University of Puerto Rico Mentoring Institute for HIV and Mental Health Research: Developmental, competency-based research mentoring for junior investigators.

 说明(由申请人提供)：项目摘要/摘要尽管波多黎各有一批经验丰富的调查人员，他们对艾滋病毒/艾滋病领域作出了重大贡献，但研究队伍需要持续、多样化，并进一步做好准备，以应对艾滋病毒携带者面临的挑战。波多黎各大学艾滋病毒和心理健康研究指导研究所主要关注从发展的角度向研究人员提供适当的支持。它通过提供团体和个人量身定制的支持和指导，为受训者提供充分的背景和资源，帮助他们发展成为成功的研究人员。它还负责保证有一批训练有素、多样化和感兴趣的研究人员正在筹备之中，以便维持和发展知识，以应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行病的复杂性。在新的周期中，我们提议：a)指导至少6名少数族裔初级调查员/被辅导者(每年)，他们隶属于#年的保健专业机构 (B)通过提供以研究能力为基础的综合教育方案，提高初级调查员/被辅导者的研究技能、自我效能和兴趣，以提高他们的竞争力、研究生产力和与艾滋病毒研究界建立网络的能力；(C)根据他们的技能水平和感兴趣的领域，将被辅导者安排为正在进行的研究项目和项目中的研究合作者；以及(D)根据他们感兴趣的领域，促进和监测被辅导者参与现有的国家和国际范围的研究网络。这四个目标的实现应该会增加从事艾滋病毒和心理健康研究的初级调查人员的数量和质量。受训者将能够管理现有数据，构思和开展具有追溯性和前瞻性研究设计的分研究，根据研究证据制定和评估实施情况。他们还将了解网络的复杂性，以便在他们过渡到成功的研究生涯时，加强、传播和增加他们的研究的影响。我们认为，这些要素是调查员全面发展的关键。它们在促进追求和维持成功的研究事业所需的核心和交叉技能和能力方面相辅相成。将对每个组成部分进行评价，以评估业绩、成果和效力。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):Project Summary/Abstract Although there is a cadre of experienced investigators in Puerto Rico who have made significant contributions to the field of HIV/AIDS, the research workforce needs to be sustained, diversified and further prepared to respond to the challenges faced by people living with HIV. The University of Puerto Rico Mentoring Institute for HIV and Mental Health Research is mainly concerned with providing adequate support to the research workforce, from a developmental perspective. It provides mentees with the adequate context and resources for their development into successful researchers, by offering group and individually tailored support and mentoring. It is also responsible for guaranteeing that there is a well-trained, diverse and interested group of researchers in the pipeline in order to sustain and advance knowledge to respond to the complexities of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In the new cycle, we propose to: a) mentor at least six minority junior investigators/mentees (per year), affiliated to health professions' institutions in the Island, to participate in HIV and mental health/behavioral research; b) increase the research skills, self-efficacy and interest among a new cadre of junior investigators/mentees by offering a comprehensive research competency-based education program geared to increase their competiveness, research productivity and ability to network with the HIV research community; c) place the mentees as research collaborators in ongoing research ventures and projects according to their level of skills and area of interest; and d) facilitate and monitor the involvement of the mentees in existing research networks of national and international scope according to their area of interest. The fulfillment of these four aims should increase the number and quality of junior investigators engaged in HIV and mental health research. The mentees will be able to manage existing data, conceptualize and carry out sub-studies with retrospective and prospective research designs, develop and assess implementations based on research evidence. They will also understand the intricacies of networking to enhance, disseminate and increase the impact of their research as they transition to a successful research career. We believe that these components are key for the comprehensive development of an investigator. They complement each other in facilitating core and cross-cutting skills and competences needed to pursue and sustain a successful research career. Each component will be evaluated to assess performance, outcomes and effectiveness.