PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RCMI PROGRAM

描述(由申请人提供)：PSM的RCMI项目正在经历2000-2003年的重建阶段。在此期间，PSM RCMI为院校研究教师的招聘和发展做出了重要贡献。因为时间太短了 (三年)，许多努力还没有完全成熟。因此，目前的某些活动将在下一个周期(2003-2005年)继续进行，而在其他领域将采用新的方向。例如，为了反映当前周期的某些事态发展，应在癌症、艾滋病和艾滋病毒-I、耻辱和哮喘研究领域特别强调临床研究人员的招聘和发展(核心B)。将与研究密集型的美国机构发展合作伙伴关系，以促进教师发展。因此，将对行政活动(核心A)进行调整，以适应方案方向的这些变化。将在核心A项下增加与其他机构建立联合体/伙伴关系协定以及对这种关系的进展/业绩进行年度评价的活动。在2003-2008年周期内，核心A项下的具体目标是： 1)制定关于合作伙伴/联盟协议的计划政策，以培养PSM研究教员。2)协调内部咨询委员会(IAC)和外部咨询委员会(EAC)会议，确保根据方案和机构政策定期对方案/项目进行进展评估。评价将每年提交给私营部门管理局。核心A将与私营部门管理局(特别是与首席调查员)协调，以便适当和迅速地实施东非共同体和东非共同体建议的改革。3)在RCMI基金的支持下，评估核心和活动的年度进展报告，并编写总结报告。对进度报告的预审将由核心A协调，每项活动纳入IAC的批评意见。4)维护和更新www.psm.edu网站上的“研究”网页。研究页面不仅包括RCMI，还包括所有其他与研究相关的活动，包括会议/研讨会公告和报告等。5)更新RCMI项目管理，以完全符合所有国立卫生研究院/国家研究资源中心/少数族裔研究所研究中心的规定和指南。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): RCMI program at PSM is experiencing its rebuilding phase through the current 2000-2003 period. During this period, PSM RCMI significantly contributed to the institutional research faculty recruitment and development efforts. Because of a shortness of the time (three years), many efforts have not yet fully matured. Certain current activities will continue, therefore, throughout the next cycle (2003-2005), while new directions will be adopted in other areas. For example, reflecting certain developments during the current cycle, faculty recruitment and development (Core B) of clinical investigators shall be particularly emphasized in the areas of cancer, AIDS and HIV-I, stigma and asthma research. Partnership will be developed with research-intensive US institutions for faculty development. Administrative activities (Core A) will be therefore adjusted to accommodate those changes in program direction. Establishment of consortium/partnership agreements with other institution and annual evaluation of progress/performance of such patnerships will be added activities under Core A. Specific aims under Core A through the 2003-2008 cycle are to: 1) Develop program policies regarding partnership/consortium agreement to develop PSM research faculty members. 2) Coordinate Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) and External Advisory Committee (EAC) meetings and ensure that progress evaluation of programs/projects will be regularly performed according to the program and institutional policies. Evaluations will be submitted annually to the PSM administration. Core A will coordinate with the PSM administration (and with the Principal Investigator in particular) for proper and speedy implementation of changes recommended by EAC and IAC. 3) Evaluate annual progress reports of Cores and Activities, supported by RCMI fund, and prepare a summary report. Pre-review of progress reports by accommodation of IAC critiques by each activity, will be coordinated by Core A. 4) Maintain and update "research" web page on ww.psm.edu site. Research pages include not only RCMI but also all other research related events including conference/workshop announcements and reports, etc. And also to 5) Update the RCMI program management to fully comply with all National Institutes of Health/National Center for Research Resources/Research Centers in Minorities Institutes regulations and guidelines.