Mentoring & Advanced Research Training for WRHR Scholars

描述（由申请人提供）：斯坦福大学妇女生殖健康研究（WRHR）学者职业发展中心的目标是为妇产科医生提供妇女生殖健康基础和临床研究方面的职业发展和高级培训。中心已经并计划继续将临床培训与优秀的基础和临床研究相结合，以帮助解决全国该学科合格研究者的短缺问题。WRHR学者有结构化的研究和教学经验，具有高级研究学位的范围和严谨性，由训练有素、经验丰富的教师指导，在研究和职业发展方面有卓越的记录。学者们已经并将在与女性生殖健康相关的研究中接受培训和指导，这些研究在斯坦福大学的妇产科和其他院系有很强的项目，借鉴了医学院的主要优势。每个受训者将有两个导师：一个负责研究的初级导师和一个负责临床连续性的二级导师。将选择具有不同研究经验的学员。对于那些很少或没有研究经验的人，将在精心挑选的合格导师的指导下进行结构化、强化的基础和/或临床科学培训（第一阶段）。对于具有更高级相关研究经验的学者，将有指导，强化研究经验（第二阶段）。在达到特定标准后，将由第一阶段进展至第二阶段。在坚实的基础上，学者们将在斯坦福大学的主要优势生殖生物学和内分泌学的基础研究方面得到指导，在临床研究方面，将在妇女健康方面得到指导，重点是临床和流行病学研究，并在国际妇女健康方面有一个新的选择。项目评估和学者经验评估将由项目主任和学者咨询委员会监督。项目主任已经并将继续与学者及其导师密切合作，以确保目标的实现。斯坦福大学妇女生殖健康研究中心的项目已经启动了学者的职业生涯，使他们成为与妇女生殖健康相关的基础、转化、流行病学或临床研究的独立调查员。这些学者将成为美国妇女生殖健康研究的未来领导者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Career development and advanced training for obstetrician-gynecologists in basic and clinical research in women's reproductive health is the goal of the Women's Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Scholars Career Development Center at Stanford University. The Center has and proposes to continue to bridge clinical training with excellence in basic and clinical research to help solve the national shortage of qualified investigators in this discipline. WRHR Scholars have structured research and didactic experiences having the scope and rigor of an advanced research degree with mentoring by highly trained and experienced faculty with proven records of excellence in research and career development. Scholars have been and will be trained and mentored in research relevant to women's reproductive health that have strong programs at Stanford in the Department of OB/GYN and other departments, drawing from the major strengths of the School of Medicine. Each trainee will have two mentors: a primary mentor for research and a secondary mentor for clinical continuity. Trainees with varying levels of research experience will be chosen. For those with little or no research experience, there will be structured, intensive basic and/or clinical science training (Phase I) under the guidance of a carefully chosen qualified mentor. For scholars with more advanced relevant research experience there will be mentored, intensive research experience (Phase II). Progression from Phase I to Phase II will occur after fulfilling specific criteria. Based on a solid foundation, Scholars will be mentored in basic research in reproductive biology and endocrinology, a major strength at Stanford, and in clinical research will be mentored in women's health with a focus on clinical and epidemiologic research, and with a new option in international women's health. Program evaluation and Scholar experience evaluation will be monitored by the Program Director and a Scholar's Advisory Committee. The Program Director has and will continue to work closely with Scholars and their Mentors to assure that goals are attained. The Stanford WRHR program has launched Scholars' careers as independent investigators in basic, translational, epidemiologic, or clinical research relevant to women's reproductive health. This cadre of Scholars will be among future leaders in women's reproductive health research in the United States.