Rehabilitation Research Career Development Program

摘要 针对RFA-HD-17-021，我们提出了康复研究职业发展计划 (RRCD)，这是我们目前资助(K12 HD-055929)的续期，用于培训职业康复科学家 还有理疗师。RRCD计划的目标是增加受过严格培训的人数， 极具竞争力和科学能力的康复科学家，他们将进行翻译 调查，领导临床研究团队，并最终指导下一代职业和 理疗科学家。德克萨斯大学医学部(UTMB)、佛罗里达大学(UF)和 南加州大学(USC)将作为一个研究联盟来实现这一目标。这个 该联盟包括高级康复调查员(首席导师)，他们为学者提供技能和 成为康复科学的独立研究者和未来领导者所需的知识。 培训计划由两个阶段组成。第一阶段(1-3年级)旨在为奖学金获得者提供 在跨学科康复研究领域取得丰硕成果所需的基础。学者们将进行 在一名首席导师的监督下在其中一家联盟机构进行研究，并与 在他们感兴趣的研究领域的跨学科翻译团队的成员。每位学者都要准备 基于他们过去的培训和领导建议的个性化职业发展计划 导师和研究团队。该计划将包括结构化的教学培训，包括研究方法， 专门的课程和研讨会，以及有指导的助学金撰写经验。在第一阶段，学者们将获得 研究经验，生成、分析、呈现和发布研究数据，并具备竞争能力 用于独立的外部资金(例如，NIH R21、R34或R01赠款)。 在第二阶段(4-5年级)，RRCD学者将过渡到独立研究人员的职位。学者们会 继续投入50%-75%的精力进行研究，并与首席导师和 研究团队，但将不再根据RFA指示从K12奖励中获得工资支持。这个 基于导师的培训模式利用了联盟机构的优秀资源(例如， NIH和NIDILRR职业发展计划，NIH资助的研究中心，以及临床和翻译 科学奖)。80%的RRCD学者目前处于第二阶段，或完成了 计划，已从联邦、基金会或行业来源获得外部资金作为独立的 调查员。

ABSTRACT In response to RFA-HD-17-021, we propose the Rehabilitation Research Career Development Program (RRCD), a renewal of our current grant (K12 HD-055929) to train rehabilitation scientists who are occupational and physical therapists. The goal of the RRCD Program is to increase the number of rigorously trained, extramurally competitive, and scientifically competent rehabilitation scientists who will conduct translational investigations, lead clinical research teams, and eventually mentor the next generation of occupational and physical therapy scientists. The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), the University of Florida (UF) and the University of Southern California (USC) will function as a research consortium to achieve this goal. The consortium includes senior rehabilitation investigators (Lead Mentors) who provide Scholars with the skills and knowledge necessary to become independent investigators and future leaders in rehabilitation science. The training program is comprised of two phases. Phase 1 (years 1-3) is designed to provide Scholars with the foundation needed for a productive career in interdisciplinary rehabilitation research. Scholars will conduct research at one of the consortium institutions under the supervision of a Lead Mentor and collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary translational team in their area of research interest. Each Scholar will prepare an Individualized Career Development Plan based on their past training and recommendations from the Lead Mentor and research team. The plan will consist of structured didactic training involving research methodology, specialized courses and seminars, and mentored grant writing experiences. In Phase 1, Scholars will acquire research experience, generate, analyze, present and publish research data, and become equipped to compete for independent external funding (e.g., NIH R21, R34, or R01 grants). In Phase 2 (years 4-5), RRCD Scholars will transition to independent researcher positions. Scholars will continue to devote 50-75% effort to research and remain associated with the Lead Mentor and members of the research team, but will no longer receive salary support from the K12 award per the RFA instructions. The mentor-based training model takes advantage of the excellent resources at the consortium institutions (e.g., NIH and NIDILRR career development programs, NIH-funded research centers, and Clinical and Translational Science Awards). Eighty percent of the RRCD Scholars who are currently in Phase 2, or completed the program, have obtained external funding from federal, foundation, or industry sources as an independent investigator.