Interdisciplinary Women's Reproductive Health Fellowship

跨学科妇女生殖健康奖学金

• 批准号: 9063070
• 负责人: ABBEY B BERENSON
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-05-01 至 2018-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9063070
• 关键词: Fellowship; Reproductive Health; Woman

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests a 5-year renewal of the postdoctoral research training program in women's reproductive health at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). This renewal will continue to support 5 positions (2 MDs and 3 clinical or research PhDs) for trainees conducting research in 5 areas related to women's reproductive health: (1) Reproductive endocrinology & contraception; (2) Pregnancy-related conditions; (3) Cancer of the breast & reproductive organs (4) Sexually transmitted infections; and (5) Health disparities & Hispanic health. A total of (17) well-funded and highly published faculty from 4 different departments, who have co-authored and co-mentored for many years, will continue to collaborate to provide individualized training for trainees based on 10 educational objectives. Informal training is supplemented by formal coursework, a postdoctoral seminar series, career development seminars, and luncheons with institutional leaders. To administer this sophisticated program, the PI/PD will work with two assistant directors, a program coordinator, the head of the core on methodology and statistics, an executive committee and an advisory committee. Postdoctoral trainees will continue to be recruited through the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health (CIRWH), which is directed by the PI/PD, specifically for an appointment on this T32. A multi-component plan has been developed and successfully implemented to attract a diverse pool of highly competitive candidates. These efforts have resulted in an average of 15 applicants for each available position with 25% of those selected from underrepresented groups. All positions have been filled with several applicants now awaiting openings. This program fills a unique niche at UTMB as it is the first of its type to be dedicated to the reproductive health of women as well as the frst and only T32 in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Its success during the first cycle of funding is demonstrated by an increase in the quantity of women's health research conducted at UTMB and the strong level of institutional support pledged for the next 5 years. Overall, 12 fellows were supported during the first funding cycle, 6 with health professional degrees. In spite of the hardships imposed by Hurricane Ike, these trainees presented 32 abstracts at national meetings and published 27 articles in peer-reviewed journals. An additional 9 manuscripts are under review for a total of 36 manuscripts submitted or published. Five trainees have obtained entry level faculty appointments and all but one remain in academic positions. For the second cycle, the institution has generously agreed to commit 10% protected time for the PI, 50% of a Head for the Methodology and Statistics Core, 50% of a program coordinator and funds for each trainee to attend an additional meeting each year. We will use knowledge gained during the first 5 years and increased institutional support to further improve this program and anticipate even greater productivity during the next funding cycle.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求在德克萨斯大学医学分公司（UTMB）的妇女生殖健康后5年续签妇女生殖健康。该更新将继续为在与妇女生殖健康有关的5个领域进行研究的受训者提供5个职位（2个MD和3个临床或研究博士）：（1）生殖内分泌学和避孕； （2）与妊娠有关的情况； （3）乳腺癌和生殖器官（4）性传播感染； （5）健康差异和西班牙裔健康。来自4个不同部门的（17）个资金丰富且高度发表的教职员工，他们合着并共同授权了很多年，将继续合作，根据10个教育目标为受训者提供个性化的培训。非正式培训补充了正式课程，博士后研讨会系列，职业发展研讨会以及与机构领导者的午餐会。为了管理这个复杂的计划，PI/PD将与两名助理董事，一个计划协调员，方法和统计核心负责人，执行委员会和咨询委员会合作。博士后学员将继续通过由PI/PD执导的妇女健康跨学科研究中心（CIRWH）招募，特别是为这项T32的预约。已经制定并成功实施了一个多组件计划，以吸引各种竞争激烈的候选人。这些努力平均为每个可用职位提供了15名申请人，其中25％是从代表性不足的组中选出的。所有职位都充满了现在正在等待开口的申请人。 该计划填补了UTMB的独特利基市场，因为它是第一个专门用于妇女生殖健康以及FRST的生殖健康，而在妇产科系中只有T32。通过在UTMB进行的妇女健康研究数量增加以及未来5年承诺的机构支持的强大水平，证明了其在第一个资金周期中的成功。总体而言，在第一个融资周期中支持了12名研究员，有6个拥有卫生专业学位的研究员。以恶意 在艾克飓风施加的艰辛中，这些受训者在全国会议上介绍了32次摘要，并在同行评审期刊上发表了27篇文章。总共提交或出版了36份手稿，还有另外9个手稿正在审查中。五名学员已经获得了入门级教师的任命，除了1个学员任命。在第二个周期中，该机构慷慨地同意为PI付出10％的受保护时间，方法和统计核心的负责人为50％，每位学员的计划协调员和资金的50％，每年参加一次额外的会议。我们将利用最初5年获得的知识，并增加机构支持，以进一步改善该计划，并预计在下一个融资周期中的生产率甚至更高。