Detroit Reproductive Career Development Research Center

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议职业发展计划的总体目标是在与妇女生殖健康相关的基础，转化和/或临床领域培养独立的妇产科医生-研究人员。韦恩州立大学（WSU）在这方面的机构承诺历来很强，这导致了一个强大的研究和培训环境，包括75,000平方英尺的C.S.莫特人类生长与发展中心和美国国立卫生研究院的围产期研究分支。华盛顿州立大学是一个为少数族裔服务的机构（非洲裔和阿拉伯裔美国人）。妇女生殖健康研究学者将根据咨询委员会的建议，从一群对研究表现出兴趣和先前经验的候选人（地方和国家）中任命。将与圣胡安的梅哈里医学院和波多黎各大学积极合作，招募代表性不足群体的成员。在前两个支助期间所获得的经验使选择标准更加严格。对学者的培训将根据他们过去的经验和能力进行个性化培训。每次将招收3人，预计总共将培训6名学者。拟议的PI和研究主任在研究、培训和行政方面经验丰富。导师将是有培训记录的经验丰富的调查人员，他们的研究项目与妇女生殖健康广泛相关。这些调查人员将得到广泛的当代，复杂的临床和研究资源的补充。培训将有六个目标：1)提供个性化的课程/讲座/研讨会；2)提供必要的辅助技能和支持资源，以满足每位学者的独特需求；3)提供与每位学者的长期研究兴趣相关的重要的、受指导的研究经验；4)教每位学者撰写一份有竞争力的资助申请；5)主动为每位学者建立与学科相关的优秀高级研究员的网络；6)确保每位学者在负责任的研究行为方面有良好的基础。由外部评估人员对项目进行年度评估，包括对过程和结果的客观分析。咨询委员会成员将提供监督并评估方案效力。当学者们已经明显达到研究独立性时，他们将完成他们的培训，客观地衡量标准是成功竞争独立资助支持的能力。学生离开项目后将被跟踪。总的来说，预计培训将对国家今后开展妇女健康研究的能力作出重大贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of the proposed career development program is to develop independent OB/GYN physician-researchers in basic, translational and/or clinical areas related to women's reproductive health. Institutional commitment to doing so is historically strong at Wayne State University (WSU), which has resulted in a strong research and training environment that includes the 75,000 sq ft C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth & Development and NIH's Perinatology Research Branch. WSU is a minority-serving institution (African & Arab Americans). Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholars will be appointed, based on recommendations of an Advisory Committee, from a pool of candidates (local and national) who have demonstrated interest and prior experience in research. Members of underrepresented groups will be recruited in proactive partnerships with Meharry Medical College and the Univ. of Puerto Rico in San Juan. Selection criteria have been sharpened by experience gained during the previous two periods of support. Training of Scholars will be individualized based on their past experiences and competences. Three individuals will be enrolled at any one time, with the expectation that a total of six Scholars will be trained. The proposed PI and Research Director are well experienced in research, training and administration. Mentors will be experienced investigators with training track records who have research programs that are broadly relevant to women's reproductive health. These investigators will be complemented by a wide range of contemporary, sophisticated clinical and research resources. There will be six training aims: 1) Provide individualized coursework / lectures / seminars; 2) Provide essential ancillary skills and support resources to meet unique needs of each Scholar; 3) Provide a critical, mentored research experience that is relevant to each Scholar's long-term research interest; 4) Teach each Scholar to write a competitive grant application; 5) Proactively network each Scholar with prominent, disciplinarily relevant senior investigators; and 6) Assure that each Scholar is well grounded in the responsible conduct of research. Annual evaluation of the program by an outside evaluator will include objective analysis of both process and outcome. Advisory Committee members will provide oversight and also assess programmatic effectiveness. Scholars will complete their training when they have demonstrably reached research independence, objectively measured by such criteria as ability to compete successfully for independent grant support. Scholars will be tracked after leaving the program. Overall, the training is expected to contribute substantively to the nation's capacity for future conduct of women's health research. PUBLIC RELEVANCE: The proposed training is relevant to public health because opportunities for, and support of, career development of Obstetrician Gynecologists is essential for reduction of morbidity and mortality of women throughout their life cycle. Wayne State University provides unique infrastructure, resources, and mentors that will make it a strong contributor to the next generation of clinical and translational researchers for women's reproductive health and, thereby, to the positive clinical outcomes of the diverse, urban female population we serve.