Critical Research Issues in Latinx Mental Health/American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry

项目摘要 美国的西班牙裔人口约为6050万，占美国总人口的18%。 不幸的是，西班牙裔/拉丁裔精神病学家，心理学家和社会工作者的数量显着增加。 与非西班牙裔医生相比，西班牙裔医生仅占总数的7% 医生劳动力。在精神卫生领域，西班牙裔精神科医生占精神科医生的5.8%。 西班牙裔心理学家占5%，西班牙裔社会工作者占14%。 相应的劳动力。研究人员的人数也差不多，只有6%的NIH资金被用于研究。 授予西班牙裔调查员为了缓解西班牙裔/拉丁裔研究者的代表性不足， 对心理健康感兴趣，我们建议与美国西班牙裔精神病学协会（ASHP）合作， 通过个性化和高度集中的指导计划来加强他们的年度会议。这些指导 该计划将每年举行一次，为期一天半，其中12名初级西班牙裔/拉丁裔调查员将 从大量申请者中通过竞争性选拔，并应邀介绍他们的工作。导师-学员 将根据感兴趣的领域、正在进行的研究类型和研究人员的专业知识组成配对。 导师此外，其他几个教学活动将在节目中进行，包括主题演讲 讲座，赠款写作研讨会，海报会议，以及一系列的午餐桌网络，以及 讨论与初级调查员相关的话题。在会议结束时，导师-学员对将确定 学员的职业目标，几乎每6个月举行一次会议，讨论商定目标的进展情况， 讨论一下职业发展的变化该计划的具体目标是：1）：确定12个初级 西班牙裔/拉丁裔研究人员每年对心理健康研究感兴趣，并为他们提供财政支持。 支持出席并出席ASHP年会; 2）聘请12名西班牙裔/拉丁裔调查员 3）跟进青少年导师计划的成果， 西班牙裔/拉丁裔研究人员在同行评审出版物、NIH和其他机构资助等指标方面的研究 支持，科学演示和学术进步; 4）发展西班牙裔/拉丁裔网络 导师和学员，以支持学员的学术进步。我们认为，一个高度集中的 在ASHP年会的背景下，个性化的指导计划将是一个很好的培训战略。 并指导新兴的西班牙裔/拉丁裔调查员我们召集了一群杰出的西班牙裔/拉丁裔 精神病学，心理学和社会工作领域的研究人员和导师，他们不仅提供 最好的指导经验，但也作为初级西班牙裔/拉丁裔调查员的榜样。 因此，我们相信，这一指导计划将有助于增加代表性， 劳动力中的西班牙裔/拉丁裔调查员。

Project Summary The Hispanic population in the US is about 60.5 million and comprise 18% of the total US population. Unfortunately, there number of Hispanic/Latinx Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Social Workers is significantly less in proportion to non-Hispanic practitioners, with Hispanic physicians representing only 7% of the total physician workforce. In the mental health field, Hispanic psychiatrists represent 5.8% of the psychiatrist workforce, whereas Hispanic psychologist represent 5% and Hispanic social workers 14% of their corresponding workforce. Numbers are similar in the research workforce with only 6% of all NIH funds being awarded to Hispanic investigators. To mitigate this underrepresentation of Hispanic/Latinx investigators interested in mental health, we propose to partner with the American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry (ASHP) to enhance their annual meeting with a personalized and highly focused mentoring program. This mentoring program will take place annually over one and a half days, in which 12 junior Hispanic/Latinx investigators will be competitively selected out of a larger pool of applicants and invited to present their work. Mentor-mentee pairs will be formed based on the area of interest, the type of research being done, and the expertise of the mentor. In addition, several other didactic activities will take place during the program, including a keynote lecture, a grant writing workshop, a poster session, and a series of lunch tables for networking as well as to discuss topics relevant to junior investigators. At the end of the meeting, mentor-mentee pairs will determine career goals for the mentee and will meet virtually every 6 months to discuss the progress of agreed goals and to discuss any changes in career trajectory. The specific aims of the program are: 1): To identify 12 junior Hispanic/Latinx investigators interested in mental health research every year and provide them financial support to attend and present at the ASHP annual meeting; 2) To engage 12 Hispanic/Latinx investigators every year in mentorship activities during the ASHP conference; 3) To follow up on the outcome of the junior Hispanic/Latinx investigators in metrics such as peer-reviewed publications, NIH and other agencies grant support, scientific presentations, and academic advancement; 4) To develop a network of Hispanic/Latinx mentors and mentees to support the academic advancement of the mentees. We believe that a highly focused and personalized mentoring program in the context of the ASHP annual meeting will be a great strategy to train and mentor rising Hispanic/Latinx investigators. We have assembled a group of prominent Hispanic/Latinx investigators and mentors in the fields of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Social Work, who will not only provide the best mentorship experience but also serve as role models for junior Hispanic/Latinx investigators. Therefore, we are confident that this mentoring program will help increase the representation of Hispanic/Latinx investigators in the workforce.