The 威尼斯人娱乐城 医学院 has received a nearly $400,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue and build upon a successful two-year training program in clinically oriented cardiovascular disease outcomes research through the Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics and 威尼斯人娱乐城’s new Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality (HI-IQ). 这笔资金涵盖了国家心脏、肺和血液研究所五年支持的第一年，使总拨款资金不到200万美元。
巨大的研究投资改善了心血管疾病患者的护理，心血管疾病是美国死亡和残疾的主要原因。 但是以患者为中心的结果的持续评估，包括患者的症状、功能和生活质量，以及如何在临床环境中应用这些知识是必要的，医学博士、教授、临床主任和代谢和血管疾病研究的特约主席John Spertus说。
“Collectively, our committed team will provide formal training, mentorship and research experiences for trainees to make significant contributions to the scientific literature, embark on successful academic careers, and improve the value and patient-centeredness of medical care,” Spertus said.
Hands-on research is one of the key components of the program that provides a basic foundation in clinical research, including a master’s degree in bioinformatics with a clinical research emphasis, and specialized skills for outcomes research, coupled with academic survival skills.
Hallmarks of the research experiences include multi-disciplinary group and individualized mentorship to meet each trainee’s needs, as well as access to numerous existing data. Clinical populations for primary data collection and implementation, training in entrepreneurship and highly experienced statistical support are provided to support trainees’ success.
Program enhancements are also planned that include a more robust collaboration with the University of Missouri system, increased engagement in clinical trial design and a growing focus on implementation science with access to HI-IQ’s multistakeholder collaboration of 19 regional hospitals.