title: Improving adolescent and young adult health - training the next generation of physician scientists in transdisciplinary research.
abstract: To address the critical shortage of physician scientists in the field of adolescent medicine, a conference of academic leaders and representatives from foundations, National Institutes of Health, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the American Board of Pediatrics was convened to discuss training in transdisciplinary research, facilitators and barriers of successful career trajectories, models of training, and mentorship. The following eight recommendations were made to improve training and career development: incorporate more teaching and mentoring on adolescent health research in medical schools; explore opportunities and electives to enhance clinical and research training of residents in adolescent health; broaden educational goals for Adolescent Medicine fellowship research training and develop an intensive transdisciplinary research track; redesign the career pathway for the development of faculty physician scientists transitioning from fellowship to faculty positions; expand formal collaborations between Leadership Education in Adolescent Health/other Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Programs and federal, foundation, and institutional programs; develop research forums at national meetings and opportunities for critical feedback and mentoring across programs; educate Institutional Review Boards about special requirements for high quality adolescent health research; and address the trainee and faculty career development issues specific to women and minorities to enhance opportunities for academic success.
authors.affiliation: Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. jean.emans@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: S Jean
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Emans
authors.forename: S Bryn
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: Donald P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Orr
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stoff
authors.forename: Iris F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Litt
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haggerty
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Granger
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D000295:Adolescent Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult