TRAINING PROGRAM IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

拟议的NRSA计划将重点培养心理健康服务研究方面的博士后候选人。博士后培训计划将以阿肯色大学医学科学（UAMS）的大型心理健康服务研究计划为基础，并将利用与UAMS其他学院和部门以及阿肯色大学小石城分校卫生服务部门的多学科合作机会。受训者将代表各种学科，如精神病学、护理学、卫生服务研究、心理学、社会学、社会工作、经济学、流行病学、生物统计学和其他医学专业。受训人员将获得两年或三年的研究培训。培训生项目将包括共同的专业组成部分，以解决之前教育、临床经验和培训生为项目带来的能力领域的异同。共同组成部分包括心理健康服务研究方面的培训和指导研究活动。学院将为博士后学员提供个性化的学术和研究项目，以增强现有的专业知识和研究兴趣。学员将有机会通过对已完成项目的二次分析，参与经验丰富的研究人员的研究项目。此外，受训者将在他们自己的研究计划、论文和演讲的发展中获得个人指导。申请资助7个2年的培训生和3个3年的博士后培训生。将努力吸引致力于专门从事了解和改善精神卫生服务工作的受训人员。将通过一些大学倡议积极寻求少数族裔候选人。

The proposed NRSA program will focus on training postdoctoral candidates in Mental Health Services Research. The postdoctoral training program will be based in a large mental health services research program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will take advantage of opportunities for multi-disciplinary collaboration with other colleges and departments at UAMS and with the health services department at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Trainees will represent a variety of disciplines such as psychiatry, nursing, health services research, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, epidemiology, biostatistics, and other specialties in medicine. Trainees will be supported for either two or three years of research training. The program for trainees will include both common specialized components to address similarities and differences in prior education, clinical experiences, and areas of competency which trainees bring to the program. The common components include training in mental health services research and mentored research activities. Faculty will individualize the academic and research programs for postdoctoral trainees to enhance existing expertise and research interests. Trainees will have the opportunity to participate in research programs of experienced investigators through secondary analyses of completed projects. In addition, trainees will receive individual mentoring in the development of their own research proposals, papers, and presentations. Funding is requested for seven 2-year traineeships and three 3-year traineeships for postdoctoral trainees. Efforts will be made to attract trainees who are committed to a career specific to understanding and improving mental health services. Minority candidates will be actively sought through a number of University initiatives.