Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health

摘要 弗吉尼亚联邦大学（VCU）的目标是建立跨学科的研究职业生涯， 妇女健康方案旨在提供一个结构化的环境，促进 初级教师研究人员成为独立的科学家，致力于跨学科研究 有益于妇女一生的健康和福祉。VCU是全国妇女健康领域的领导者 对性/性别对健康的影响进行了强有力的研究，它提供了广泛和多样化的机会， 支持这些领域的培训和研究。BIRCWH计划将招募有前途的早期职业生涯 教师候选人和实施一种新颖的，跨学科的指导方法匹配学者与团队 导师将为学者的研究和职业发展带来不同的观点;设计和 实施结构化、个性化的教育和培训计划，培养了解以下方面的学者： 女性健康和性/性别影响，精通研究设计和实施、数据分析，以及 出版符合最佳监管和道德规范;并连接学者与其他 来自VCU以及其他大学和社区合作伙伴的研究人员和临床医生， 鼓励对妇女健康进行跨学科、科学严谨、临床相关的研究， 性/性别差异。重点关注癌症、母婴健康、心理健康和 成瘾，神经肌肉骨骼健康，肥胖和心血管健康，该计划将利用 VCU杰出的妇女健康研究人员的专业知识，以培训初级研究人员在这些领域， 特别是与妇女有关的问题，以及研究性/性别对健康的影响。VCU BIRCWH计划 将由国际知名的妇女健康研究人员组成的跨学科团队指导， 行政上安置在VCU妇女健康研究所，提供一个环境，支持 以性/性别为重点的培训和研究，超越任何单一的学校或学科。进士 将从VCU内外丰富，多样化的合格教师队伍中招募， 为该项目物色杰出的女性和少数族裔候选人。一次三个学者 获得工资支持，相关的研究和职业发展基金，以及个人职业发展 通过BIRCWH计划实施ICD计划。VCU长期致力于女性健康研究 实践和协调议程，以培养跨学科的研究人员。VCU BIRCWH计划将 提供一个独特的环境，以发展新一代的跨学科研究人员的培训，以提高 通过更好地了解性和性别在疾病风险、临床表现、 治疗和结果以及健康和保健服务。

Abstract The goal of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Program is to provide a structured environment that promotes the development of junior faculty researchers into independent scientists with a commitment to interdisciplinary research benefitting the health and well-being of women across the lifespan. VCU is a national leader in women’s health with robust research on sex/gender influences on health, and it offers extensive and varied opportunities and support for training and research in these areas. The BIRCWH Program will recruit promising early-career faculty candidates and implement a novel, interdisciplinary mentoring approach matching scholars with a team of mentors who will bring varied perspectives to the scholars’ research and career development; design and implement a structured, personalized education and training plan to develop scholars knowledgeable about women’s health and sex/gender influences who are proficient in study design and conduct, data analysis, and publication in accordance with best regulatory and ethical practices; and connect scholars with other researchers and clinicians from across VCU as well as from other universities and with community partners to encourage interdisciplinary, scientifically rigorous, clinically relevant research on women’s health and sex/gender differences. With a focus on the five areas of Cancer, Maternal-Child Health, Mental Health and Addiction, Neuro-Musculoskeletal Health, and Obesity and Cardiovascular Health, the program will leverage the expertise of VCU’s exceptional women’s health researchers to train junior researchers in areas that are particularly relevant to women and the study of sex/gender influences on health. The VCU BIRCWH Program will be directed by an interdisciplinary team of internationally acclaimed women’s health researchers and administratively housed in the VCU Institute for Women’s Health, providing an environment that supports sex/gender-focused training and research that transcends any single school or discipline. Scholar candidates will be recruited from a rich, diverse pool of qualified faculty both within and outside VCU with a particular focus on identifying exceptional women and minority candidates for the program. Three scholars at a time will receive salary support, related research and career development funds, and an individual career development plan (ICD) through the BIRCWH Program. VCU has a long-standing commitment to women’s health research and practice and a coordinated agenda to train interdisciplinary researchers. The VCU BIRCWH Program will provide a unique setting to develop a new generation of interdisciplinary investigators trained to improve women’s health by better understanding the role of sex and gender in disease risk, clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcomes as well as in health and health care delivery.