Professional Development Core

摘要/摘要 卫生与公众服务部(DHHS)已经认识到，代表不足的少数群体(URM) 教职员工接受的指导和培训比他们的非少数族裔同龄人少，这种差距对 在临床和研究事业上取得成功。因此，迫切需要培训合格的任职人数不足的人。 少数族裔(URM)临床医生/科学家、RN、制药公司、基础科学家、行为和其他卫生保健 专业人士，以满足医疗服务不足的研究人员的需求 西班牙裔和少数族裔社区。西班牙裔美国人职业发展核心(PDC)的目标 临床和转化研究联盟(Alliance)旨在设计和协调培训、支持和 指导计划，以满足临床和翻译方面对更多代表不足的少数族裔的需求 研究和指导。PDC的目标是设计和协调基于能力的培训， 指导和支持计划，以最大限度地提高潜在CTR研究人员的生产力，并扩大 在普遍保健需求的重点领域：慢性病预防、成就的广度和范围 健康的生活方式、新出现的传染病和健康差距。我们假设，提供这些 面向不同背景的研究人员的活动，并让社区领导人参加培训课程 将导致一大批URMS研究人员在医学上解决健康问题 服务不足的社区。我们提出了以下具体目标：1.解决目前研究中的差距 通过获得协调一致的 和有效的教育和支持计划。基于技术的培训的创新使用将会扩大 为潜在实习生提供机会。为撰写出版物和制定提案提供的支持将 提高工作效率。2.通过制定强有力的指导计划，解决URM教师的指导差距 旨在培养关系，以提高临床和翻译的生产率和留存率 研究人员。该计划将侧重于两种模式：发展导师-学员团队和培训 潜在的个人导师。与公认的基于美国的指导计划以及In- House计划将丰富导师的培训。3.通过培训科学家和 社区合作伙伴共同开展多学科研究，以回应拉美裔社区的需求。 专业发展核心和其他联盟核心将合作实施 量身定做的培训课程。 PDC培训方案的影响是重大的，因为它将支持合格的 了解、掌握技术诀窍并对解决健康问题感兴趣的研究人员和导师 不断增长的美国拉美裔和其他医疗服务不足的人口的需求。

Abstract/Summary The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has recognized that underrepresented minority (URM) faculty receive less mentoring and training than their nonminority peers and that this gap contributes to less success in clinical and research careers. Thus, there is an urgent need to train qualified underrepresented minorities (URM) clinician/scientists, RNs, Pharm Ds, basic scientists, behavioral and other health care professionals, to fill in the demand for researchers that address the health needs of medically underserved Hispanic and minority communities. The goal of the Professional Development Core (PDC) of the Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research (Alliance) is to design and coordinate trainings, support and mentoring programs to address the need for more underrepresented minorities in clinical and translational research and mentoring. The objective of the PDC is to design and coordinate competency based training, mentoring, and support programs to maximize the productivity of potential CTR researchers and expand the breadth and scope of CTR in focus areas of prevalent health needs: chronic disease prevention, achievement of healthy lifestyles, emerging infectious diseases and health disparities. We hypothesize that providing these activities to researchers with diverse backgrounds and incorporating community leaders to training sessions will result in the development of a critical mass of URMs researchers addressing health issues in medically underserved communities. We propose the following Specific Aims: 1. Address the current gap in research competencies on health and healthcare research in URM-serving institutions through access to a coordinated and effective educational and support program. Innovative use of technology-based training will expand opportunities for potential trainees. Support provided for writing publications and developing proposals will enhance productivity. 2. Address the mentoring gap for URM faculty by developing a robust mentoring program aimed at fostering relationships that will enhance the productivity and retention of clinical and translational researchers. The program will focus on two models: developing teams of mentors-mentees and training of potential individual mentors. Interactions with recognized USA based mentoring programs as well as an in- house program will enrich the mentors’ training. 3. Address community health needs by training scientists and community partners jointly to carry out multidisciplinary research responsive to the Hispanic community needs. The Professional Development Core and the other Alliance’s cores will collaborate in the implementation of a tailor-made training curriculum. The impact of the PDC training program is significant because it will support the development of qualified researchers and mentors that understand, have the know-how, and are interested in addressing the health needs of a growing US Hispanic and other medically underserved population.