NRMNET: BUILDING A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR MENTORSHIP, NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE DIVERSITY
NRMNET: BUILDING A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR MENTORSHIP, NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE DIVERSITY
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DOI：
10.18865/ed.31.3.469
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发表时间：
2021-06-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Vishwanatha, Jamboor K.
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作者：
Javier, Damaris;Stinson, Katie;Vishwanatha, Jamboor K.
背景：为了满足生物医学研究人员多元化的需求，美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 建立了多样性计划联盟 (DPC)，其目标是制定、实施、评估和传播干预措施和计划，以提高来自代表性不足背景的个人对生物医学研究职业的参与和坚持。干预：作为 DPC 计划的一部分，NIH 资助了旨在增加多样性的国家研究指导网络 (NRMN)通过文化响应式指导、网络和专业发展来培养生物医学研究人员。 2015 年，开发了 NRMNet 门户网站，以提供基础广泛的导师网络，全国各地的不同受训者都可以访问这些导师。该门户还提供网络和专业发展资源，支持受训者从一个职业阶段过渡到下一个职业阶段。 结果：NRMNet 是为生物医学、行为、临床和社会科学领域的受训者提供职业阶段特定指导、网络、资源和专业发展计划的门户。在最初的五年里，NRMN 的战略招募工作扩大了网络，拥有近 13,000 名多元化的导师和受训者，其中 NRMN 代表遍及所有 50 个州和波多黎各。在前五年中，种族和民族多样性始终反映在学员和导师群体的构成中：6,526 名学员中的 66% 和 3,866 名导师中的 33% 来自代表性不足的群体。结论：NRMNet 门户网站通过为各个职业阶段的个人提供文化响应式指导、网络和专业发展，是一项很有前途的努力，可增强代表性个人对生物医学研究职业的参与和持续参与。
Background: To address the need for diversifying the biomedical research workforce, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) with the goal of developing, implementing, assessing, and disseminating interventions and programs to enhance the participation and persistence of individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in biomedical research careers.Intervention: As part of the DPC initiative, the NIH funded the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN), which aimed to increase diversity of the biomedical research workforce through culturally responsive mentorship, networking, and professional development. In 2015, the NRMNet portal was developed to provide a broad-based network of mentors who are accessible to diverse mentees across the country. The portal also provides networking and professional development resources that support mentee transitions from one career stage to the next.Results: NRMNet is the gateway for career stage-specific mentorship, networking, resources, and professional development programs for trainees across the biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and social sciences. In the first five years, the NRMN strategic recruitment efforts resulted in an expanded network of nearly 13,000 diverse mentors and mentees with NRMN representation in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Consistently, over the first five years, racial and ethnic diversity was reflected in composition of mentee and mentor groups: 66% of 6,526 mentees and 33% of 3,866 mentors were from underrepresented groups.Conclusions: The NRMNet portal is a promising effort for enhancing participation and continued engagement of undrerepresented individuals in biomedical research careers by providing culturally responsive mentorship, networking, and professional development for individuals at all career stages.