Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE): Professional Developm

描述(由申请人提供)：生物医学和临床研究人员专业发展的重要性导致在包括专业协会在内的不同机构开发了以学员为目标的课程和讲习班。然而，缺乏针对在科学界代表性不足的少数群体的独特需求的方案。为了满足这一需求，内分泌学会制定了未来领导者推进内分泌学研究(FLARE)计划，这是一个多方面的培训计划，面向少数族裔研究生和博士后研究员进行内分泌相关研究。该计划的目标是投资于这些受训人员的持续职业成长，以加强他们作为内分泌学会、他们的家庭机构和整个科学界领袖的准备。该计划的组成部分包括一个领导力培训研讨会，一个在少数族裔学员和敬业导师之间建立关系的指导网络，以及一个为学员提供的以社会为基础的实习计划，该计划包括两个部分：参加内分泌协会的管理委员会，以及在该协会现有的暑期研究计划中为少数族裔本科生提供非正式指导。该学会还将参与其他成熟的多样性和外联倡议，如Keystone研讨会研究员计划，并从少数民族研究调查员网络等亲缘团体寻找更多的导师和研讨会教师。总而言之，FLARE计划将为少数族裔学员提供一套独特的专业发展和增强机会，为他们在生物医学和临床研究职业生涯中的成功做好准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The importance of professional development for biomedical and clinical researchers has led to the development of trainee-targeted courses and workshops at various institutions, including professional societies. However, there is a lack of programs focused on the unique needs of minorities underrepresented in the sciences. To meet this need, The Endocrine Society has developed the Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) Program, a multi-faceted training program for minority graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in endocrine-related research. The objective of the program is to invest in the continued professional growth of these trainees to enhance their preparedness for advancement as leaders within The Endocrine Society, at their home institution, and in the scientific community at large. Program components include a leadership training workshop, a mentoring network to build relationships between minority trainees and dedicated mentors, and a Society-based internship program for the trainees that includes two components: participation in a governing committee of The Endocrine Society and informal mentoring of minority undergraduate students in the Society's existing summer research program. The Society will also participate in other well-established diversity and outreach initiatives such as the Keystone Symposia Fellows Program, and seek additional mentors and workshop faculty from affinity groups such as the Network of Minority Research Investigators. Taken together, the FLARE Program will provide minority trainees with a distinct set of professional development and enhancement opportunities that will prepare them for success in biomedical and clinical research careers.