THE HAMPTON NATIONAL RESEARCH MENTORING NETWORK (NRMN) CONSORTIUM

描述（由申请人提供）：汉普顿国家研究指导网络（NRMN）联盟计划资助旨在为来自生物医学/行为研究背景不足的个人提供创新的网络和指导经验，从本科到初级教师水平。它将汇集来自不同地域和种族/民族实体的成功但目前不同的指导和网络项目，代表不同的使命和组织目标。拟议的联盟的使命是招募个人进入生物医学、行为和临床研究企业，以促进基础科学发现和临床观察的转化，在NIH的科学使命中双向“实验室和病床”之间。该联盟的愿景是通过实施以下目标，将良好的结果转化为伟大的结果。目标1：实施一项为期6个月的计划，领导汉普顿大学在高等院校、专业协会和指导组织之间建立伙伴关系，建立一个全国性的指导网络。目标2：评估可在国家基础上有效协调和提供的现有指导战略，并根据需要制定新的方案。目标3;描述包括社交媒体机制在内的创新指导方法，这些方法将被纳入为期五年的NRMN奖提案。为实现上述目标，将采取以下方法：(1)调整代议制民主治理结构，强调建立决策共识；(2)评估徒弟和导师目标社区的指导需求和基于证据的最佳实践；(3)前沿师徒创新的确定；(4)设计强大的社交媒体背景，以促进和提供学员对学员和学员对导师网络的访问。实施这些规划赠款活动的结果将提供准备有竞争力的国家森林资源网络指导赠款申请所需的数据。总之，完成汉普顿NRMN联盟的愿景将导致增加。独立的生物医学研究人员，这将大大有助于未来研究人员的多样性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Hampton National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) Consortium planning grant is designed to provide an innovative approach to networking and mentorship experiences for individuals from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical/behavioral research from the undergraduate to junior-faculty level. It will bring together successful, but currently disparate mentoring and networking programs from geographically and racially/ethnically diverse entities, representing different missions and organizational goals. The mission of the proposed Consortium will be to recruit individuals into the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research enterprise to facilitate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries and clinical observations within NIH's scientific mission bi-directionally between "bench and bedside." The vision of the consortium is to transform good outcomes to great outcomes by implementing the following aims. Aim 1: Implement a six-month planning initiative leading td Hampton University's (HU) establishment of partnerships among institutions of higher learning, professional associations as well as mentoring organizations to create a national mentoring network. Aim 2: Assess existing mentoring strategies that can be effectively coordinated and delivered on a national basis, and develop new programs as needed. Aim 3; Delineate innovative mentoring methods, including social media mechanisms, that will be integrated into the five-year NRMN award proposal. To achieve the aims herein, the following methods will be implemented: (1) a representative democratic governance structure will be adapted with strong emphasis on consensus building for decision-making; (2) assessment of mentoring needs and evidenced-based best practices for the target communities of mentees and mentors; (3) determination of leading edge mentoring innovations; and (4) the design of a strong social media background to facilitate and provide access to mentee-to mentee and mentee-to-mentor networks. The outcomes of implementing these planning grant activities will provide the data needed to prepare a competitive NRMN mentoring grant application. In sum, completing the vision of the Hampton NRMN Consortium will lead to an increase in.the pool of independent biomedical researchers, which will significantly contribute to the diversity of the future research workforce.