UCSF-KAISER WOMEN'S HEALTH INTERDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARSHIP

加州大学旧金山分校(UCSF)和北加州凯撒大学(Kaiser)研究部(DOR)加入了妇女健康跨学科研究奖学金计划(WHISPR)，以培训成功和独立的妇女健康和慢性病临床研究人员。我们将我们在妇女健康和慢性疾病方面的优势组织到12个跨学科研究领域：6个疾病领域(心血管疾病、乳腺癌、骨骼健康、神经精神疾病--痴呆症、抑郁症、药物滥用、尿失禁和女性艾滋病毒)和5个交叉研究领域(性激素、女性成像)。补充和替代医学、卫生服务研究和老龄化)。12名高级教员(7名女性)，担任高级导师。所有高级导师都在妇女健康或相关慢性病方面有成功的研究生涯，并有良好的培训和指导记录。加州大学旧金山分校和凯撒分校每年培训350多名研究员，并拥有许多其他临床教员，他们将是这一奖学金的优秀候选人。我们还将从加州大学旧金山分校和凯撒大学以外的地方招募有才华和多样化的学者。在与资深导师协商后，每位奖学金获得者将制定一份适合其背景和兴趣的培训计划。该计划始于课程作业，取自加州大学旧金山分校的临床研究培训计划和生物医学科学计划。每个计划都围绕着独立的里程碑而建立：出版物、演示文稿和独立资金。奖学金的有效期为2至3年，具体取决于奖学金获得者的背景。想要有时间照顾家庭的学者可能会计划1/2或2/3的时间，持续3或4年。妇女健康核心研讨会将向学者讲授从性别和疾病的生物学方面到社会方面的一系列妇女健康问题。学者、资深导师和我们的顾问委员会将在年度务虚会上会面，以加强关系并重新评估该计划。史蒂夫·卡明斯博士，请协助。加州大学旧金山分校临床研究主任Joe Selby博士、Kaiser DOR主任Joe Selby博士和流行病学和生物统计学系副主任Deborah Grady博士(加州大学旧金山分校项目主任)在机构中发挥了重要作用，保证了对该奖学金的大力支持。例如，加州大学旧金山分校给出了建立女性健康研究中心的空间，凯撒承诺为学者提供工资支持。我们的目标是创建一个模范的国家资源，培训成功的妇女健康研究人员。

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Division of Research (DOR) for Northern California Kaiser (Kaiser) join in Women's Health Interdisciplinary Scholarship Program for Research (WHISPR) program to train successful and independent clinical investigators in women health and chronic diseases. We have organized our strengths in women's health and chronic disease into 12 Interdisciplinary Research Areas: 6 disease areas (Cardiovascular; Breast Cancer; Skeletal Health; Neuropsychiatric Disorders -- Dementia, Depression; Substance Abuse; Urinary Incontinence; and HIV in Women) and five cross-cutting research areas (Sex Hormones, Woman's Imaging. Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Health Services Research, and Aging). 12 senior faculty (7 women), serve as Senior Mentors. All Senior Mentors have successful research careers in women's health or relevant chronic diseases and strong track records of training and mentoring. UCSF and Kaiser train over 350 fellows annually and have many other clinical faculty who would be excellent candidates for this Scholarship. We will also recruit talented and diverse Scholars from outside UCSF and Kaiser. In consultation with her Senior Mentor, each Scholar will develop a Training Plan tailored to her background and interests. The Plan starts with coursework, drawn from UCSF's Clinical Research Training Program and Program in Biomedical Science. Each Plan is built around milestones toward independence: publications, presentations and independent funding. Scholarships will last 2 or 3 years, depending on the Scholar's background. Scholars who want time for family caregiving may plan 1/2 or 2/3-time programs that last 3 or 4 years. A Core Seminar in Women's Health will teach scholars about a range of women's health issues from biological to social aspects of gender and disease. Scholars, Senior Mentors and our Advisory Board will meet in an annual retreat to strengthen relationships and reevaluate the program. Dr. Steve Cummings, Assist. Dean for Clinical Research at UCSF, Dr. Joe Selby, Director of the Kaiser DOR, and Dr. Deborah Grady, Vice Chair of the Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Program Director at UCSF) have major institutional roles that guarantee strong support for this Scholarship. For example, UCSF has given space to establish a Center for Women's Health Research and Kaiser has committed salary support for Scholars. Our goal is to create a model national resource for training successful investigators in women's health.