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)联盟计划拨款旨在为来自生物医学/行为研究中代表性不足的个人提供一种创新的网络和指导体验方法，从本科生到初级教职员工。它将汇集来自地理和种族/民族多元化实体的成功但目前不同的指导和网络计划，代表不同的使命和组织目标。拟议中的联盟的使命将是招募个人加入生物医学、行为和临床研究企业，以促进基础科学发现和临床观察在NIH科学任务中的双向转换。该联盟的愿景是通过实现以下目标，将良好成果转化为伟大成果。目标1：实施一项为期六个月的规划倡议，领导TD Hampton大学(HU)在高等教育机构、专业协会以及指导组织之间建立伙伴关系，以创建一个全国指导网络。目标2：评估可以在全国范围内有效协调和交付的现有指导战略，并根据需要制定新的计划。目标3；提出创新的辅导方法，包括社交媒体机制，这些方法将被纳入五年期NRMN奖励提案。为了实现这里的目标，将采用以下方法：(1)调整具有代表性的民主治理结构，重点是为决策建立共识；(2)评估辅导需求和基于证据的最佳做法，以供学员和导师的目标社区使用；(3)确定领先的辅导创新；(4)设计强大的社交媒体背景，以促进和提供进入学员对学员和学员对导师网络的机会。实施这些规划赠款活动的结果将提供必要的数据，以准备具有竞争力的NRMN辅导赠款申请。总而言之，完成汉普顿NRMN联盟的愿景将导致独立生物医学研究人员队伍的增加，这将大大促进未来研究队伍的多样性。

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.