PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RCMI PROGRAM

描述（由申请人提供）：PSM的RCMI计划正在经历2000-2003年期间的重建阶段。在此期间，PSM RCMI为机构研究人员的招聘和发展工作做出了重大贡献。因为时间紧迫 （三年），许多努力还没有完全成熟。因此，当前的某些活动将在下一个周期（2003-2005年）继续进行，而在其他领域将采取新的方向。例如，在癌症、艾滋病和艾滋病毒I、耻辱和哮喘研究领域，应特别强调临床研究人员的招聘和发展（核心B），这反映了本周期的某些发展。将与研究密集型的美国机构建立伙伴关系，以促进教师发展。因此，将调整行政活动（核心A），以适应方案方向的这些变化。与其他机构订立联合体/伙伴关系协定以及对此类伙伴关系的进展/业绩进行年度评价将被列入核心A项下的活动。2003-2008年周期核心A的具体目标是： 1)制定关于伙伴关系/财团协议的计划政策，以发展PSM研究教员。2)协调内部咨询委员会（IAC）和外部咨询委员会（EAC）会议，并确保根据计划和机构政策定期进行计划/项目的进度评估。每年将向方案支助和管理司行政部门提交评价报告。核心A将与PSM管理部门（特别是主要研究者）协调，以适当和快速实施EAC和IAC建议的变更。3)评估由RCMI基金支持的核心和活动的年度进展报告，并准备总结报告。核心项目A将协调对每项活动的进度报告进行预先审查，以适应委员会的批评意见。4)维护和更新ww.psm.edu网站上的“研究”网页。研究页面不仅包括RCMI，而且还包括所有其他研究相关的事件，包括会议/研讨会公告和报告等，以及5）更新RCMI计划管理，以完全符合所有国立卫生研究院/国家研究资源中心/少数民族研究所研究中心的法规和指导方针。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): RCMI program at PSM is experiencing its rebuilding phase through the current 2000-2003 period. During this period, PSM RCMI significantly contributed to the institutional research faculty recruitment and development efforts. Because of a shortness of the time (three years), many efforts have not yet fully matured. Certain current activities will continue, therefore, throughout the next cycle (2003-2005), while new directions will be adopted in other areas. For example, reflecting certain developments during the current cycle, faculty recruitment and development (Core B) of clinical investigators shall be particularly emphasized in the areas of cancer, AIDS and HIV-I, stigma and asthma research. Partnership will be developed with research-intensive US institutions for faculty development. Administrative activities (Core A) will be therefore adjusted to accommodate those changes in program direction. Establishment of consortium/partnership agreements with other institution and annual evaluation of progress/performance of such patnerships will be added activities under Core A. Specific aims under Core A through the 2003-2008 cycle are to: 1) Develop program policies regarding partnership/consortium agreement to develop PSM research faculty members. 2) Coordinate Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) and External Advisory Committee (EAC) meetings and ensure that progress evaluation of programs/projects will be regularly performed according to the program and institutional policies. Evaluations will be submitted annually to the PSM administration. Core A will coordinate with the PSM administration (and with the Principal Investigator in particular) for proper and speedy implementation of changes recommended by EAC and IAC. 3) Evaluate annual progress reports of Cores and Activities, supported by RCMI fund, and prepare a summary report. Pre-review of progress reports by accommodation of IAC critiques by each activity, will be coordinated by Core A. 4) Maintain and update "research" web page on ww.psm.edu site. Research pages include not only RCMI but also all other research related events including conference/workshop announcements and reports, etc. And also to 5) Update the RCMI program management to fully comply with all National Institutes of Health/National Center for Research Resources/Research Centers in Minorities Institutes regulations and guidelines.