Research Training in Child Behavior and Nutrition

我们在辛辛那提儿童医院医疗中心的博士后培训计划是一个核心组成部分 儿童行为和营养研究与培训中心的主任。该中心有一个具体的研究重点 儿童慢性疾病和其他营养相关疾病的行为、生物和营养方面的研究 健康问题。该中心的T32培训计划，由NIDDK在2003年资助，正式跨学科 培养博士后，培养下一代学术带头人， 跨学科团队科学家该培训计划整合了教师的专业知识， 行为医学和临床心理学、内分泌学、胃肠病学、肝病学和 营养学;生物统计学和流行病学;神经病学;以及小儿和胸外科。 受训者获得：（1）儿科慢性内科疾病的病理生理学、诊断和治疗方面的专业知识。 其中饮食调整是疾病管理的核心组成部分的条件;（2）了解 “现有技术”以及物理评估的创新手段（例如，身体成分，骨量， 疾病进展），营养（例如，通过电子数据捕获），和社会心理学（例如，生活质量，家庭 功能，功能行为）状态;和（3）营养知识， 行为，和临床试验科学必要的开发实验室测试的预防模型和临床 改善饮食依从性、营养状况、长期健康和生活质量的干预措施 青年的成果。候选人具有临床心理学或儿科医学亚专业背景 (e.g.,内分泌学、胃肠病学）。培训计划的重点是指导经验 在跨学科研究团队与我们的NIH资助的教师和指导，从奖学金监督 以马克思指导的研究经验包括研究员作为跨学科的参与， 团队成员，以及他们的指导跨学科的独立研究项目的启动。基于 研究员的先前教育途径（博士，医学博士），进一步的培训是通过实践和应用获得 经验和教学，研讨会和学术课程的参与量身定制，以个人的 培训需求和职业目标（例如，行为科学，营养科学，临床试验方法学， 先进的生物统计学，赠款写作，团队科学，负责任的研究行为，多样性，公平， 临床和转化研究硕士学位）。这一点可以从以下方面的出色进展中得到证明： 我们的计划毕业生，这些培训机会提供了一个坚实的基础，从年轻的临床 研究人员已经获得，并将继续成功地过渡到，在该领域的教师职位， 学术医学，并成为参与NIH资助的临床研究的领导者和团队科学家 对未来儿科健康结果有重大影响的计划。当前更新申请 （21-25年）为这个创新的T32计划要求支持四个博士后培训职位。

Our postdoctoral training program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a central component of the Center for Child Behavior and Nutrition Research and Training. The Center has a specific research focus on the behavioral, biologic, and nutritional aspects of pediatric chronic illnesses and other nutrition-related health issues. The Center’s T32 training program, funded by NIDDK in 2003, formalized cross-disciplinary training at the postdoctoral level with the aim of training the next generation of academic leaders and interdisciplinary team scientists. The training program integrates the expertise of faculty members across the Divisions of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Biostatistics and Epidemiology; Neurology; and the Department of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery. Trainees acquire: (1) expertise in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric chronic medical conditions in which dietary modification is a central component of disease management; (2) knowledge of “state of the art” as well as innovative means of assessment of physical (e.g., body composition, bone mass, disease progression), nutritional (e.g., via electronic data capture), and psychosocial (e.g., quality of life, family functioning, functional behavior) status across the pediatric age range; and (3) knowledge of nutrition, behavioral, and clinical trials science necessary to develop empirically-tested prevention models and clinical interventions that improve dietary adherence, nutritional status, and long-term health and quality of life outcomes for youth. Candidates have backgrounds in clinical psychology or pediatric medical subspecialties (e.g., Endocrinology, Gastroenterology). The focal elements of the training program are mentored experiences within interdisciplinary research teams with our NIH-funded faculty and guidance from a Scholarship Oversight Committee. The mentored research experiences include the fellow’s participation as both an interdisciplinary team member, as well as their initiation of a mentored interdisciplinary independent research project. Based on the fellow’s prior educational pathway (PhD, MD), further training is obtained via practical and applied experiences and engagement in didactics, seminars, and academic coursework tailored to an individual’s training needs and career goals (e.g., behavioral science, nutrition science, clinical trials methodology, advanced biostatistics, grant-writing, team science, responsible conduct of research, diversity, equity, and inclusion, Masters Degree in Clinical and Translational Research). As evidenced by the excellent progress of our program graduates, these training opportunities provide a solid foundation from which young clinical researchers have already secured, and will continue to successfully transition to, faculty positions in the field of academic medicine and emerge as leaders and team scientists involved in NIH-funded clinical research programs that have a significant impact on future pediatric health outcomes. The current renewal application (Years 21-25) for this innovative T32 program requests support for four postdoctoral training positions.