Professional Development Core

项目概要-专业发展核心。密西西比也许有着 需要强大的临床和转化（C/T）研究计划在该国。我们有最高的 肥胖和相关的慢性疾病在全国和巨大的机会，以更好地了解 这些疾病的原因和后果，特别是在我们大量的少数民族人口中， 贫困率高、获得保健机会不足以及保健方面存在重大差距。专业 密西西比转化研究中心（MCCTR）的发展核心（PDC）将帮助解决 通过增加临床和翻译（C/T）调查人员的数量， 卫生保健提供者，其可持续研究项目侧重于慢性病和健康结果。一 由密西西比的5个机构组成的联盟，沿着位于亚拉巴马、路易斯安那、明尼苏达、 和伊利诺伊州已经开发，以提供新的机会，协同，多学科研究 在大型，多样化的患者人群中开展合作，以及针对早期阶段的独特培训计划， 研究人员（ESI）。在第二阶段，PDC将加强临床/转化研究学者（CTRS） 计划，科学的临床研究计划硕士，和管道C/T研究培训 增加独立的、高生产力的C/T研究人员的数量和多样性的计划， 关于密西西比的重要慢性病PDC还将加强ESIs的导师学院， 中期职业教师成为更有效的研究人员和职业导师。PDC已经 开发了几个新的计划，包括教师交流和培训计划（FETP），以促进 MCCTR研究者和外部CTR/CTSA之间的跨学科和多机构合作 伙伴机构。FETP，沿着MCCTR-COBRE系列研讨会和频繁的工作进展 MCCTR和合作机构的研究人员会议将为以下方面提供独特的机会： 以团队为基础的C/T研究和改善他们所服务的人的健康。新的MCCTR教师 还制定了招聘计划，以更快地增加现有C/T的数量。 研究人员在密西西比谁表现出优秀的指导技能，成功地获得校外 研究资金和新兴技术、流行病学、成果和社区参与方面的专门知识 研究和生物信息学，目前MCCTR教师的专业知识存在差距。通过这些新 由MCCTR创建、组织和交付的倡议，密西西比将有史以来第一次全州范围的 该倡议旨在在其所有主要学术机构之间建立协调和协同的方案， 专门致力于增加密西西比的C/T科学劳动力和改善其人民的医疗保健。

PROJECT SUMMARY - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORE. Mississippi has perhaps the greatest need for strong clinical and translational (C/T) research programs in the country. We have the highest rates of obesity and associated chronic diseases in the nation and tremendous opportunities to better understand the causes and consequences of these diseases, especially in our large minority population which suffers from a high rate of poverty, inadequate access to health care, and major health care disparities. The Professional Development Core (PDC) of the Mississippi Center for Translational Research (MCCTR) will help address Mississippi's health challenges by increasing the number of clinical and translational (C/T) investigators and health care providers with sustainable research programs focused on chronic diseases and health outcomes. A consortium of 5 Mississippi institutions along with CTR/CTSA institutions in Alabama, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Illinois has been developed to provide new opportunities for synergistic, multidisciplinary research collaborations in large, diverse patient populations as well as unique training programs for early stage investigators (ESIs). In Phase II, the PDC will enhance the Clinical/Translational Research Scholars (CTRS) Program, the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation Program, and Pipeline C/T Research Training Programs to increase the number of and diversity of independent, highly productive C/T researchers focused on important chronic diseases in Mississippi. The PDC will also enhance the Mentor Academy for ESIs and mid-career faculty members to become more effective researchers and career mentors. The PDC has developed several new programs, including a Faculty Exchange and Training Program (FETP), to promote transdisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations among MCCTR investigators and external CTR/CTSA partner institutions. The FETP, along with a MCCTR-COBRE seminar series and frequent Work-in-Progress meetings of investigators in the MCCTR and collaborating institutions will provide unique opportunities for team-based C/T research and for improving the health of the people they serve. A new MCCTR Faculty Recruitment Program has also been developed to more rapidly increase the number of established C/T researchers in Mississippi who have demonstrated excellent mentoring skills, success of obtaining extramural research funding, and expertise in emerging technologies, epidemiology, outcomes and community-engaged research, and bioinformatics where there are currently gaps in MCCTR faculty expertise. Through these new initiatives created, organized, and delivered by the MCCTR, Mississippi will have its first ever state-wide initiative designed to build coordinated and synergistic programs among all of its major academic institutions, focused exclusively on increasing Mississippi's C/T science workforce and improving health care of its people.