Friday, May 2, 2025
5/2/2025
University of Maryland Advanced Neuromotor Rehabilitation Research Training - The University of Maryland Advanced Neuromotor Rehabilitation Research Training (UMANRRT) Program will train advanced rehabilitation researchers on improving functional independence and enhance independent community living among older adults with disabilities. The growing number of older people with disabilities, arising from conditions such as stroke, osteoarthritis, and fall risk underscores the need for rehabilitation researchers with new rehabilitation research knowledge and skills through advanced training. Older adults with functional deficits are the key target population for the UMANRRT. The UMANRRT program goal is to increase capacity in neuromotor rehabilitation research for adults with functional deficits that limit independent community living, by preparing seven fellows for high-level research careers and fostering the development of new and effective interdisciplinary rehabilitation approaches. The objectives for accomplishing this goal are to: Objective 1: Provide intensive academic preparation directed at acquiring an academic or research scientist position in a rehabilitation-related field, including didactic instruction and grant-writing experience; Objective 2: Mentor interdisciplinary mechanistic research projects focused on rehabilitation science as applied to older adults with neuromotor disorders or musculoskeletal impairments; Objective 3: Provide didactic and research training in neural mechanisms, musculoskeletal impairments, motor control, laboratory testing, intervention development, and clinical experience in related fields; Objective 4: Provide training in dissemination of research findings to scientific, clinical, and community-based audiences. The outcome of the program will be to train seven postdoctoral fellows for high-level rehabilitation research. The training and new knowledge generated will underpin the development of mechanism-based assessments and interventions directed at optimizing functional independence, independent community living, and enhanced quality of life of older adults with disability.
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