Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities-CLaRO Investigator Development Core

摘要 少数民族的健康和减少并最终消除美国的健康差距将 这在很大程度上取决于科学健康差异研究的进展。这样的进步只能是 通过培训，指导和支持下一代健康差异科学家来完成。 因此，拉丁美洲健康研究中心研究者发展核心的主要目标 机会（CLaRO）是为了加强不同的博士后研究员的科学职业发展，初级 教师和其他早期阶段的研究人员在迈阿密大学。研究者的具体目标 发展的核心是：（1）开展试点项目计划，以加强科学事业的发展 不同的早期职业健康差异研究人员。试点项目计划将资助30至35项研究， 迈阿密大学（UM），收集与中心主题和概念框架有关的初步数据 来生成新的R级补助金申请核心小组还将促进和支持研究报告的传播， 这些试点项目的研究结果;（2）与行政核心合作， 早期职业健康差异研究人员的教育培训计划。为期两周的年度培训 该计划将侧重于提供研究经验，并增加发展所需的技能， 提交具有竞争力的NIH R级研究资助申请。研究教育培训计划 将包括（但不限于）主题，如：NIMHD的健康差异研究框架，病因学， 拉丁美洲人口的健康差距，granitarian，以及在进行研究时负责任的行为 拉丁美洲健康研究;以及（3）将试点项目获奖者和参与研究的受训者联系起来 教育培训计划，以两个导师：一个研究导师在澳门大学从科学导师委员会 和一位UM外部的职业导师。研究导师将在特定内容领域（例如， 为拉丁美洲性/性别少数群体制定药物滥用和艾滋病毒预防综合干预措施 而职业导师则为学员提供一般专业/职业发展方面的指导。 这种指导策略认识到多导师方法的重要性，同时关注两种内容 区域和专业发展。它还认识到，一些重要的指导作用可能 通过电子邮件、电话和视频会议进行远程指导， 会议.研究者发展核心利用了 行政和社区参与和传播的核心和专业知识， 二十多名高级教师导师在UM进行研究，在CLaRO的专题领域和生产 超过3000万美元的年度NIH资金。

Abstract The health of minorities and the reduction and eventual elimination of health disparities in the United States will largely depend on advancements in scientific health disparities research. Such advancements can only be accomplished by training, mentoring, and supporting the next generation of health disparities scientists. Consequently, the primary goal of the Investigator Development Core of the Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities (CLaRO) is to enhance the scientific career development of diverse post-doctoral fellows, junior faculty, and other early stage investigators at the University of Miami. The Specific Aims of the Investigator Development Core are to: (1) Conduct a Pilot Projects Program to enhance the scientific career development of diverse early career health disparity researchers. The Pilot Projects Program will fund 30 to 35 studies at the University of Miami (UM) that collect preliminary data related to the Center’s theme and conceptual framework to generate new R-level grant applications. The Core will also facilitate and support the dissemination of study findings from these pilot projects; (2) Deliver, in collaboration with the Administrative Core, a Research Education Training Program for early career health disparity researchers. This annual two-week training program will focus on providing research experience and increasing the skills required for the development and submission of competitive NIH R-level research grant applications. The Research Education Training Program will include (but not be limited to) topics such as: NIMHD’s health disparities research framework, etiology of health disparities in Latino populations, grantsmanship, and responsible conduct for research when conducting Latino health research; and (3) Link pilot project awardees and trainees participating in the Research Education Training Program to two mentors: a research mentor at UM from the Scientific Mentorship Board and a career mentor external to UM. Research mentors will guide trainees in the specific content area (e.g., integrated substance abuse and HIV prevention intervention development for Latino sexual/gender minority youth), whereas career mentors will provide guidance to mentees on general professional/career development. This mentoring strategy recognizes the importance of a multi-mentor approach with a focus on both content area and professional development. It also recognizes the fact that some important mentoring roles may be accomplished with distance mentoring through e-mails, phone and video conferences, and infrequent meetings. The Investigator Development Core capitalizes on the infrastructure and expertise inherent in the Administrative and the Community Engagement and Dissemination cores and on the expertise of more than two dozen senior faculty mentors at the UM conducting research in CLaRO’s thematic areas and producing more than $30 million dollars of annualized NIH funding.