Accelerating Research Advancement for Investigators Underrepresented in Academia

加速学术界代表性不足的研究人员的研究进展

• 批准号: 10746315
• 负责人: Fatima Cody Stanford
• 金额: $ 15.99万
• 依托单位: MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-05 至 2028-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10746315
• 关键词: Academia; Academic skills; Acceleration; Address; Applications Grants; Area; Award; Biomedical Research; Career Mobility; Collaborations; Communication; Communities; Development Plans; Educational Curriculum; Educational workshop; Ensure; Equity; Face; Faculty; Feedback; Funding; Future Generations; Goals; Grant; Growth; Individual; Institution; Instruction; Lead; Leadership; Manuscripts; Mentors; Mentorship; Minority Groups; Minority Health Research; Mission; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Obesity; Output; Patient Care; Peer Group; Physicians; Population Heterogeneity; Positioning Attribute; Preparation; Problem Solving; Program Development; Research; Research Personnel; Scholars Program; Scientist; Underrepresented Populations; United States; Vision; Work; Writing; academic preparation; career; career development; clinical care; design; ethnic diversity; experience; faculty mentor; improved; meetings; nutrition; peer; peer coaching; programs; racial diversity; recruit; role model; skills; success

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The biomedical workforce suffers from a lack of diversity among the research workforce: the number of investigators from underrepresented backgrounds who enter academia is disproportionately low, and subsequently, there is a high attrition rate among these investigators due to numerous significant challenges related to being from an underrepresented group. Lack of diversity in biomedical research is harmful because diversity improves the research community and our scientific output and because investigators from underrepresented backgrounds are more likely to conduct research in diverse populations. Thus, recruiting and retaining underrepresented investigators is critical to achieving equity in biomedical research and clinical care. Two key factors that improve retention and career advancement for investigators from underrepresented backgrounds are the availability of faculty role models with similar backgrounds and access to robust mentorship. This award aims to provide such mentorship and role modeling through a comprehensive mentoring and career development program: the MPIs, Drs. Stanford and Stanley are physician-scientist colleagues with multiple previous and existing collaborations who have expertise in mentorship and promoting diversity. They will lead a comprehensive program that achieves three aims for underrepresented scholars: (1) providing comprehensive, multi-level mentoring that includes both robust faculty mentorship and peer and near-peer mentorship; (2) providing guidance and skill-building for research advancement, including preparation of R01 or equivalent grant applications at the end of the mentoring experience; and (3) preparing scholars to be mentors and academic leaders. Critical components of the program include monthly peer- mentoring meetings, monthly individual meetings with one of the MPIs, quarterly meetings with a near-peer mentor, participation in a curriculum with multiple faculty speakers that ensures the skills required for grant writing, scientific communication, and academic advancement, and participation in the larger group of scholars supported by this grant mechanism. During the 2–3-year mentoring experience, scholars will gain a supportive group of peers, close mentoring relationships with the MPIs and a near-peer mentor; skills to overcome the many challenges of academia, including those unique to investigators from underrepresented backgrounds; skills in grant and manuscript writing through both groups and individually mentored activities; skills in mentoring and leadership; and a vision and strategy for moving forward in their careers. This proposal serves the mission of NIDDK by supporting and promoting scholars from underrepresented backgrounds who are already NIDDK funded, substantially increasing the chances of their retention and success in the biomedical workforce.

项目概要/摘要 生物医学劳动力面临研究人员缺乏多样性的问题： 进入学术界的来自代表性不足背景的研究人员比例极低，并且 随后，由于众多重大挑战，这些调查人员的流失率很高 与来自代表性不足的群体有关。生物医学研究缺乏多样性是有害的，因为 多样性提高了研究界和我们的科学产出，因为研究人员来自 代表性不足的背景更有可能在不同人群中进行研究，因此，招募。 留住代表性不足的研究人员对于实现生物医学研究和临床的公平至关重要 提高代表性不足的研究人员的保留率和职业发展的两个关键因素。 背景是指是否有具有相似背景的教师榜样，并且能够获得强有力的支持。 该奖项旨在通过全面的导师提供此类指导和榜样 指导和职业发展计划：MPI、斯坦福大学和斯坦利博士都是医师科学家。 具有多次先前和现有合作经验的同事，他们在指导和推广方面拥有专业知识 他们将领导一项综合计划，为代表性不足的学者实现三个目标：(1) 提供全面、多层次的指导，包括强有力的教师指导和同行指导 (2) 为研究进展提供指导和技能建设，包括 在指导经验结束时准备 R01 或同等补助金申请；以及 (3) 准备； 该计划的关键组成部分包括每月的同行评审。 指导会议、与 MPI 之一的每月单独会议、与近同行的季度会议 导师，参与多位教师演讲的课程，确保获得资助所需的技能 写作、科学交流、学术进步以及参与更大的学者群体 在该资助机制的支持下，学者们将在2-3年的指导经历中获得支持。 同行群体、与 MPI 的密切指导关系以及克服困难的近同行导师技能； 学术界的许多挑战，包括来自代表性不足背景的调查人员所特有的挑战； 通过小组和个人指导的活动获得资助和手稿写作的技能； 指导和领导力；以及职业发展的愿景和策略。 NIDDK 的使命是支持和促进来自代表性不足背景的学者 NIDDK 已经资助，大大增加了他们在生物医学领域的保留和成功的机会 劳动力。