RCMI Program at Ponce School of Medicine: Addressing Health Disparities

描述(由申请者提供)：通过RCM支持了28年！通过该计划，该机构大大受益于以下方面的改善：由教员提出的同行评议手稿的数量和质量、在国家和国际一级竞争性论坛上的科学陈述数量以及提交和资助的研究和研究培训举措的数量。为了进一步推动这些努力，该机构正在提交目前的续期申请。它的主要目标是促进高质量的翻译研究，重点放在健康差异方面。目前的申请包括四项核心活动：行政管理、艾滋病研究基础设施、分子生物学和基因组学以及行为研究和综合神经科学。行政核心旨在引领一系列举措，旨在加强该机构作为一个强大和充满活力的翻译研究中心，并进一步发展我们的研究人员成为独立和有能力的生物医学研究人员。这些倡议包括：组织和启动研究试点项目计划，以赞助创新的临床和翻译活动；专业发展活动(研讨会系列、研讨会、短期课程、指导工作等)；教师招聘计划、指导计划，以及努力加强PSM与其他RCMI和非RCMI机构之间的研究合作与伙伴关系；PSM拟议的新RCMI计划将体验到良好整合和承诺的管理结构的好处。这一新的RCMI计划的拟议领导层将使用多个PI选项。因此，生物医学博士项目主任、生物化学系主任Jose A.Torres-Ruiz博士将担任联系人PI，而小Richard Noel博士将担任联系人。将担任第二任PI。这两位专业人士的工作关系非常好。这两位学术领袖在他们的同行和学院的最高行政官员中都很受尊敬。此外，该机构的RCMI项目将得到执行项目经理、MBA克拉里斯·A·维加女士的支持，她是一位经验丰富、成就卓著的赠款管理人员。RCMI计划将受益于非常支持的机构承诺。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): After twenty eight years of support through the RCM! Program, the institution has greatly benefited from the improvement in; the number and quality of the peer-reviewed manuscripts elicited by the faculty, the number of scientific presentations at competitive forums at the national as well as international levels, and in the number of submitted and funded research and research training initiatives. In furthering with these efforts, the institution is submitting the present renewal application. Its main goal is to promote high quality translational research with a strong emphasis in health disparities. The present application consists of four Core activities; Administration, AIDS Research Infrastructure, Molecular Biology and Genomics, and the Behavioral Research and Integrated Neurosciences. The Administrative Core is intended to spearhead a series of initiatives designed to strengthen the institution as a robust and vibrant translational research center, and to further developing our research faculty into independent and competent biomedical researchers. These initiatives include the organization and inception of; a Research Pilot Project Program to sponsor innovative clinical and translational activities; professional development activities (seminar series, workshops, short courses, mentoring efforts, etc.; a faculty recruitment program, a mentoring program, and efforts to enhance research collaborations and partnerships between PSM and other RCMI as well as Non-RCMI Institutions; The proposed new RCMI Program at PSM will experience the benefits of a well- integrated and committed administrative structure. The proposed leadership for this new RCMI Program will use the multiple PIs option. Thus, Dr. Jose A. Torres-Ruiz, Director of the Ph.D. Program in the Biomedical Sciences, and Chair of the Department of Biochemistry, will serve as the Contact PI, whereas Dr. Richard Noel, Jr. will serve as the second PI. The working relationship of these two professionals is excellent. Both academic leaders are well respected among their peers and the top administrative officials at the School. Furthermore, the RCMI Program at the institution will receive the support of an Executive Program Manager, Ms. Claris A. Vega, MBA, an experienced and accomplished grants administrator. The RCMI Program will benefit from a very supportive institutional commitment.