Emerging Infectious Disease and HIV Scholars Program at Brown University

新兴传染病和艾滋病毒学者计划（EIDS）旨在发展 一个专注于临床研究的医生-科学家队伍，为艾滋病毒的实际应对提供信息 以及相关的感染。布朗大学阿尔珀特医学院 已纳入科学与具体的课程硕士，以提供教育 临床研究基金会有一个专门的研究区块。该计划提供财务 将为试点研究项目提供支持，并指派适当的导师指导学者。 医学院的学者每年将参加相关的专业会议， 计划教师和导师将提供补充网络机会，在这些 会议.该计划将与罗得岛卫生部密切合作， 在罗得岛调查正在进行的流行病，如艾滋病毒，COVID-19， 猴痘，丙型肝炎，以及包括梅毒在内的性传播疾病。 在最初的四年里，我们招募并支持了66名完成临床研究的学者 项目产生了72份摘要和31份出版物。66名学者中有25名（39%）来自 在生物医学、临床、行为和社会领域代表性不足的群体 科学（URM使用NIH定义）。 这笔赠款将继续激励，培训，支持和保留一个学者社区， “微生物猎人”具体目标1：培养未来的医学科学家，以迅速解决 艾滋病毒相关感染和新出现的流行病的挑战。具体目标2：培养未来 物理科学家在四年的时间里，医学生将完成课程 获得理学硕士学位。具体目标3：支持未来的医学科学家。所有 学者将获得资源，以制定独立的研究计划。支持 临床研究工具、生物统计学、分析、摘要开发和手稿 准备将通过量身定制的课程和计划的教师，工作人员， 导师和资金将提供给学者和项目教师和导师参加 适当的科学会议。 具体目标4：在整个培训过程中留住学者群体。的所有方面 将持续评估项目，以确定可接受性、相关性 和培训计划的每个组成部分的价值。感兴趣的成果包括研究 项目开发和完成，摘要介绍和手稿出版，以及 长期从事与新发传染病相关的临床研究。

The Emerging Infectious Disease and HIV Scholars Program (EIDS) program seeks to develop a physician-scientist workforce focused on clinical research to inform practical responses to HIV and associated infections over the next decades. The Alpert Medical School of Brown University has incorporated a Master of Science with specific coursework to provide an educational foundation for clinical research with a dedicated research block. The program offers financial support for pilot research projects and appropriate mentors will be assigned to guide scholars. Scholars in medical school will attend a relevant professional conference each year and program faculty and mentors will provide supplemental networking opportunities at these meetings. The program will work closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health to engage trainees in the investigation of ongoing epidemics in Rhode Island, such as HIV, COVID-19, monkey pox, hepatitis C, and escalating sexually transmitted infections including syphilis. In the first four years, we enrolled and supported 66 scholars who completed clinical research projects resulting in 72 abstracts and 31 publications. 25 out of 66 scholars (39%) were from groups identified as underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences (URM utilizing the NIH definition). This grant will continue to inspire, train, support, and retain a community of scholars to serve as “microbes hunters”. Specific Aim 1: Inspire future physician-scientists to rapidly address challenges of HIV associated infections and emerging epidemics. Specific Aim 2: Train future physician-scientists. Over the course of four years, medical students will complete coursework leading to a Master in Science degree. Specific Aim 3: Support future physician-scientists. All scholars will have access to resources to develop an independent research proposal. Support in clinical research tools, biostatistics, analysis, abstract development, and manuscript preparation will be provided through tailored coursework and program faculty, staff, and mentors, and funds will be available for scholars and program faculty and mentors to attend appropriate scientific conferences. Specific Aim 4: Retain the community of scholars throughout training. All aspects of the program will be evaluated on an ongoing basis in order to determine acceptability, relevance, and value of each component of the training program. Outcomes of interest include research project development and completion, abstract presentation and manuscript publication, and long-term engagement in clinical research related to emerging infectious disease.