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

 描述（由申请人提供）：项目摘要/摘要虽然有一个经验丰富的研究人员在波多黎各谁作出了重大贡献的艾滋病毒/艾滋病领域的干部，研究队伍需要持续，多样化，并进一步准备应对艾滋病毒感染者所面临的挑战。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的是从发展的角度为研究人员提供充分的支持。它通过提供团体和个人定制的支持和指导，为学员提供足够的背景和资源，使他们成为成功的研究人员。它还负责保证有一支训练有素、多样化和感兴趣的研究人员队伍，以便维持和促进知识，应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行病的复杂性。在新的周期，我们建议：a）（每年）指导至少六名隶属于以下卫生专业机构的少数民族初级调查员/学员： B）通过提供一个全面的基于研究能力的教育方案，提高新的初级研究人员/学员的研究技能、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）根据学员的技能水平和兴趣领域，安排他们在正在进行的研究项目和项目中担任研究合作者;以及d）根据学员的兴趣领域，促进和监测学员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增加从事艾滋病毒和心理健康研究的初级研究人员的数量和质量。学员将能够管理现有数据，概念化和开展回顾性和前瞻性研究设计的子研究，根据研究证据开发和评估实施情况。他们还将了解网络的复杂性，以加强，传播和增加他们的研究的影响，因为他们过渡到一个成功的研究生涯。我们认为，这些组成部分是调查员全面发展的关键。他们相互补充，促进核心和跨领域的技能和能力需要追求和维持一个成功的研究生涯。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.