U of HI Research Scientist Award in Molecular Cardiology

我们通过招募一名分子心脏病专家到约翰A。 伯恩斯医学院（JABSOM），以提高与合作伙伴进行研究的能力， 亚裔、夏威夷原住民和其他太平洋岛民社区。第一阶段（第1年和第2年）将涉及 成立一个外部咨询委员会和一个内部咨询和甄选委员会 （IASC）监督JABSOM招聘一名有经验的研究科学家。为了达到特定的目的 为了招聘高素质的候选人，第一阶段的活动将包括与IASC、EAC和 焦点小组，将指导积极寻找一个著名的心血管科学家。第二阶段（3-7年级） 将建立一个以社区为基础的研究和教育计划，由被招募的科学家担任校长 调查员在第二阶段，将实现两个具体目标，即进行最先进的 研究心血管健康的差异，并制定一项教育计划， 增加专门从事这类研究的调查人员队伍。为了实现这些目标，我们建议 与社区（包括社区卫生中心和研究诊所，公共和 私营部门的研究计划，和卫生部），少数民族研究人员的指导， 规划和实施初级教师设想的试点项目，并发展教育 旨在加强夏威夷大学（UH）研究生研究培训的活动。教育 活动将包括实施心脏病学奖学金计划和制定教育计划， 交流和研讨会以及初级教师的强化实验室培训。这些研究 合作和教育活动将作为快速整合新科学家的基础， 对夏威夷不断扩大的健康差距研究网络进行独立研究。实现这些 目标将增加机会，为大学附属研究人员解决健康差距，特别是 在亚洲、夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民人群中， 疾病及相关危险因素。招募一名心血管科学家到呃将加强研究 提高机构和社区的能力，提高生物医学教育和培训的质量， 现有研究项目之间的合作关系，以及发展 创新的新计划，并提高社区研究工作的质量和数量 旨在解决夏威夷州的健康差距。

We seek to reduce disparities in cardiovascular health by recruiting a molecular cardiologist to the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) in order to enhance capacity to conduct research in partnership with Asian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander communities. Phase I (Years 1 & 2) will involve the establishment of an External Advisory Committee (EAC) and an Internal Advisory and Selection Committee (IASC) to oversee recruitment of an experienced research scientist to JABSOM. To achieve the specific aim of recruiting a highly qualified candidate, Phase I activities will include interaction with the IASC, EAC, and focus groups that will guide an active search for a renowned cardiovascular scientist. Phase II (Years 3-7) will establish a community-based research and education program with the recruited scientist as principal investigator. During Phase II, two specific aims will be accomplished, namely, to conduct state-of-the-art research related to disparities in cardiovascular health, and to develop an educational program that will increase the cadre of investigators dedicated to such research. To achieve these aims, we propose collaboration with the community (including Community Health Centers and Research Clinics, public and private sector research programs, and the Department of Health), mentoring of minority investigators, planning and implementation of pilot projects conceived by junior faculty, and development of educational activities designed to augment graduate research training at the University of Hawai'i (UH). Educational activities will include implementation of a Cardiology Fellowship Program and formulation of educational exchanges and seminars as well as intensive laboratory training for junior faculty. These research collaborations and educational activities will serve as a basis for rapid integration of the new scientist's independent research into the expanding health disparities research network in Hawai'i. Achieving these objectives will increase opportunities for UH-affiliated researchers to address health disparities, particularly in Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations that demonstrate high rates of cardiovascular disease and related risk factors. Recruiting a cardiovascular scientist to UH will enhance the research capacity of the institution and the community, improve the quality of biomedical education and training, lead to collaborative relationships between existing research programs as well as to the development of innovative new programs, and increase the quality and quantity of community-based research efforts designed to address health disparities in the State of Hawai'i.