Core A - Administrative, Mentoring and Education Core

核心A -行政、辅导和教育核心 总结/摘要 肾脏和代谢疾病研究中心（CMDRC）具有多种功能， 多个组成部分，包括4名研究人员的研究项目，试点赠款计划，指导和 教育计划，行政单位，和两个研究资源核心。核心A提供行政 支持和协调所有中心活动，开发和实施辅导和教育计划， 并与NIGMS、密西西比大学医学中心（UMMC）管理部门、UMMC 赠款和合同办公室，在CMDRC中有代表的部门，以及调查员和受训人员， 中心。核心A的具体职能是：1）领导加强基础设施， 指导计划，以及核心设施，促进卓越的研究，并导致发展的一个 国际认可的CMDRC; 2）制定，实施和监督指导和教育计划 促进研究项目的进展和初级/早期职业调查员（ECI）的发展 成为独立的，资助的研究人员，他们也是多学科研究团队的有效合作者; 3)进一步加强试点赠款计划，以招募有前途的新调查人员，重点是招聘 和指导代表性不足的少数民族（URM）调查员; 4）进一步制定和实施 促进来自多个研究者之间的合作和互动的教育计划 学科在UMMC，以及与外部合作伙伴; 5）制定和实施招聘计划， 培训和指导多元化的博士后研究员、本科生和研究生学员 成为下一代CMDRC研究人员; 6）提供形成性和总结性评价 所有CMDRC计划和核心的进展和有效性的战略; 7）提供高水平的计划 为研究项目和试点赠款调查员和核心主任提供行政支助; 8）提供 对所有研究项目以及核心和中央采购服务进行财政监督; 9）进一步发展和 维护CMDRC网站，协助研究人员设计和操作计算机 系统，确保所有数据和文档都安全地存储在服务器和外部驱动器上，安装 为CMDRC调查人员提供新软件和计算机设备的小修; 10）开发和 实施中心研究者、核心领导人、中心 工作人员、外部咨询委员会（EAB）、内部咨询委员会（IAB）和执行委员会、其他中心 11）组织与环境保护有关的科学会议和研讨会， CMDRC以及EAB、IAB和执行委员会的会议，以及年度务虚会/研讨会; 12)确保所有CMDRC计划、倡议、政策和报告机制都以最佳方式 在联邦授权机构的政策和期限内制定、实施和管理。

CORE A – ADMINISTRATIVE, MENTORING AND EDUCATION CORE SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases Research Center (CMDRC) has diverse functions and is comprised of multiple components, including research projects of 4 investigators, a Pilot Grants Program, a Mentoring and Education Program, administrative units, and two Research Resources Cores. Core A provides administrative support and coordinates all Center activities, develops and implements mentoring and education programs, and interfaces with the NIGMS, University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) administration, the UMMC Grants and Contracts office, the departments represented in the CMDRC, and the investigators and trainees of the Center. Specific functions of Core A are: 1) to provide leadership for enhancement of infrastructure, mentoring programs, and core facilities that foster research excellence and lead to development of an internationally recognized CMDRC; 2) to develop, implement and monitor a Mentoring and Education Program that facilitates progress of the research projects and development of the junior/early career investigators (ECI) into independent, funded researchers who are also effective collaborators on multidisciplinary research teams; 3) to further enhance the Pilot Grants Program for promising new investigators, with emphasis on recruiting and mentoring underrepresented minority (URM) investigators; 4) to further develop and implement educational programs that facilitate collaborations and interactions among investigators from multiple disciplines at UMMC, as well as with external partners; 5) to develop and implement programs for recruiting, training, and mentoring a diverse group of postdoctoral fellows, undergraduate and graduate student trainees to become the next generation of CMDRC researchers; 6) to provide formative and summative evaluation strategies for progress and effectiveness of all CMDRC programs and Cores; 7) to provide high-level program administrative support to the research project and pilot grant investigators and core directors; 8) to provide fiscal oversight of all research projects and cores and central services for purchasing; 9) to further develop and maintain the CMDRC website, provide assistance to investigators in design and operation of their computer systems, insure that all data and documents are securely stored on the server and on external drives, install new software and make minor repairs of computer equipment for CMDRC investigators; 10) to develop and implement mechanisms for effective communication among the Center investigators, Core leaders, Center staff, External Advisory Board (EAB), Internal Advisory Board (IAB), and Executive Committee, other centers within UMMC, and external partner institutions; 11) to organize scientific meetings and seminars related to the CMDRC as well as meetings of the EAB, IAB, and Executive Committee, and an annual retreat/symposium; 12) to ensure that all CMDRC programs, initiatives, policies and reporting mechanisms are optimally developed, implemented, and administered within federal granting agency policies and deadlines.