PR-CCHD: PUERTO RICO COMPREHENSIVE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HIV-AIDS DISPARITIES

这个子项目是利用资源的许多研究子项目之一。 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。对子项目的主要支持 子项目的首席调查员可能是由其他来源提供的， 包括美国国立卫生研究院的其他来源。为子项目列出的总成本可能 表示该子项目使用的中心基础设施的估计数量， 不是由NCRR赠款提供给次级项目或次级项目工作人员的直接资金。 该项目为艾滋病毒/艾滋病领域健康差距研究综合中心建立了业务和研究基础设施。这是独特而重要的，因为PR中的三所经认证的医学院(UPR医学院、UCC医学院和庞塞医学院)将第一次作为合作伙伴在共同的追求中合作。 该中心的一些具体目标是： 1)通过这三所学校之间的合作加强临床和转化性研究 2)为未来建立这种传统或“协作文化” 3)制定针对波多黎各人口的可持续、可复制和文化上适当的预防和/或干预研究方案，以减轻疾病负担 4)开发和验证一系列适合文化的工具，以衡量各种变量，例如但不限于：社会人口、艾滋病毒危险行为、共病、坚持、污名、暴力和虐待史；并将其提供给感兴趣的调查人员和保健提供者 5)为初级研究人员建立一个导师方案，资源来自当地和海外(公关和美国机构)，并创造激励的学术环境，鼓励学生和研究员从事健康差距研究，特别是艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究和 6)加强岛上机构与那些在美国大陆拥有更成熟研究项目的机构之间进行多学科研究合作的机会。 在第一阶段期间，将建立该中心的业务基础设施，并支持每个机构一个试点项目。在第二阶段，这些试点项目将成为研究项目，新的年轻调查人员将通过试点项目加入中心。一个强大的教师发展核心组成部分将确保该中心研究人员的增长和生产力。其他核心活动将包括一个数据中心、一个实验室、一个儿童权利中心、一个由一名撰稿人/编辑协助的出版物办公室，以及招聘三名健康差距调查员。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. This project established the operational and research infrastructure for a Comprehensive Center for the study of Health Disparities in the area of HIV/AIDS. It is unique and important because for the first time the three accredited Medical Schools in PR (UPR School of Medicine, UCC School of Medicine, and Ponce School of Medicine) will collaborate as partners in a common pursuit. Some of the specific aims of the center are: 1) the enhancing of clinical and translational research through collaboration among these three schools 2) to establish this tradition or "culture of collaboration" for the future 3) to develop sustainable, replicable and culturally appropriate prevention and/or intervention research programs targeted to the Puerto Rican population to decrease the burden of disease 4) to develop and validate a series of culturally appropriate instruments to measure diverse variables such as but not limited to: sociodemographic, HIV risk behaviors, co-morbidities, adherence, stigma, history of violence and abuse; and to make them available to interested investigators and health care providers 5) to establish a Mentorship Program for juniors investigators with resources from both local a abroad (PR and US institutions)and to create the stimulating academic environment that will encourage students and fellows to pursue a career in health disparities research and in particular, HIV/AIDS research and 6) to enhance the opportunities for multidisciplinary research collaborations between the Island institutions and those with a more established research programs in the US mainland. During a Phase I the operational infrastructure of the Center will be established and one pilot project per institution will be supported. During the Phase II, these pilot project will become research projects and new young investigators will join the Center through pilot projects. A strong Core componenet of faculty development will assure the growth and productivity of the center's investigators. Other Core activities will be a Data Center, a Lab, a CRC, a publications office with the assistance of a writer/editor, and the recruitment of three health disparities investigators.