Creating Opportunities for Underrepresented Researchers to Achieve Growth and Excellence (COURAGE)

项目总结/摘要 美国的肥胖、营养和糖尿病研究缺乏多样性 社区，因为代表性不足（UR）的调查人员面临的挑战比他们的大多数同行更多， 离开学术研究岗位的比例更高。我们提出全面的纵向职业生涯 为代表性不足的研究人员创造实现增长的机会， 卓越（COUCHEMICAL），提供技能建设，领导力发展，实践指导经验， 手稿写作和赠款准备，以及多层次的指导，以支持UR研究人员在肥胖， 营养和糖尿病。将招募两批10名COUCHEMICAL学者参加为期3年以上的 程序.前两年将包括小组和个性化课程，指导研究和写作 经验、执行试点项目和多层次的指导。第三年以后，将继续 来自教师和项目领导的指导，继续与COUNUS同行合作，并获得 方案资源。领先的MPI COUCHEMICAL是有成就的研究人员，他们带来了互补的 在实施方案，以促进来自UR背景的早期职业研究人员的专业知识。莫隆医生 我在汉堡大学领导了一个成功的UR职业发展项目，现在是NIH U 01的MPI 在全国各地测试这项为期一年的干预措施。她在实施技能培养方面的专业知识 课程使她非常适合领导目标1，提供技能建设的纵向计划，以促进 在肥胖、营养和糖尿病研究方面取得成功。斯坦利博士有丰富的指导研究员的经验 和初级教师，她领导了营养肥胖研究的成功试点和可行性计划 在哈佛中心。因此，她非常适合领导Aim 2，指导COULENT Scholars在成功的 完成试点项目并申请NIH赠款。斯坦福大学博士是一位有成就的国家领导人 并倡导学术医学的多样性;她是领导目标3的理想人选， 学术领导力。学者们将建立一个导师网络，包括他们的同行，MPI， 项目主任，Mattei博士，哥伦比亚大学流行病学家Fox博士和哥伦比亚大学教师导师。学者 将完成该计划的关键可交付成果，包括至少一份提交的手稿、一份已完成的试点 项目，并提交赠款申请。该计划是多个学术机构之间的合作。 机构：马萨诸塞州总医院、哈佛大学、波士顿医学中心/波士顿大学， 莫尔豪斯医学院和波多黎各大学医学院。COUCHEMICAL程序 领导和导师代表所有这些机构，学者将被招募代表每个 这些机构。在完成COUESCLE，学者将有加强学术和领导能力 技能，指导研究和写作经验，完成手稿和赠款提交，以及 强大的辅导网络，将继续支持他们，因为他们在他们的职业生涯向前迈进。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Obesity, nutrition, and diabetes research in the United States suffers from a lack of diversity in the research community, as underrepresented (UR) investigators face more challenges than their majority counterparts and leave academic research positions at a higher rate. We propose a comprehensive longitudinal career advancement program, Creating Opportunities for Underrepresented Researchers to Achieve Growth and Excellence (COURAGE), to provide skill-building, leadership development, hands-on mentored experience in manuscript writing and grant preparation, and multi-level mentoring to support UR researchers in obesity, nutrition, and diabetes. Two cohorts of 10 COURAGE Scholars will be recruited to participate in a 3+ year program. The first two years will consist of group and individualized curricula, mentored research and writing experiences, execution of the pilot project, and multi-level mentoring. Year 3 onward will consist of ongoing mentoring from faculty and program leadership, continued engagement with COURAGE peers, and access to program resources. The MPIs leading COURAGE are accomplished researchers who bring complementary expertise in implementing programs to advance early-career researchers from UR backgrounds. Dr. Morone led a successful UR career development program at the University of Pittsburg and is now MPI of an NIH U01 testing this year-long intervention at sites around the country. Her expertise in implementing skill-building curricula makes her ideally suited to lead Aim 1, to provide a longitudinal program of skill-building to promote success in obesity, nutrition, and diabetes research. Dr. Stanley has extensive experience mentoring fellows and junior faculty, and she leads the successful pilot and feasibility program for the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard. She is thus ideally suited to lead Aim 2, to mentor COURAGE Scholars in the successful completion of pilot projects and application for an NIH grant. Dr. Stanford is an accomplished national leader and advocate for diversity within academic medicine; she is ideally suited to lead Aim 3, to prepare Scholars for academic leadership. Scholars will build a mentorship network that includes their peers, the MPIs, the Program Director, Dr. Mattei, the COURAGE epidemiologist Dr. Fox, and COURAGE faculty mentors. Scholars will complete the program with key deliverables including at least one submitted manuscript, a completed pilot project, and a submitted grant application. This program is a collaboration between multiple academic institutions: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston Medical Center/Boston University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. COURAGE program leadership and mentors represent all these institutions, and Scholars will be recruited representing each of these institutions. At the completion of COURAGE, Scholars will have enhanced academic and leadership skills, mentored research and writing experience with completed manuscript(s) and grant submissions, and a robust mentoring network that will continue supporting them as they move forward in their careers.