生产力 导师的进步。

Project Summary This is an application for a 5-year renewal of the T32 Fellowship Program in Geriatric Mental Health at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). As the population ages, the demand for independent investigators in geriatric mental health will continue to increase. Over the last 15 years, we have trained 71 T32 trainees including 40 postdoctoral Fellows, 14 predoctoral Fellows, and 17 medical and pharmacy students. This T32 program, continuously funded since 1994, is part of a larger research training program within UCSD’s Division of Geriatric Psychiatry. It is also affiliated with the UCSD Center for Healthy Aging, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, and UCSD’s Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). Over the past 5 years, 68% of our predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees have been women, 37% have been people of color, and 16% have been from Under-Represented Minority (URM) ethnic groups. All have completed at least two years of Fellowship training or are still in training, and all are continuing in full-time academic activities. All trainees with at least one year in the program have published multiple peer-reviewed papers. Our postdoctoral trainees have obtained 5 K awards or VA Career Development Awards in the past 5 years, and previous Fellows have obtained funding from NIH, VA, Department of Defense, as well as support from various foundations. We place major emphasis on career development, both for mentees and mentors. The Fellowship program includes individual mentoring along with experiential training in team science, complemented by didactic activities. A personalized Individual Development Plan (IDP) is created with each trainee early in the course of the Fellowship. Writing and statistical skills enhancement, guidance on balancing personal and professional obligations, and exposure to cross-disciplinary co-mentors and collaborators characterize our program. This renewal application proposes to support 5 postdoctoral Fellows (optimally, a combination of PhDs, MDs/MD-PhDs, and PharmDs), 2 predoctoral students (in clinical psychology or neuroscience), and 2 summer research slots for pharmacy students annually. Over the next 5 years, we will increase our focus on technology and engineering in aging and mental health, including mobile health and data science technologies to improve assessment, treatment, and service delivery for older adults with psychiatric illnesses. We will also continue to emphasize translational and basic neuroscience, positive psychiatry, physician and pharmacist scientists, diversity of trainees, and research on training. We have developed a strong plan for evaluation of the training process including short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term outcomes, including research productivity for Fellows and professional advancement for mentors.