Advanced Workshop on Research Skills in Oncology

项目总结 背景：我们建议继续举办一个成功的为期三天的癌症研究技能虚拟研讨会 职业早期绩效指标，我们作为NCI Awardee技能发展联盟(UE5)的一部分开发 CA246746)。研讨会旨在解决令人担忧的早期职业生涯规模和留存率下降的问题。 通过提供培训来研究员工队伍，以提高绩效和可持续性，立足于工作 需求-资源模型。巨大的需求清楚地表明了对这种培训的需求 对于研讨会(应用程序是Spot的三倍)，我们观察到在 6个月时掌握目标技能。根据所有参与者的反馈和课程前的技能评估，我们 计划通过以两个选修课程的形式增加内容来加强研讨会，以 不同研究领域的不同需求。职业生涯早期的临床和支持性肿瘤学PI更需要 对于高级研究方法和职业生涯早期的基础科学和翻译专业人员的额外培训 对管理技能培训的更大需求。添加可选路径将允许基于以下内容的定向内容 需求，更多的背景情况，以及参与者之间潜在合作的更多机会。 方法和背景：在五年的时间里，我们将培训180名初出茅庐的私人投资经理，获得合格的 肿瘤学研究。拟议的研讨会针对三个技能领域，我们相信这将有助于长期- 长期、富有成效的肿瘤学研究生涯：1)成功完成基金资助的先进研究方法 研究和发展肿瘤学研究计划；2)达纳-法伯癌症的领导技能 针对早期职业教师；以及3)使用以下框架的弹性技能 接受与承诺疗法(ACT)。临床和支持肿瘤学选修课程将包括 招聘战略，管理多个地点的研究，并建立多学科团队。癌症研究 管理选修课程将包括关于实验室财务管理的培训、与 团队，以及管理具有挑战性的人员。达纳-法伯癌症研究所(DFCI)将主办这次为期三天的 与马萨诸塞州总医院(MGH)合作举办的Zoom研讨会，另一家DANA- 法伯/哈佛癌症中心(DFHCC)机构。研讨会的每一天，参与者都会参加互动 在R01资助的研究人员的指导下，以小组讨论的形式进行授课和会面 肿瘤学。我们将与哈佛姑息治疗中心合作，推广、制作和 对车间的评价。教师：我们组建了一支杰出的肿瘤学研究专家团队 培训(公认的独立研究人员、赠款审查员和期刊编辑)以继续担任 研修班教员。作为DFCI和MGH高生产率和知名项目的负责人，PI(Dr. Pirl和Greer)拥有组织这次研讨会所需的经验和领导技能。

PROJECT SUMMARY Background: We propose to continue a successful three-day virtual workshop on cancer research skills for early-career PIs, which we developed as part of the NCI Awardee Skills Development Consortium (UE5 CA246746). The workshop aims to address worrisome declines in the size and retention of the early-career research workforce by providing training to improve performance and sustainability, grounded in the Job Demands-Resources Model. The need for this training is clearly demonstrated by the overwhelming demand for the workshop (three times as many applications as spots), and we observed significant improvements in targeted skills at 6 months. Based on feedback from all participants and pre-course skills assessments, we plan to enhance the workshop by including additional content in the form of two elective tracks tailored to different needs across research areas. Early-career clinical and supportive oncology PIs have a greater need for additional training in advanced research methods and early-career basic science and translational PIs have a greater need for training in management skills. Adding elective tracks will allow for targeted content based on needs, greater contextualization, and increased opportunities for potential collaborations among participants. Approach and setting: Over the course of five years, we will train 180 early-career PIs with eligible grants in oncology research. The proposed workshop targets three skill areas that we believe will contribute to long- term, productive research careers in oncology: 1) advanced research methods to successfully complete funded studies and grow programs of research in oncology; 2) leadership skills drawn from the Dana-Farber Cancer for early career faculty; and 3) resiliency skills using the framework of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The clinical and supportive oncology elective track will include recruiting strategies, managing multi-site studies, and building multi-disciplinary teams. The cancer research management elective track will include training on the financial management of labs, communication with teams, and managing challenging personnel. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) will host this three-day workshop on Zoom in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), another Dana- Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DFHCC) institution. Each day of the workshop, participants attend interactive didactic sessions and meet in small discussion-based groups with coaching from R01-funded investigators in oncology. We will work with the Harvard Center for Palliative Care on the promotion, production, and evaluation of workshop. Faculty: We have assembled an outstanding team of experts in oncology research training (established independent researchers, grant reviewers, and journal editors) to continue to serve as workshop faculty. As leaders of highly-productive and well-known programs at DFCI and MGH, the PIs (Drs. Pirl and Greer) possess the requisite experience and leadership skills to organize this workshop.