RECRUITMENT OF UNDERGRADUATES FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

招募本科生进行心理健康研究

• 批准号: 6392126
• 负责人: GRETCHEN L HAAS
• 金额: $ 15.85万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-09-30 至 2004-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6392126
• 关键词: health science research; mental health; university student

This application (and response to the Program Announcement, entitled "Mental Health Education Grants") requests competing continuation support for the R-25 program, "Recruitment of Undergraduates for Mental Health Research" that received three years of initial NIMH funding as a pilot project and has been continued for a fourth year with a no-cost administrative extension. This program is a collaborative effort between the Department of Psychiatry and the Departments of Neuroscience, Biological Sciences, Psychology and Chemistry of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. It provides a 12-month intensive research education experience to talented undergraduate science majors who seek post-baccalaureate training in preparation for careers in mental health-relevant research. The ultimate goal is to identify exceptionally talented students who have an aptitude in the sciences and recruit them to careers in mental health research. This unique undergraduate research education program consists of a practical research experience in a clinical or basic science laboratory for one full year, conducting supervised research on a scientific question with direct relevance to mental health or mental disorders; a didactic educational program featuring courses in clinical neuroscience and psychiatry; and a ten-week summer program at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) that provides exposure to clinical care in psychiatry, lectures in clinical research, and visits to a clinical labs and facilities. The program represents a timely example of the NIMH's continuing effort to promote active collaboration between clinical and basic science researchers, in this case in the education of undergraduate science students. It capitalizes on the extraordinary strengths of the institutions involved and their past and continuing successful inter-disciplinary collaboration on educational and research programs. The pilot stage of this program offers evidence of feasibility and effectiveness in identifying and recruiting talented undergraduate students into a mental health research education program, as well as the enthusiastic participation of senior clinical researchers in the education of undergraduate students. We propose to continue this program with an expanded recruitment effort over the next five years to: increase the number and diversity of students trained, further develop and refine the curriculum, and continue to evaluate short- and longer-term outcomes of the program--in terms of trainees' completion of their research projects, successful publication of research findings, and their subsequent career decisions and choices--at annual follow-up evaluations over a period of five years following their university graduation

本申请（以及对题为“心理健康教育补助金”的计划公告的回应）请求为 R-25 计划“招募本科生进行心理健康研究”提供竞争性持续支持，该计划作为试点项目获得了 NIMH 三年的初始资助并已连续第四年免费进行行政延期。 该项目是匹兹堡大学和卡内基梅隆大学精神病学系、神经科学系、生物科学系、心理学系和化学系之间的合作项目。 它为寻求学士后培训以准备从事心理健康相关研究的有才华的理科专业本科生提供为期 12 个月的强化研究教育体验。最终目标是发现具有科学天赋的杰出学生，并招募他们从事心理健康研究。 这个独特的本科研究教育计划包括在临床或基础科学实验室进行一整年的实践研究经验，对与心理健康或精神障碍直接相关的科学问题进行监督研究；以临床神经科学和精神病学课程为特色的教学教育计划；在西方精神病学研究所和诊所 (WPIC) 开展为期十周的夏季项目，提供精神病学临床护理、临床研究讲座以及临床实验室和设施参观。 该项目是 NIMH 持续努力促进临床和基础科学研究人员之间积极合作的一个及时的例子，在本例中是对本科生的理科学生的教育。 它利用了所涉及机构的非凡优势及其过去和持续成功的教育和研究项目跨学科合作。 该项目的试点阶段证明了在识别和招募优秀本科生加入心理健康研究教育项目方面的可行性和有效性，以及高级临床研究人员对本科生教育的热情参与。 我们建议在未来五年内继续开展该计划，并扩大招生力度，以：增加受训学生的数量和多样性，进一步开发和完善课程，并继续评估该计划的短期和长期成果——学员完成研究项目、成功发表研究成果以及随后的职业决策和选择——大学毕业后五年内的年度跟踪评估