Hunter-Weill T32 Transdisciplinary Research Training

摘要 Hunter-Weill T32跨学科研究培训计划将增加 代表性不足的少数民族（URM）调查人员将有能力做出有意义的贡献， 导致消除心肺疾病的差异。种族和族裔差异 心肺疾病仍然普遍存在，但从事心肺疾病的少数种族和少数民族的人数 学术研究水平低。在准备这次重新提交，我们采访了当前的URM基础科学 实习生我们确定了从事学术研究的URM数量较少的潜在原因，例如 对接受未来NIH资金的担忧，以及对他们的研究直接适用于 解决社区的健康问题。我们还调查了31名现任基础科学博士生 他们对健康差异的兴趣。其中，81%的人有兴趣了解社会 健康的决定因素，69%的人有兴趣参加为期两年的健康科学硕士课程 差距。这些形成性讨论为本申请设定了前提，并确定 对拟议方案感兴趣。Hunter-Weill T32跨学科课程提供独特的体验 将基础科学研究与流行病学、健康差异研究、健康政策、社区 参与和临床暴露。博士预科生必须目前就读于基础科学博士 计划，必须完成基础科学的基础课程。重点关注的理由 无论是博士前和博士后学员是开始培养转化研究的兴趣早在 他们的培训，同时给予博士后学员额外的导师，使他们能够成功地 争夺资金。行政上设在亨特的转化和基础研究中心， 受训人员将主要从少数民族服务机构招募：亨特和研究生中心。学员 将与纽约市立大学亨特学院的一名教员配对， 纽约市立大学中心或威尔康奈尔研究生院。纽约州立大学的教员， 纽约大学朗格尼医学中心的健康行为中心将作为额外的 杰出的讲师该课程建立在临床流行病学的既定T32计划的基础上， 威尔康奈尔大学在培养独立资助的调查人员方面有20年的记录。的目标 新计划是：1）每年招收和保留3名博士前和2名博士后学生，他们对 开展心肺疾病的转化健康差异研究; 2）为学员提供 指导的研究经验，将补充他们的基础科学培训与核心能力， 转化科学和健康差异研究;和3）提高亨特的机构能力，为NIH 通过将他们与研究密集型项目的教师联系起来来资助他们。T32计划将产生训练有素的 URM翻译科学家谁可以成功地竞争资金。

ABSTRACT The Hunter-Weill T32 Transdisciplinary Research Training Program will increase the number of underrepresented minority (URM) investigators who will be equipped to make meaningful contributions that will lead to the elimination of disparities in cardiopulmonary diseases. Racial and ethnic disparities in cardiopulmonary diseases remain pervasive, yet the number of racial and ethnic minorities who are engaged in academic research is low. In preparation for this resubmission, we interviewed current URM basic science trainees. We identified potential reasons for the low number of URM engaged in academic research such as concerns about receiving future NIH funding and concerns about the direct applicability of their research to solving health problems in their communities. We also surveyed 31 current basic science doctoral students about their interest in health disparities. Of these, 81% were interested in learning about the social determinants of health and 69% were interested in enrolling in a two-year Master of Science Program in health disparities. These formative discussions set the premise for this application and establishes that there is interest for the proposed program. The Hunter-Weill T32 Transdisciplinary Program offers a unique experience that blends basic science research with epidemiology, health disparities research, health policy, community engagement, and clinical exposure. Pre-doctoral trainees must be currently enrolled in a basic science PhD program and must have completed foundational coursework in basic science. The rationale for focus ing on both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees is to begin cultivating interest in translational research early in their training while giving post-doctoral trainees additional mentorship that will enable them to successfully compete for funding. Administratively housed within Hunter’s Center for Translational and Basic Research, trainees will be recruited primarily from minority serving institutions: Hunter and the Graduate Center. Trainees will be paired with a faculty member from Hunter College City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center CUNY, or Weill Cornell Graduate School. Faculty from State University of New York at Downstate and Center for Healthful Behavior at New York University Langone Medical Center will serve as additional distinguished lecturers. The curriculum builds upon an established T32 program in Clinical Epidemiology at Weill Cornell that has a 20-year track record of developing independently funded investigators. The aims of the new program are: 1) To recruit and retain 3 pre- and 2 post-doctoral students each year who are interested in conducting translational health disparities research in cardiopulmonary diseases; 2) To provide trainees with a mentored research experience that will complement their basic science training with core competencies in translational science and health disparities research; and 3) To enhance Hunter’s institutional capacity for NIH funding by linking them with faculty from research intensive programs. The T32 program will yield well-trained URM translational scientists who can successfully compete for funding.