Research Training in Gasteroenterology

描述（由申请人提供）：在流行病学和成果研究的培训是必不可少的准备下一代的研究人员在一个快速移动的领域。在过去的几年中，已经以非常快的速度发现了几种GI和肝脏疾病的遗传学、病理生理学、诊断和治疗。现代临床和转化研究人员需要在研究方法和研究领域进行广泛的培训，这些领域正在变得高度复杂和专业化;这些领域包括传统流行病学，临床流行病学和结果，遗传和分子流行病学以及卫生服务研究。这些领域解决了从实验室到床边以及从床边到临床实践的转化研究的需求。拟议的培训方案有三个目标： (1)培养在胃肠病学和肝病学流行病学和结果研究的内容领域，方法和伦理学方面接受过全面培训的医生科学家; (2)培养掌握基本研究技能的医生科学家，包括项目设计，规划，资助，执行，管理和报告; (3)培养医生科学家，他们将追求新发现的研究议程，并充分利用现有的发现，使医疗保健更安全，更有效，更以患者为中心，更及时，更有效，更公平。 该计划将利用贝勒医学院和UT公共卫生学院提供的流行病学和成果研究和指导方面的杰出专业知识，包括GI和肝脏科以及休斯顿护理质量和利用研究中心（HCQCUS）。 拟议的研究金培训方案有四个要素：1）在自我选择的集中领域为每个研究员提供有力的指导，以产生具有实质性影响潜力的可行职业研究议程的发展，以及2）正式的研究培训，导致硕士学位，以提供研究技能的基础，3）应用研究研讨会，以模拟研究技能的使用，并提供卫生服务研究知识和技能的基础，以及4）作为合作研究者和主要研究者参与研究过程，以促进研究技能的应用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Training in epidemiology and outcomes research is essential to prepare the next generation of researchers in a rapidly moving field. Discoveries in genetics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of several Gl and liver disorders have been made at a very rapid pace over the past few years. Modern clinical and translational researchers need to be equipped with extensive training in the methods and conduct of research in areas that are becoming highly sophisticated and specialized; these include conventional epidemiology, clinical epidemiology and outcomes, genetic and molecular epidemiology, and health services research. These areas address the need for translational research both from bench to bedside as well as from bedside to clinical practice. The proposed training program has three objectives: (1) To produce physician scientists who are thoroughly trained in the content areas, methods, and ethics critical for epidemiology and outcomes research in gastroenterology and hepatology; (2) To produce physician scientists who have mastered basic research skills, including project design, planning, funding, execution, management, and reporting; and (3) To produce physician scientists who will pursue a research agenda that will new discoveries as well as make the best use of current discoveries to make the health care safer, more effective, more patient-centered, more timely, more efficient, and more equitable. The program will take advantage of outstanding expertise in research and mentoring in epidemiology and outcomes research available at Baylor College of Medicine and UT-School of Public Health including the Gl and Liver Section and the Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies (HCQCUS). The proposed fellowship training program has four elements: 1) vigorous mentoring for each individual fellow in a self-selected area of concentration to engender the development of a feasible career research agenda that has potential for substantial impact, and 2) formal research training resulting in a master's degree to provide a foundation of research skills, 3) Applied research seminars to model use of research skills and provide a foundation in health services research knowledge and skills, and 4) participation in the research process as a co- investigator and as a principle investigator to provoke application of research skills.