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

摘要 专业发展和强有力的指导对确保在生物医学领域取得成功的重要性 临床研究促进了以学员为目标的课程和研讨会的发展 机构，包括专业协会。然而，相对较少的计划关注的是 少数群体在生命科学中的代表性不足。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族裔研究生、博士后研究员和早期教师。 该计划目标是积极促进这些早期阶段的持续职业发展 调查员和受训人员加强他们在以研究为基础的职业发展方面的准备 这些机构、科学界以及培养他们成为内分泌学会的领导者。 计划的组成部分包括领导力培训研讨会、建立关系的指导网络 在FLARE研究员和敬业导师之间，以及为研究员提供的基于社会的实习计划 这包括两个组成部分。研究员参加内分泌学会的管理委员会，并 对参加学会暑期研究奖学金的本科生进行非正式指导 方案，并访问少数群体服务机构，举办研讨会和指导讲习班。这个 FLARE计划还与其他既定的多样性和外展计划合作，例如 Keystone研讨会研究员方案和NIDDK少数民族研究调查员网络，以提供 网络和职业发展的更多机会，以及确定导师和闪耀教员的机会。 因此，FLARE计划为少数族裔实习生和初级教师提供独特的和有针对性的专业 开发和增强机会，使他们为成功并成为生物医学领域的领导者做好准备 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.