Core--Pilot and Feasibility

TRAC中心试点/可行性研究核心的目标是鼓励和支持老年护理研究，促进资金的有效使用，以扩大我们对老龄化和护理轨迹的了解，并为新的或过渡的护士学者准备提交RO1或具有强大跨学科合作的同等研究项目。核心预算资源调拨目标中心将在第一年资助五项试点/可行性研究，在第二和第三年每年资助两项研究。试点/可行性研究核心的具体目标包括： 1)招募有前途的新调查人员 2)指导教职员工准备试点/可行性提案的申请 3)确保公平地选择最有价值的建议以促进护理科学的发展 4)促进及时、彻底和高效地完成试点/可行性研究 5)与TRAC中心行政和协调中心以及护理研究中心协调，支持中心资助的个人投资机构在其试点/可行性数据的基础上制定角色级别的建议。 这些目标将通过五项相互关联的持续活动来实现：(A)征求新的试点/可行性研究报告；(B)协调审查和遴选过程；(C)协调正在进行的指导、监测进展情况和对试点研究人员的研究支持；(D)与学校护理研究中心协调和协作，以扩大研究开发支持；(E)协调TRAC系列研讨会，以便及早传播试点/可行性研究结果。

The goal of the TRAC Center Pilot/Feasibility Studies Core is to encourage and support research in gerontological nursing, facilitate effective use of funds for expanding our knowledge of trajectories of aging and care, and prepare new or transitioning nurse scholars for submission of RO1 or equivalent research projects that are innovative and that have strong interdisciplinary collaboration. The TRAC Center will fund five pilot/feasibility studies in the first year and two studies in each of the second and third years of funding. Specific aims of the Pilot/Feasibility Studies Core include: 1) Recruit promising new investigators 2) Mentor faculty as they prepare applications for pilot/feasibility proposals 3) Ensure an equitable process for selecting the highest merit proposals for advancing nursing science 4) Facilitate timely, thorough, and efficient completion of pilot/feasibility studies 5) Coordinate with the TRAC Center Administrative and Coordination Core and the Nursing Research Center to support Center funded PIs to develop ROl-level proposals that build on their pilot/feasibility data. These aims will be accomplished through five interrelated and ongoing activities: (a) soliciting new pilot/feasibility studies; (b) coordinating the review and selection process; (c) coordinating on-going mentoring, monitoring of progress, and research support to pilot investigators; (d) coordinating and collaborating with the School's Nursing Research Center to expand research development support; and (e) coordinating a TRAC seminar series for early dissemination of pilot/feasibility results.