Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE): Professional Development for Underrepresented Trainees and Junior Faculty

摘要 专业发展和强大的指导，以确保在生物医学事业成功的重要性 和临床调查，促使培训人员为目标的课程和讲习班的发展，在各种 机构，包括专业协会。然而，相对较少的方案关注的独特需求， 少数族裔在生命科学领域的代表性不足。为了满足这一需求，内分泌学会开发了未来 领导者推进内分泌学研究（FLARE）计划，一个多方面的培训计划， 参与内分泌相关研究的少数民族研究生、博士后研究员和早期教师。 该计划的目标是积极促进这些早期阶段的持续专业发展 研究人员和学员，以加强他们的职业发展的准备，在研究为基础的 该组织的目标是，在整个科学界的机构，并发展他们作为内分泌学会的领导者。 计划内容包括领导力培训研讨会、建立关系的指导网络 FLARE研究员与敬业的导师之间的关系，以及研究员基于社会的实习计划 它包括两个组成部分。研究员参加内分泌学会的管理委员会， 对参加协会夏季研究奖学金的本科生的非正式指导 方案和访问少数民族服务机构，举办研讨会和举办辅导讲习班。的 FLARE计划还与其他已确立的多样性和外展计划合作，例如 Keystone专题讨论会研究员计划和NIDDK少数民族研究调查员网络，提供 提供更多的机会，以便建立联系和职业发展，并确定导师和FLARE教师。 因此，FLARE计划为少数族裔受训人员和初级教员提供了独特而有针对性的专业培训， 发展和提高的机会，使他们做好成功的准备，成为生物医学领域的领导者 和临床研究事业。

ABSTRACT The importance of professional development and robust mentoring to ensure successful careers in biomedical and clinical investigation has prompted the development of trainee-targeted courses and workshops at various institutions, including professional societies. However, relatively few programs focus on the unique needs of minorities underrepresented in life sciences. To meet this need, the Endocrine Society developed the Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) Program, a multi-faceted training program for minority graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early stage faculty involved in endocrine-related research. The objective of the program is to actively foster the continued professional development of these early stage investigators and trainees to enhance their preparedness for career advancement within research-based institutions, the scientific community at large and to develop them as leaders within the Endocrine Society. Program components include a leadership training workshop, a mentoring network to build relationships between FLARE fellows and dedicated mentors, and a Society-based internship program for the fellows that includes two components. Fellows participate in a governing committee of the Endocrine Society and informal mentoring of undergraduate students participating in the Society's summer research fellowship program and by visiting minority serving institutions to give seminars and to host mentoring workshops. The FLARE Program also collaborates with other established diversity and outreach initiatives such as the Keystone Symposia Fellows Program, and Network of Minority Research Investigators of the NIDDK, to provide additional opportunities for networking and career advancement and to identify mentors and FLARE faculty. Thus, the FLARE Program provides minority trainees and junior faculty with unique and targeted professional development and enhancement opportunities that prepares them to succeed and become leaders in biomedical and clinical research careers.