Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars (TRANSCENDS)

在诸如临床等科学领域进行创新发现的能力 当它的研究人员社区有不同的方法时，神经科学就会增加， 背景和经历。然而，多样化和代表性不足的少数群体(URM) 医生-神经科学家，与他们在美国人口中的代表性相比，是 在医学院教职员工中的代表性不足，不太可能接受NIH的研究 奖项，而且由于重大的文化、社会和社会原因，晋升的可能性较小 财政压力，以及获得榜样和社区支持的机会有限。一口井- 训练有素和持续的URM教员队伍对临床神经科学研究至关重要 因为URM教职员工更有可能从事影响日益多样化的研究 帮助招募少数族裔个人参与研究；并为 不成比例的努力来指导URM实习生和早期职业教师。这个 对学术神经科医生进行研究培训，以维持职业生涯并增加人数 不同学者(超越)计划是医学界之间的合作倡议 南卡罗来纳大学(MUSC)和美国神经病学学会(AAN)。 Beyond将提供为期两年的创新、循证指导的学习体验 给乌尔姆临床神经学家。AAN的参与为这一重要的努力带来了广泛的 获得神经学学科，对多样性的坚定承诺，来自 该领域的领先者、有价值的实物资源以及在实施高 影响计划。特别关注实习后、次级专业研究员和早期职业生涯 来自种族/少数民族和个人的教师(不超过3年的培训) 该计划的具体目标是：1)选择和留住一批高度残疾的 承诺从国家申请者库中挑选不同的初级教员或实习后研究员 致力于临床神经科学领域的研究事业；2)增加 受训者的知识、技能和通过强化学习追求学术事业的动机 研究性培训(临床研究综合在线理学硕士学位 计划和AAN年会多样性海报会议)；3)提高指导效益 和URM学者的网络机会(一致的一对一指导方法， Aan年度会议辅导和联网活动)；4)评估 研究教育计划。院士成绩考核办法为 在项目完成后进行监测，并将包括担任的职位(S)；人数 在专业会议和同行评议出版物上的演讲；领导职位 在学术界和公共服务部门举办；以及为研究人员发起的研究项目或 职业发展奖。《超越》将解决学术上的一个关键缺陷 通过指导URM学者在临床神经科学领域追求独立职业来培养劳动力 研究。该计划的成功实施将建立一个由24名训练有素的URM组成的网络 神经科学家，以及更广泛的不同临床神经科学家社区充分参与 在临床神经科学研究方面，从而扩大我们的集体能力，以减少 神经疾病的负担，并建立几个下一代URM神经科学家。

The ability to make innovative discoveries in a scientific field such as clinical neuroscience is increased when its community of researchers has varying approaches, backgrounds, and experiences. However, diverse and underrepresented minority (URM) physician-neuroscientists, when compared with their representation in the US population, are inadequately represented among medical school faculty, are less likely to receive NIH research awards, and are less likely to be promoted likely due to significant cultural, societal, and financial pressures, as well as restricted access to role models and community support. A well- trained and sustained workforce of URM faculty is essential to clinical neurosciences research because URM faculty are more likely to engage in research that affect increasingly diverse communities, help recruit minority individuals for participation in research; and contribute a disproportionate amount of effort to mentoring URM trainees and early career faculty. The Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars (TRANSCENDS) program is a collaborative initiative between the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). TRANSCENDS will offer a two-year innovative, evidence-based mentored learning experience to URM clinical neuroscientists. The involvement of the AAN brings to this important effort, wide access to neurology disciplines, strong commitment to diversity, volunteer engagement from leaders in the field, worthwhile in-kind resources, and proven experience in implementing high- impact programs. Focusing particularly on post-residency subspecialty fellows and early career faculty (no more than 3 years out of training) from among racial/ethnic minorities and individuals with disabilities, the specific aims of the program are: 1) To select and retain a group of highly promising diverse junior faculty or post-residency fellows from a national pool of applicants who are committed to pursuing research careers in the field of clinical neurosciences; 2) To increase mentees' knowledge, skills, and motivation to pursue academic careers through intensive research training (comprehensive online Master of Science in Clinical Research degree program and AAN annual meeting Diversity Poster Session); 3) To enhance mentoring benefits and networking opportunities for URM Scholars (congruent one-on-one mentoring approach, AAN annual meeting mentoring and networking activities); 4) To evaluate the effectiveness of the Research Education Program. Measures for assessing Scholars’ achievements will be monitored following program completion, and will include position(s) held; number of presentations at professional meetings and peer-reviewed publications; leadership positions held in academia and public service; and funding for investigator-initiated research projects or career development awards. TRANSCENDS will address a critical deficiency in the academic workforce by mentoring URM scholars to pursue independent careers in clinical neuroscience research. Successful execution of the program will establish a network of 24 well-trained URM neuroscientists, as well as a broader community of diverse clinical neuroscientists fully engaged in clinical neuroscience research, thereby expanding our collective capacity to reduce the burden of neurological diseases and build several next generations of URM neuroscientists.