Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's *

描述(由申请者提供)：这一指导科学家职业发展计划的目标是培养新一代富有创造力、成功的研究人员，他们将成为科学领域的领导者，将改善女性的健康。在范德比尔特妇女健康研究职业发展中心的支持下，跨学科妇女健康研究(IWHR)学者将与重新进入教职的教师合作，该教师由成功的基础、临床和卫生服务调查人员组成的协作和互动小组组成。这将创造一种环境，在其中促进必要的早期职业发展。导师将包括来自范德比尔特大学医学院基础科学系(细胞生物学、药理学、生物化学和分子生物学)的基础、临床和健康结果调查人员，来自VUSM(妇产科)临床部门的调查人员(心脏病)。来自临床药理学、普通内科、风湿病学和内分泌学(临床药理学、普通内科、风湿病学和内分泌学)、预防医学和精神病学，来自范德比尔特公共政策研究所及其精神卫生政策中心，来自梅哈里医学院，得到范德比尔特-梅哈里联盟的赞助，这是两个机构之间的一个正式行政联盟。学者将在个人导师的指导下进行密集的研究培训。此外，正式的教学课程、参加研讨会以及学习和练习关键职业技能的机会，如准备和审查赠款申请和手稿、教学和项目/实验室组织，也是必不可少的组成部分。这个项目的主要优势在于它的导师，他们指导了无数人从事独立的研究事业，他们致力于培养和加强成功科学家的技能和行为的文化。此外，这笔赠款将通过范德比尔特综合妇女健康倡议以及在范德比尔特-梅哈里环境中进一步促进妇女健康研究的互动性。这种互动将促进有益于妇女健康的研究，减少卫生保健方面的种族、民族和性别差距，并将培养出致力于这项工作的优秀新教师。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this mentored scientist career development program is to produce a new generation of creative, successful investigators, who will become leaders in scientific areas that will improve the health of women. Supported by the Vanderbilt Center for Research Career Development in Women's Health, Interdisciplinary Women's Health Research (IWHR) Scholars will work with a reentering faculty, composed of a collaborative and interactive group of successful basic, clinical and health services investigators. This will create an environment in which essential early career development is fostered. Mentors will include basic, clinical and health outcomes investigators from the basic science departments at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Cell Biology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), from the clinical departments at VUSM (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicine (Cardiology. Clinical Pharmacology, General Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Endocrinology), Preventive Medicine and Psychiatry, from the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies and its Center for Mental Health Policy, and from Meharry Medical College, under the auspices of the Vanderbilt-Meharry Alliance, a formal administrative alliance between the two institutions. Scholars will undertake intensive research training under the direction of an individual mentor. In addition, formal didactic courses, participating in seminars, and the opportunity to learn and practice crucial career skills, such as preparation and review of grant applications and manuscripts, teaching, and project/laboratory organization are also essential component. The major strength of this program lies in its mentors, who have mentored numerous individuals to independent research careers, and who are committed to a culture that teaches and reinforces the skills and behaviors of the successful scientist. In addition, this grant will further promote the interactive nature of women's health research via the Vanderbilt Comprehensive Women's Health Initiative, and in the Vanderbilt-Meharry environment. This interaction will promote research benefiting the health of women and reducing racial, ethnic and gender disparities in health care, and will produce outstanding new faculty with careers devoted to this work.