Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars (TRANSCENDS)

在临床等科学领域进行创新发现的能力 当神经科学的研究者群体有不同的方法时， 背景和经历。多元化和代表性不足的少数群体（URM） 与他们在美国人口中的代表性相比， 在医学院教师中代表性不足，不太可能接受NIH的研究 奖励，不太可能得到晋升，可能是由于重大的文化，社会， 财政压力，以及获得榜样和社区支持的机会受到限制。一个很好的- 训练有素和持续的URM教师队伍是临床神经科学研究的关键 因为URM的教师更有可能从事影响日益多样化的研究， 社区，帮助招募少数民族个人参与研究; 不成比例的努力，指导URM学员和早期职业教师。的 学术神经学家的研究培训，以维持职业生涯和提高人数 多元化学者（TRANSCENDS）计划是医疗机构之间的合作倡议， 南卡罗来纳州大学（MUSC）和美国神经病学学会（AAN）。 TRANSCENDS将提供为期两年的创新，以证据为基础的指导学习经验 临床神经科学家。AAN的参与为这一重要努力带来了广泛的影响， 获得神经病学学科，对多样性的坚定承诺，志愿者参与， 该领域的领导者，有价值的实物资源，以及在实施高 影响方案。特别关注住院医师后的专科研究员和早期职业生涯 教师（不超过3年的培训）从种族/族裔少数群体和个人 残疾人，该计划的具体目标是：1）选择和保留一组高度 有前途的不同初级教师或后居住研究员从申请人谁的国家池， 致力于追求临床神经科学领域的研究事业; 2）增加 学员的知识，技能和动力，以追求学术生涯，通过密集的 研究培训（综合在线临床研究理学硕士学位 计划和AAN年会多样性海报会议）; 3）提高指导效益 和URM学者的网络机会（一致的一对一指导方法， AAN年会指导和网络活动）; 4）评估 研究教育计划。评估学者成就的措施将是 在方案完成后进行监测，并将包括所担任的职位; 在专业会议上的演讲和同行评审的出版物;领导职位 在学术界和公共服务中举行;以及资助者发起的研究项目或 职业发展奖。超越将解决学术上的一个关键缺陷， 通过指导URM学者在临床神经科学领域从事独立职业， research.该计划的成功执行将建立一个由24名训练有素的URM组成的网络 神经科学家，以及更广泛的社区的不同临床神经科学家充分参与 临床神经科学研究，从而扩大我们的集体能力，以减少 神经疾病的负担，并建立几个下一代的URM神经科学家。

The ability to make innovative discoveries in a scientific field such as clinical neuroscience is increased when its community of researchers has varying approaches, backgrounds, and experiences. However, diverse and underrepresented minority (URM) physician-neuroscientists, when compared with their representation in the US population, are inadequately represented among medical school faculty, are less likely to receive NIH research awards, and are less likely to be promoted likely due to significant cultural, societal, and financial pressures, as well as restricted access to role models and community support. A well- trained and sustained workforce of URM faculty is essential to clinical neurosciences research because URM faculty are more likely to engage in research that affect increasingly diverse communities, help recruit minority individuals for participation in research; and contribute a disproportionate amount of effort to mentoring URM trainees and early career faculty. The Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars (TRANSCENDS) program is a collaborative initiative between the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). TRANSCENDS will offer a two-year innovative, evidence-based mentored learning experience to URM clinical neuroscientists. The involvement of the AAN brings to this important effort, wide access to neurology disciplines, strong commitment to diversity, volunteer engagement from leaders in the field, worthwhile in-kind resources, and proven experience in implementing high- impact programs. Focusing particularly on post-residency subspecialty fellows and early career faculty (no more than 3 years out of training) from among racial/ethnic minorities and individuals with disabilities, the specific aims of the program are: 1) To select and retain a group of highly promising diverse junior faculty or post-residency fellows from a national pool of applicants who are committed to pursuing research careers in the field of clinical neurosciences; 2) To increase mentees' knowledge, skills, and motivation to pursue academic careers through intensive research training (comprehensive online Master of Science in Clinical Research degree program and AAN annual meeting Diversity Poster Session); 3) To enhance mentoring benefits and networking opportunities for URM Scholars (congruent one-on-one mentoring approach, AAN annual meeting mentoring and networking activities); 4) To evaluate the effectiveness of the Research Education Program. Measures for assessing Scholars’ achievements will be monitored following program completion, and will include position(s) held; number of presentations at professional meetings and peer-reviewed publications; leadership positions held in academia and public service; and funding for investigator-initiated research projects or career development awards. TRANSCENDS will address a critical deficiency in the academic workforce by mentoring URM scholars to pursue independent careers in clinical neuroscience research. Successful execution of the program will establish a network of 24 well-trained URM neuroscientists, as well as a broader community of diverse clinical neuroscientists fully engaged in clinical neuroscience research, thereby expanding our collective capacity to reduce the burden of neurological diseases and build several next generations of URM neuroscientists.