APA Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID)

APA 学术儿科多样性研究倡议 (RAPID)

• 批准号: 8402523
• 负责人: GLENN FLORES
• 金额: $ 14.81万
• 依托单位: ACADEMIC PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8402523
• 关键词: Academia; Accounting; African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Americas; Area; Asians; Association of American Medical Colleges; Behavioral Sciences; Caring; Censuses; Child; Childhood; Clinical Sciences; Collaborations; Communities; Data; Ensure; Faculty; Funding; Goals; Grant; Growth; Income; Individual; K-Series Research Career Programs; Latino; Link; Literature; Medical; Mentors; Minority; Minority Groups; Mission; Modeling; NCI Scholars Program; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Only Child; Outcome; Pacific Island Americans; Participant; Pediatrics; Persons; Physicians; Population; Preparation; Publications; Publishing; Race; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Resources; Seasons; Secure; Social Sciences; Societies; Surveys; Telephone; Time; Underrepresented Minority; Uninsured; Vision; career; career development; design; ethnic minority population; experience; follow-up; innovation; interest; medical schools; meetings; member; pediatrician; peer; programs; racial and ethnic; success; symposium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Minority children will likely outnumber white children by 2020. Unfortunately, pediatric workforce diversity has failed to keep pace, especially in academia. Minorities comprise 47% of US children, but only 24% of US pediatricians, and underrepresented minorities (URMs) make up only 11% of pediatricians and 7% of US medical-school faculty. Despite this substantial mismatch, very little has been published on research educational programs shown to be efficacious in recruitment and retention of diverse individuals pursuing careers in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical, or social sciences. The proposed Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID) would be the first such research educational program (to our knowledge) targeting faculty diversity in general academic pediatrics. The aim of RAPID is to design, implement, and evaluate a research educational program with the goal of successful recruitment, retention, and professional advancement of diverse junior faculty in general academic pediatrics pursuing careers in NIDDK mission areas. RAPID has several innovative components: 1) small research grants in NIDDK mission areas using a model shown to be effective in promoting career development of young investigators; 2) pairing of the RAPID scholar with a national mentor who is an accomplished senior investigator and seasoned mentor; 3) in-person mentoring and networking at an annual breakfast at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting; 4) an educational symposium on career development and academic success; and 5) RAPID Scholar telephone conference calls every two months, to provide peer support, peer mentoring, networking, a venue for presenting research in progress, and opportunities for potential research collaborations. The APA has extensive available educational resources, experience, staff, and facilities, all of which will ensure the success of the proposed RAPID program. A clear vision of diversity is demonstrated and communicated throughout the APA by top-level management and leaders. The APA New Century Scholars (NCS) Program, a core APA program which is a lynchpin of the APA's diversity efforts, will link closely to RAPID; NCS is aimed at increasing workforce diversity in academic pediatrics by recruiting and mentoring URM pediatric residents from across the US who are interested in academic careers. If, as anticipated, the proposed hypotheses are confirmed, RAPID will result in: 1) successful recruitment, retention, and professional advancement of diverse junior faculty researchers; 2) increased likelihood that RAPID participants will present their project findings at a national professional meeting, publish their project findings, obtain additional research funding, obtain a career development award, maintain their APA membership, and highly rate their commitment to a research career in pediatric academic generalism; and 3) a potential model societal program for enhancing the diversity of young investigators. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Minority children will likely outnumber white children by 2020, but pediatric workforce diversity has failed to keep pace, especially in academia, with minorities comprising 47% of US children, but only 24% of US pediatricians, and underrepresented minorities make up only 11% of pediatricians and 7% of US medical- school faculty. The proposed Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID) would be the first research educational program targeting faculty diversity in general academic pediatrics; the aim of RAPID is to design, implement, and evaluate a research educational program with the goal of successful recruitment, retention, and professional advancement of diverse junior faculty in general academic pediatrics who are pursuing careers in biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and social sciences consistent with NIDDK mission areas. If, as anticipated, the program is successful, APA RAPID will result in: successful recruitment, retention, and professional advancement of diverse junior faculty researchers; increased likelihood that RAPID participants will present their project findings at a national professional meeting, publish their project findings, obtain additional research funding, maintain their APA membership, and highly rate their commitment to a research career in pediatric academic generalism; and providing a potential model societal program for enhancing the diversity of young investigators.

