Congruent Mentorship to Reach Academic Diversity (COMRADE) in Neuroscience Research

 描述（由申请人提供）：培训计划“一致的导师，以达到学术多样性（COMRADE）在神经科学研究”将提供一个创新的，以证据为基础的指导学习经验，URM神经科学家。对URM博士后的关注是由证据指导的，这些证据表明，他们在导师制方面存在不一致，学术社会支持不理想，研究时间不足，以及在研究生培训期间缺乏榜样。根据NIH校内培训与教育办公室的建议，学员将参加个性化的练习，以提高职业发展和口头/书面沟通技能;他们将在实施个人发展计划的同时接受指导。培训将开始，为期2周的教学计划（夏季I），然后是一致的导师，年中会议，每月网络研讨会，结束时为期1周，以提案为重点的计划（夏季II）。暑期我包括职业和专业发展，行为神经科学方法，并授予写作研讨会。夏季II侧重于NIH模拟研究部分，具有同行建议的批评和与NINDS PO的互动。我们将评估该计划并跟踪学员的进展。成果将包括：1）专业演讲和出版物的数量; 2）学术领导职位; 3）学术生涯奖;以及4）联邦和非联邦赠款。学员的特征（自我效能，内在动机，弹性和社会支持）预测学术成功将被测量前和后入学。该计划的具体目标是：1）选择合格的URM博士后，这些博士后具有很大的潜力，可以为用于降低中风和相关代谢疾病风险的循证神经科学模型的现有知识做出贡献; 2）通过强化研究培训，增加学员的知识，技能和追求学术事业的动力。这将通过接触神经科学研究工具来降低风险;提高职业发展技能和成功申请补助金的指导来实现; 3）为学员提供持续的一致指导，并促进过渡到独立调查员;和4）为学员提供密集的个性化培训和指导，并使他们熟悉NIH的审查过程。这将提高它们在国家一级成功竞争资金的能力。学员将参加有指导的模拟学习部分，听取经验丰富的研究人员对他们的建议的反馈，并审查他们的同行的建议。COMRADE将通过指导URM博士后从事行为神经科学和健康公平研究的独立职业来解决学术人才的严重不足。该计划的成功完成将建立一个由24名训练有素的URM神经科学家组成的网络，从而扩大能力，减少神经疾病的负担，提高差异社区的健康公平性。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The training program `Congruent Mentorship to Reach Academic Diversity (COMRADE) in Neuroscience Research' will offer an innovative, evidence-based mentored learning experience to URM neuroscientists. The focus on URM postdocs is guided by evidence that they experience inconsistencies in mentorship, suboptimal academic social support, insufficient time for research, and lack of role models during graduate training. As recommended by the NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education, mentees will participate in individualized exercises to improve career development and verbal/written communication skills; they will be mentored while implementing their Individual Development Plan. Training will begin with a 2-week didactic program (Summer I), followed by congruent mentorship, a mid-year meeting, monthly webinars, ending with a 1-week, proposal-focused program (Summer II). Summer I comprises workshops on career and professional development, behavioral neuroscience methods, and grant writing. Summer II focuses on NIH mock study sections featuring peer proposal critiques and interactions with NINDS PO's. We will evaluate the program and track mentees' progress. Outcomes will include: 1) number of professional presentations and publications; 2) academic leadership positions; 3) academic career awards; and 4) federal and non- federal grants. Mentees' characteristics (self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, resilience, and social support) predicting academic success will be measured pre and post enrollment. The specific aims of the program are: 1) To select qualified URM postdocs with great potential to contribute to current knowledge of evidence-based neuroscience models utilized to reduce risk of stroke and related metabolic diseases; 2) To increase mentees' knowledge, skills, and motivation to pursue academic careers through intensive research training. This will be achieved via exposure to neuroscience research tools for risk reduction; instructions to enhance career development skills and development of successful grant applications; 3) To provide continuous congruent mentorship to mentees and to facilitate transition into independent investigators; and 4) To provide mentees with intensive individualized training and guidance in grant writing and to acquaint them with the NIH review process. This will enhance their capacity to compete successfully for funding at the national level. Mentees will participate in guided mock study section, receiving feedback on their proposals by experienced investigators and reviewing proposals of their peers. COMRADE will address a critical deficiency in the academic workforce by mentoring URM postdocs to pursue independent careers in behavioral neuroscience and health equity research. Successful completion of the program will establish a network of 24 well-trained URM neuroscientists, thus expanding capacity to reduce the burden of neurological diseases and improve health equity in disparity communities.