UTMB Women's Health Research Scholar's Program

描述(由申请人提供)：德克萨斯大学医学院(UTMB)是建立BIRCWH项目的理想环境。首先，该方案将受益于UTMB妇女健康研究的综合性和跨学科性质。第二，通过妇女健康跨学科研究中心(CIRWH)已经为妇女健康研究建立了广泛的基础设施。该中心为初级研究人员提供种子赠款资金，并提供赠款发展支持。因此，UTMB BIRCWH计划将能够建立在现有优势的基础上。最后，BIRCWH计划将受益于强有力的机构支持。医学院院长是一名妇女健康研究人员，他与UTMB主席一起承诺在这一奖项的有效期内提供53.5万美元的实物捐助。这些资金将用于建立一个研究支助办公室，以确保学者们准备的论文、补助金、海报和幻灯片演示文稿在内容和演示文稿方面都是最高质量的。 UTMB BIRCWH项目将通过为希望从事跨学科女性健康研究的初级教员提供受保护的时间来满足UTMB的关键需求。它还将加强UTMB的跨学科互动，为妇女健康高级调查人员提供见面和交流意见的机会。该计划将集中在我们校园的六个优势领域。19位导师将指导学者的研究和职业发展，他们都得到了NIH目前作为首席研究员的支持，在指导方面有很好的记录，并参与了这个RFA的一个或多个感兴趣的领域。该项目的招聘将包括内部和外部两个方面。为了确保实现多样性，我们制定了一项广泛的招聘计划，其中包括与来自多个机构的潜在少数族裔学者进行个性化接触。在进入该计划后，所有学者将制定个性化的学习和研究计划。如果他们愿意，他们将有机会获得临床科学硕士或博士学位。每周会议将提供研究技能、科学写作、统计和职业发展方面的补充学习经验。将在这些会议上以及在CIRWH研讨会和与大学领导人的季度晚宴上建立联系。到该计划结束时，所有学者都将获得必要的技能，成为跨学科妇女健康研究的独立、受资助的研究人员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is an ideal environment for the establishment of a BIRCWH Program. First, the Program will benefit from the integrated and interdisciplinary nature of women's health research at UTMB. Second, an extensive infrastructure for women's health research is already in place through the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health (CIRWH). This center provides seed grant funding to junior investigators as well as grant development support. Thus, the UTMB BIRCWH Program will be able to build on existing strengths. Finally, the BIRCWH Program will benefit from strong institutional support. The Dean of the Medical School is a woman's health researcher and, together with the President of UTMB, has pledged an in-kind contribution of $535,000 over the duration of this award. These funds will be used to establish a Research Support Office that will insure that the papers, grants, posters, and slide presentations prepared by the Scholars are of the highest quality in content and presentation. The UTMB BIRCWH program will fill a critical need at UTMB by providing protected time for junior faculty who want to pursue a career in interdisciplinary women's health research. It will also strengthen interdisciplinary interactions at UTMB by providing opportunities for senior women's health investigators to meet and exchange ideas. The Program will focus on six areas of strength on our campus. Nineteen mentors-all of whom have current NIH support as the Principal Investigator, a strong track record of mentoring, and involvement in one or more areas of interest in this RFA-will guide the research and career development of the Scholars. Recruitment for the program will be both internal and external. To assure that diversity is achieved, we have developed an extensive recruitment plan that includes personalized contact with potential minority scholars from a number of institutions. Upon entry to the program, all Scholars will develop an individualized learning and research plan. They will have an opportunity to obtain a MS or PhD in Clinical Science, if they choose. Weekly conferences will provide supplemental learning experiences in research skills, scientific writing, statistics, and career development. Networking will occur at these conferences as well as at the CIRWH seminars and quarterly dinner meetings with university leaders. By the end of the program, all Scholars will have acquired the necessary skills to become independent, funded investigators in interdisciplinary women's health research.