Vascular Surgery Research Training (VascTrain)

此申请是血管外科研究培训的第二次续签申请 (VascTrain)T32计划。VascTrain计划成立于2010年，最初是为了加强临床 血管外科实习生与非临床医生实习生的相关基础研究和翻译研究 对血管疾病和治疗的研究感兴趣。该计划每年支持3个培训岗位(6个 职位总数)，其中两个职位指定给血管外科实习医生，第三个职位指定给实习生 来自其他外科专业或机构或非医学博士研究生。相同的号码和 在这份续签申请中要求分配职位。培训学院由27人组成。 来自外科、心脏外科、整形外科、生物工程、 化学工程、CTSI、重症监护医学、医学、细胞生物学、计算生物学 免疫学、分子遗传学和生物化学、药理学。导师们已经被选为 他们在调查领域的专门知识以及在指导方面的技能。 培训的重点是心血管疾病，旨在涵盖三个主要方面： 血管生物学、炎症和药物发现；生物工程、再生医学和血管 成像；与比较有效性、结果、血管相关的临床和转译研究 疾病流行病学和卫生服务研究。虽然这些轨迹看起来是不同的，但培训可以 定制以纳入这些领域的相关元素。在临床研究的轨道上，学员将 获得临床研究硕士学位，可以根据自己感兴趣的领域进行定制。受训人员在 鼓励血管生物学或生物工程专业根据需要参加课程作业，以补充 实验室培训。精心挑选一个导师团队，最大限度地支持每个人的发展 学员将是学员成功的关键。 在最初的两个资金周期中，VascTrain方案非常成功地招募了一个多样化的群体 该计划的实习生在学术生涯中表现出出色的工作效率和忠诚度 专注于血管研究。随着新培训的招募，该计划继续发展 教职员工将进一步提升培训体验。培训计划将进行修改，以使其更好 培养翻译技能，将个人设计的课程纳入负责任的研究行为中， 专注于医学博士和博士实习生独特的职业发展技能。培训课程已经被 在此次更新中得到了增强，包括职业指导和健康计划以及过渡机会 帮助受训人员留在与研究相关的职业道路上。

This application is the second renewal application for the Vascular Surgery Research Training (VascTrain) T32 Program. The VascTrain program was initially established in 2010 to enhance clinically relevant basic and translational research in vascular surgery trainees and nonclinician trainees with a specific interest in the study of vascular disease and treatment. The program supports 3 training positions each year (6 total positions) with two positions designated for vascular surgery residents and the third position for a trainee from other surgical specialties or institutions or a nonMD post-doctoral fellow. The same number and distribution of positions is being requested in this renewal application. The training faculty is composed of 27 trainers from a number of Departments including Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, the CTSI, Critical Care Medicine, Medicine, Cell Biology, Computational Biology, Immunology, Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, and Pharmacology. The mentors have been selected for their expertise in their areas of investigation as well as for their skills in mentoring. The focus of the training is on cardiovascular disease and is designed to cover three major tracks: Vascular Biology, Inflammation, and Drug Discovery; Bioengineering, Regenerative Medicine, and Vascular Imaging; and Clinical and Translational Research related to comparative effectiveness, outcomes, vascular disease epidemiology, and health services research. While these tracks appear to be distinct, training can be customized to incorporate related elements of these areas. In the clinical research track, the trainees will obtain a master’s degree of Clinical Research that can be customize to desired area of interest. Trainees in the Vascular Biology or Bioengineering tracks are encouraged to take coursework as needed to supplement the laboratory training. Careful selection of a team of mentors that will best support the development of each trainee will be key to the success of the trainees. In the first two funding cycles, the VascTrain Program was very successful in recruiting a diverse group of trainees to the program who have demonstrated excellent productivity and retention in academic careers with a focus on vascular research. The program continues to evolve with the recruitment of new training faculty who will further enhance the training experience. The training plan will undergo changes to better develop translational skills, incorporate individually designed curriculum in Responsible Conduct in Research, and focus on unique career development skills for the MD and PhD trainees. The training curriculum has been enhanced in this renewal to include career coaching and wellness programs as well as bridging opportunities to assist in the retention of trainees in research related career pathways.