Mentoring Institute for HIV and Mental Health Related Research of the University

描述(由申请人提供)：这项建议旨在：建立一个长期的指导计划，将吸引(6)初级教员和研究生从学术计划或专业学校进入艾滋病毒和心理健康研究。它们是：波多黎各大学(几个校区和中心)、庞塞医学院(包括临床心理学方案)和加勒比大学医学院；鼓励和促进制定其职业计划，具体目标是艾滋病毒和精神卫生研究以及最终申请国立卫生研究院的资金，并将与精神卫生有关的艾滋病毒和健康差距问题的研究和教育活动作为研究所的首要主题。合作研究的需要证明了以精神卫生和药物滥用艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究人员的发展和多样化为目标是正当的，这是这项PAR的标题。该研究所的重点恰恰是建立多机构、多学科和跨学科的团队和合作。有必要创造一种协作文化，这个指导机构通过它的PI和主要人员将确保这一进程正在进行。 该研究所的研究教育指导计划以能力发展模式为基础。导师应该提供他们的学术、分析和独特的专业知识，以便使参与者能够、增强和激励他们获得核心和交叉能力。六个核心能力领域已被确定为采用系统和综合方法进行研究的关键。这些是概念化、研究设计、实施、分析、传播和扩展。所有参与者都需要不断接触交叉知识和技能，而不受其研究发展阶段的影响。他们应该获得与艾滋病毒、心理健康和健康差距有关的新知识。他们应该发展技能，以道德和文化能力的方式解决问题；在跨学科团队中进行合作；并在减少与心理健康有关的艾滋病毒健康差距方面成为领导者并承担责任。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal aims to: establish a long-term mentoring program that will attract (6) junior faculty and graduate students from the academic programs or professional schools in PR into HIV and Mental Health Research. These are: the University of Puerto Rico (several Campuses and Centers), the Ponce School of Medicine (including the Clinical Psychology program) and the Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine; to encourage and facilitate the development of their career plans with the specific goal of HIV and Mental Health Research and the eventual application for NIH funding and to focus the research and educational activities on HIV and Health Disparities related to Mental Health as the overarching theme of the Institute. The need for collaborative research justifies targeting the development and diversification of the Mental Health and Drug Abuse HIV/AIDS research workforce as is the title of this PAR. The focus of this Institute will be in precisely the establishment of multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary teams and collaborations. There is a need to create a culture of collaboration and this mentorship institute through its PI and key personnel will make sure that the process is ongoing. The Institute's research-education mentoring program is based on a competency development model. Mentors are expected to offer their scholarly, analytic and unique expertise in order to enable, empower, and inspire the participants in the acquisition of the core and cross-cutting competencies. Six core areas of competencies have been identified as essential to pursue a systematic and integrated approach to research. These are conceptualization, research design, implementation, analysis, dissemination, and expansion. All the participants, independently of the stage of their research development, need to be exposed continuously to cross-cutting knowledge and skills. They should acquire new knowledge related to HIV, mental health, and health disparities. They should develop skills to address issues in an ethical and culturally competent way; to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams; and to become a leader and accept responsibility in reducing HIV health disparities related to mental health.