Training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

儿科传染病培训

• 批准号: 7883211
• 负责人: LISA SAIMAN
• 金额: $ 18.82万
• 依托单位: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-09-30 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7883211
• 关键词: Childhood; Communicable Diseases; Training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This renewal application requests continued support of our post-doctoral training program in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The discipline of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is critically important to promote an increased understanding of the pathogenesis and effective treatment of human pathogens in children. During the decade that the training program has been funded, our faculty and trainees have performed basic, translational, and clinical research in host-pathogen interactions; virulence factors; emerging pathogens; molecular epidemiology; antimicrobial resistance and the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents and adjuvant therapies; and the development, safety and efficacy of vaccines. The goal of our program continues to be the development of physician investigators who seek careers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and train them in basic, translational, and/ or clinical research. During the past decade, we have successfully trained 9 fellows all of whom are engaged in academic endeavors and currently have 3 trainees. The Pediatric Infectious Diseases faculty has expanded to 9 physicians all of whom are engaged in research. Our training program is increasingly interdisciplinary thanks to the enormous academic resources available at Columbia University Medical Center and now includes key faculty from the Departments of Medicine, Microbiology, and Cell Biology, as well as the Schools of Nursing and Public Health. As a result of these strengths and the availability of the training program, we continue to recruit top applicants who have completed their pediatric residency and general pediatric clinical training and seek to develop both their research skills and clinical skills in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The training program in pediatric infectious diseases lasts for 3 years. We recruit one trainee per year. We are requesting 5 more years of support to fund 3 post-doctoral trainees each year, i.e. a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year trainee. During the training program, the trainees engage in scholarly research with a Core-trainer from Pediatric Infectious Diseases and, if applicable, co-mentors from other disciplines. The trainees also acquire clinical expertise in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and are eligible to be board certified in this discipline at the completion of their training. RELEVANCE: Physicians trained in Pediatric Infectious Diseases help to care for incredibly diverse patients including otherwise healthy children who contract a serious infection; children and adolescents living with chronic illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and congenital heart disease; premature infants; and children undergoing transplantation or chemotherapy for malignancies. Our discipline helps to address immigrants' unique medical issues and the public's concerns about vaccine safety and antibiotic resistance.

描述（由申请人提供）：此更新申请要求继续支持我们在小儿传染病中的博士后培训计划。小儿传染病的学科对于促进对儿童的发病机理和有效治疗人类病原体的有效治疗至关重要。在资助培训计划的十年中，我们的教职员工和学员在宿主 - 病原体相互作用方面进行了基本，转化和临床研究。毒力因子；新兴病原体；分子流行病学；抗菌素耐药性以及抗菌剂和辅助疗法的适当使用；以及疫苗的开发，安全性和功效。我们计划的目标继续是医师研究人员的发展，他们寻求儿科传染病的职业，并在基本，转化和/或临床研究中培训它们。在过去的十年中，我们成功地培训了9名研究员，他们从事学术努力，目前有3名学员。小儿传染病的教师已将9位从事研究的医生扩展到了9名医生。得益于哥伦比亚大学医学中心提供的巨大学术资源，我们的培训计划越来越跨学科，现在包括医学，微生物学和细胞生物学系的重要教师以及护理和公共卫生学院。由于这些优势和培训计划的可用性，我们继续招募已完成儿科住院医师和一般儿科临床培训的顶级申请人，并寻求发展其研究技能和儿科感染疾病的临床技能。小儿传染病的培训计划持续了3年。我们每年招募一名学员。我们要求每年再提供5年的支持，以资助3名博士后学员，即一年，第二年和第三年的学员。在培训计划中，学员与小儿传染病的核心培训者一起进行学术研究，如果适用，则与其他学科的联合收入者一起进行研究。学员还获得小儿传染病的临床专业知识，并有资格在完成培训后获得该学科的董事会认证。 相关性：接受小儿传染病培训的医生有助于照顾令人难以置信的多样化患者，包括患有严重感染的健康儿童；患有慢性疾病的儿童和青少年，例如艾滋病毒/艾滋病，囊性纤维化和先天性心脏病；早产婴儿；以及接受移植或化学疗法的儿童。我们的学科有助于解决移民的独特医疗问题以及公众对疫苗安全和抗生素耐药性的担忧。