描述（由申请人提供）：少数族裔儿童可能在2020年之前人数超过白人儿童。不幸的是，小儿劳动力多样性未能保持步伐，尤其是在学术界。少数民族占美国儿童的47％，但只有24％的美国儿科医生，而代表性不足的少数民族（URMS）仅占儿科医生的11％，而美国医学院教职员工的7％占7％。尽管存在这么严重的不匹配，但在研究教育计划上几乎没有发表，这些研究计划在招募和保留生物医学，行为，临床或社会科学方面从事职业的各种个人有效。拟议的学术儿科协会（APA）在多样性学术儿科计划（RAPID）中将是针对一般学术儿科的教师多样性的第一个此类研究教育计划（据我们所知）。 快速的目的是设计，实施和评估一项研究教育计划，以成功地招募，保留和专业发展，并在一般学术儿科中多元化的初级教师在NIDDK任务领域从事职业。 Rapid具有几个创新的组成部分：1）NIDDK任务领域的小型研究补助金，该模型证明可以有效促进年轻研究人员的职业发展； 2）将快速学者与一位出色的高级研究员和经验丰富的导师配对； 3）在儿科学术社会会议上的年度早餐中，面对面的指导和网络； 4）关于职业发展和学术成就的教育研讨会； 5）每隔两个月的快速学者电话会议一次，以提供同伴支持，同伴指导，网络，进行研究中的研究场所以及潜在的研究合作的机会。 APA拥有广泛的可用教育资源，经验，员工和设施，所有这些都将确保拟议的快速计划的成功。顶级管理和领导者在整个APA中表现出了清晰的多样性愿景。 APA新世纪学者（NCS）计划是APA多样性努力的核心APA计划，将与Rapid紧密相关。 NCS旨在通过招募和指导来自美国各地学术职业感兴趣的URM儿科居民来增加学术儿科的多样性。 如果如前所述，提出的假设得到了证实，则快速将导致：1）成功招募，保留和专业发展各种初级教师研究人员； 2）迅速参与者将在全国专业会议上展示其项目结果，发布其项目结果，获得额外的研究资金，获得职业发展奖，维持其APA会员资格并高度评价他们对儿科学术总体研究研究职业的承诺； 3）一个潜在的模型社会计划，可增强年轻研究人员的多样性。 公共卫生相关性：到2020年，少数民族儿童可能会超过白人儿童，但是小儿劳动力多样性未能保持步伐，尤其是在学术界，其中少数族裔占美国儿童的47％，但只有24％的美国儿科医生，而少数族裔则仅占儿科医生和7％的医学副作用的11％。拟议的学术儿科协会（APA）在多样性学术儿科倡议（RAPID）中将是针对一般学术儿科的教职员工多样性的第一个研究教育计划；快速的目的是设计，实施和评估一项研究教育计划，以成功地招募，保留和专业的促进一般学术儿科的各种初级教师的专业发展，这些教师正在从事与NIDDK Mission一致的生物医学，行为，临床和社会科学领域的职业。如果如前所述，该计划是成功的，APA Rapid将会导致：成功的招聘，保留和专业进步，对各种初级教师研究人员进行了进步；快速参与者将在全国专业会议上展示其项目结果，发布其项目结果，获得额外的研究资金，维持其APA会员资格并高度评价他们对儿科学术通用研究研究生涯的承诺；并提供一个潜在的模型社会计划，以增强年轻研究人员的多样性。