PROGRAM TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH RELATED RESEARCH

说明(由申请者提供)：项目摘要：这项建议的目的是建立一个研究所，通过提高少数族裔科学家和残疾人的研究技能，对他们进行培训和指导。该研究所将在行政上和概念上设在布鲁克林健康差距研究中心(BHDRC)内，并将受益于该中心现有的夏季研究所增加多样性计划(SIPID)的经验。该中心的目标是减少纽约布鲁克林少数民族和移民中与健康有关的差距，并增加科学家队伍的多样性，以缓解健康差距。培训和指导研究所的目标是指导代表性不足的科学家采用多学科方法研究心血管健康差异。该研究所的具体目标是：具体目标1：挑选有很大潜力对心血管疾病研究的现有知识做出贡献的合格的、代表性不足的科学家。具体目标2：在多学科研究方法方面培训不同的科学家群体，以解决心血管健康差异问题。具体目标3：指导任职人数不足的科学家，以便转变为独立的研究人员。具体目标4：为任职人数不足的科学家提供密集的个人化培训和赠款撰写和同行审查方面的指导，以提高他们在研究事业中取得成功的能力。具体目标5：评价培训和辅导所与协调核心协作的成效。合作提供教学培训和指导的多学科专家团队是一群知名科学家，其中许多人已经合作开展健康差距研究，并在过去3年中令人满意地参与了现有的SIPID。导师包括临床和基础心血管研究领域的资深教员、资深研究人员和经验丰富的导师。与社区组织的伙伴关系还将协助提供开展社区参与性研究的培训，这是预防医学的一种重要和创新办法。预计研究所的工作将导致少数族裔科学家人数偏低、心血管疾病和健康差距增加。受过训练的少数群体和残疾科学家的增加将有可能解决重要的研究问题，特别是对少数群体社区而言。 公共卫生相关性：项目说明：这项提议旨在建立一个研究所，通过提高少数群体科学家和残疾人的研究技能，对他们进行培训和指导。培训和指导研究所的目标是指导科学家采用多学科方法研究心血管健康差异。预计研究所的工作将产生更多人数不足的少数族裔科学家和残疾科学家，他们将有能力进行杰出的研究，以解决心血管疾病和健康差距问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary: The aim of this proposal is to establish an Institute for training and mentoring underrepresented minority scientists and those with disabilities by enhancing their research skills. The institute will be administratively and conceptually housed within the Brooklyn Health Disparities Research Center (BHDRC) and will benefit from the experience gained from the existing Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID) at the Center. The goal of the Center is to reduce health related disparities in minorities and immigrants in Brooklyn, New York and to increase diversity among the ranks of scientists towards alleviating health disparities. The goal of the Training and Mentoring Institute is to instruct underrepresented scientists in multidisciplinary approaches to research in cardiovascular health disparities. The Institute specific aims are: Specific Aim 1: To select qualified underrepresented scientists who have great potential to contribute to the state of current knowledge in cardiovascular disease research. Specific Aim 2: To train a diverse group of scientists in multidisciplinary research methods to address cardiovascular health disparities. Specific Aim 3: To mentor underrepresented scientists in order to transition into independent researchers Specific Aim 4: To provide under represented scientists with intensive individualized training and guidance in grant writing and peer review in order to enhance their capacity for success in their research careers. Specific Aim 5: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Training and Mentoring Institute in Collaboration with the Coordination Core. A team of multidisciplinary experts that have partnered to provide the didactic training and mentoring are a group of renowned scientists, many of whom already collaborate to conduct research in health disparities and have satisfactorily participated in the existing SIPID during the last 3 years. Mentors include senior faculty, established researchers and experienced mentors in the fields of clinical and basic cardiovascular research. Partnerships with community-based organizations will also aide in providing training in the conduct of community-based participatory research, an important and innovative approach to preventive medicine. It is expected that the work of the Institute will result in an increased number of underrepresented minority scientist cardiovascular disorders and health disparities. This increase in trained minority and scientists with disabilities will have the potential to resolve important research questions, especially for minority communities. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Project Narrative: This proposal aims at establishing an Institute for training and mentoring underrepresented minority scientists and those with disabilities by enhancing their research skills. The goal of the Training and Mentoring Institute is to instruct scientists in multidisciplinary approaches to research in cardiovascular health disparities. It is expected that the work of the Institute will result in an increased number of underrepresented minority scientist and scientists with disabilities that will be empowered to conduct outstanding research to address cardiovascular disorders and health disparities.