Childhood Infections Research Program

“儿童感染研究计划”T32（CHIRP）的总体目标是准备MD研究员， 博士博士后科学家的职业生涯作为研究人员在基础和临床/转化研究有关 儿童感染。CHIRP的目标是：1）识别优秀的MD和博士候选人 致力于与儿童感染有关的研究事业; 2）支持指导研究培训， 3）推行“以目标为本的职业生涯设计” 为培训和长期职业发展建立个性化时间表和途径的计划; 4)利用与个性化培训计划相关的课程和学位课程;以及5）将新颖的 MD和博士学员之间的跨学科培训计划，以创造重要的广泛理解 儿童感染的问题和问题。CHIRP确定了23名儿科感染性疾病高级导师 疾病，儿科，医学，病理学，微生物学和免疫学与持续的NIH资金耦合 在指导早期职业学者方面有着成功的记录。此外，我们还选出了8位“新兴导师”， 有了资金和既定的受训人员和生产力。导师研究和培训计划是在病毒学， 细菌学、疫苗、医院感染、流行病学、结果和全球健康。MD学员将 从儿科传染病、其他儿科亚专科和住院医师和招募中确定。博士 申请人将通过CHIRP导师的外部和内部招聘的博士候选人的申请来确定 以及整个范德比尔特。项目主任，副主任和高级指导委员会 多样性方面的导师和专家将指导学员和项目的选择和持续评估 中求进工作总由三位儿科传染病和多样性国家领导人组成的咨询委员会 将审查各项倡议，并提出改革和改进建议，包括 增加代表性不足的少数民族和女学者。对受训人员的评价将根据要求 奖学金监督委员会，个人发展计划，学员进度报告，以及遵守 对负责任的研究和再现性进行培训的要求。正在进行的方案评价 已导致改善，包括咨询委员会和新的每月“T32俱乐部”的学员， 讨论RCR、再现性、多样性、正在进行的研究和受训者选择的与以下相关的主题 研究事业的成功和挑战。长期计划的成功将取决于学员的成果 在出版物、职业进展和后续资金方面，将由 指导委员会和咨询委员会。CHIRP在招聘、指导和 建立儿童感染的调查人员，我们要求支持继续该计划的成功。 1

The overall goal of the ‘Childhood Infections Research Program’ T32 (CHIRP) is to prepare MD Fellows and PhD postdoctoral scientists for careers as investigators in basic and clinical / translational research related to infections in children. The objectives of CHIRP are: 1) to identify the outstanding MD and PhD candidates committed to a research career related to infections of children; 2) to support mentored research training with experienced senior mentors and productive emerging mentors; 3) to implement a “career design by objective” program that establishes individualized timelines and pathways for training and long-term career development; 4) to utilize courses and degree programs relevant to the individualized training plan; and 5) to incorporate novel interdisciplinary training programs among MD and PhD trainees to create broad understanding of important questions and issues in childhood infections. CHIRP has identified 23 senior mentors in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Medicine, and Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology with sustained NIH funding coupled with a successful track record of mentoring early career scholars. Also, we have selected 8 ‘emerging mentors’, with funding and established trainees and productivity. Mentor research and training programs are in virology, bacteriology, vaccines, hospital infections, epidemiology, outcomes, and global health. MD trainees will be identified from Pediatric Infectious Diseases, other pediatric subspecialties and resident and recruitment. PhD applicants will be identified by application of externally and internally recruited PhD candidates of CHIRP mentors and broadly across Vanderbilt. A Program Director, Associate Directors, and Steering Committee of senior mentors and experts in diversity will direct the selection and ongoing evaluation of trainees and program progress. An Advisory Committee of three national leaders in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and diversity initiatives will review and provide recommendations for changes and improvements, including approaches to increase underrepresented minorities and women scholars. Evaluation of trainees will be based on required scholarship oversight committees, individual development plans, trainee progress reports, and compliance with requirements for training in responsible conduct of research and reproducibility. Ongoing program evaluation has led to improvements including the advisory committee and a new monthly “T32-Club” for trainees with discussions of RCR, reproducibility, diversity, research-in-progress, and trainee-selected topics relevant to success and challenges of research careers. Long-term program success will be based on outcomes of trainees in publications, career progress, and follow-on funding and will be assessed trainee evaluations and review by steering committee and advisory committee. CHIRP has been highly successful in recruiting, mentoring and establishing investigators in childhood infections, and we request support to continue the program success. 1