UTMB Women's Health Research Scholars Program

摘要 UTMB BIRCWH计划的目标，现在在其第14个年头，是推出学者进入成功的职业生涯， 女性健康领域的独立研究人员我们已经在3个周期内实现了这一目标，83%的前学者 作为PI获得57笔外部赠款，总成本价值3270万美元。在UTMB的慷慨支持下， 主席，我们要求第四周期支持3名助理教授，每人2-3年，共6名学者 超过5年。我们的计划从我们高度多样化的校园内部招聘，并使用分层的外部招聘。 管道，其中包括6个西班牙裔服务机构在得克萨斯大学系统。在过去的五年里， 我们共收到四十四名合资格人士申请五个职位空缺。在被录取的5人中，40%来自代表性不足的群体 证明我们吸引了多样化的高素质候选人。三名具有公共卫生专门知识的协理主任， 生物统计学、药物开发、分子生物学和卫生服务研究将与PD/PI合作， 确保强有力的领导和跨学科的重点为所有计划活动。学者们将通过2 我们的20名导师中有20名以上，他们在4个跨专业团队中工作，这些团队是从以下领域的现有合作中建立起来的： 我们校园的优势：生殖健康，老龄化，传染病和健康差异/西班牙裔 健康UTMB为西班牙裔健康研究提供独特的机会，鼓励所有学者 与这个团队互动。三位来自MD安德森或贝勒医学院的导师，他们长期 与我们的计划合作，将为学者提供额外的指导，合作和网络 机会我们的导师都有广泛的出版记录，在妇女的健康，外部资金作为PI （平均每年137万美元）和强大的指导历史。他们合作出版的历史很长 与对方和他们的学员，展示了团队科学的有效利用。我们扩展的资源实验室 将提供研究方法学、生物统计学和IRB流程导航方面的指导。一旦任命， 学者将制定个人发展计划，并相应地调整他们的教学经验。都必须 在10个目标中展示能力，这些目标定义了一个人的基本知识，技能和态度。 出色的调查员我们的计划投入大量的时间指导和专门的研讨会， 包括具体目标开发会议。体验式学习包括写作的个别指导 以及与校园高层领导的职业发展互动。我们增加了生物信息学的培训， 性和性别研究，并要求学者指导生物医学学生准备学者 高级学术角色。学者，董事，导师，资源实验室和计划的外部审查 每年都有过程发生。学者必须提交国家陈述，出版手稿， 并逐步走向独立融资。咨询委员会审查所有评价数据，并确认 每个学者的延续一年。这一非常成功的计划的更新将使多样化 初级教师开展独立的职业生涯，并在妇女健康作出重要贡献。

Abstract The goal of the UTMB BIRCWH program, now in its 14th year, is to launch Scholars into successful careers as independent researchers in women’s health. We have achieved this for 3 cycles with 83% of former Scholars obtaining 57 external grants as PI worth $32.7 million in total costs. With generous support from UTMB’s President, we request a 4th cycle to support 3 assistant professors for 2-3 years each for a total of 6 Scholars over 5 years. Our program recruits internally from our highly diverse campus and externally using a tiered pipeline that includes 6 Hispanic-serving institutions in the University of Texas system. Over the last 5 years, we received 44 eligible applicants for 5 vacancies. Of the 5 admitted, 40% were from underrepresented groups proving we attract diverse, high quality candidates. Three Associate Directors with expertise in public health, biostatistics, drug development, molecular biology, and health services research will work with the PD/PI to ensure robust leadership and an interdisciplinary focus for all program activities. Scholars will be guided by 2 or more of our 20 Mentors, working in 4 inter-professional teams built from existing collaborations in areas of strength on our campus: Reproductive Health, Aging, Infectious Diseases, and Health Disparities/Hispanic Health. UTMB offers unique opportunities in Hispanic Health research, and all Scholars will be encouraged to interact with this team. Three Mentors from MD Anderson or Baylor College of Medicine, who have long-term collaborations with our program, will offer Scholars additional mentoring, collaboration, and networking opportunities. Our Mentors all have extensive publication records in women’s health, external funding as PI (average of $1.37 million per year) and strong mentoring histories. They have a long history of co-publishing with each other and their mentees, demonstrating effective use of team science. Our expanded Resource Lab will provide guidance in study methodology, biostatistics, and navigating IRB processes. Once appointed, Scholars will make Individual Development Plans and tailor their didactic experiences accordingly. All must demonstrate competence in 10 objectives that define the fundamental knowledge, skills, and attitudes of an accomplished investigator. Our program devotes significant time to mentoring and specialized seminars, including Specific Aims development meetings. Experiential learning includes individual instruction in writing and career development interactions with senior leaders on campus. We have added training in bioinformatics, sex and gender research, and a requirement for Scholars to mentor biomedical students to prepare Scholars for advanced academic roles. An external review of Scholars, Directors, Mentors, Resource Lab, and program processes occurs annually. Scholars must submit evidence of national presentations, published manuscripts, and progress toward independent funding. The Advisory Committee reviews all evaluation data and confirms each Scholar’s continuation for another year. Renewal of this highly successful program will enable diverse junior faculty to launch independent careers and make important contributions in women’s health.