Building a Research Analytic Initiative at NARI-India (BRAIN-I)

 描述(由申请人提供)：自1992年以来，国家艾滋病研究所(印度浦那纳里)领导了艾滋病毒研究科学家的培训，在全球范围内为艾滋病毒科学做出贡献，并与政策制定者合作，将研究转化为实践。它的许多创始成员通过约翰霍普金斯大学艾滋病国际培训和研究计划受益于严格的研究方法培训，并建立了当今的研究和临床试验基础设施。随着时间的推移，首席科学家转而领导其他国家的研究所，因此，目前的NARI领导层压倒性地认识到，需要一个结构化、可持续的国内项目，该项目可以通过NARI科学家的世代传承，并随着印度艾滋病毒疫情不断变化的需求而发展。虽然NARI专门从事临床和行为研究，但它将受益于为临床和社会行为科学量身定做的统计应用、研究设计和分析方面的强化培训。这项建议名为“在印度NARI建立研究分析计划(Brain-I)”，旨在发展1)设在NARI的临床和行为研究理学硕士(MSCBR)，以支持一批经过严格研究方法培训的新兴独立艾滋病毒研究人员，以及2)NARI学者计划(NSP)，使艾滋病毒中高级科学家接受针对统计应用的高级、量身定做的研究培训，并建立专门的研究方法，以扩大NARI临床和社会行为研究的范围。规划过程包括1)机构需求评估，2)课程规划委员会(即，NARI、国家流行病学研究所和埃默里大学合作者)的现场会议，以审查NARI研究优先事项和需求评估，为NSP和MSCBR教师寻找合作机构导师和资源，以整合到Brain-I，确定受训者资格标准和招聘战略，对MSCBR教师进行结构化培训，并建立评估过程，3)MSCBR子课程由跨机构的“规划对”开发，4)MSCBR大学认证，5)培训咨询委员会对Brain-I课程和活动的审查，随后进行修订和定稿，6)D43意见书。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Since 1992 the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI, Pune, India) has led the training of HIV research scientists, contributed to HIV science on a global scale, and worked with policy makers to translate research into practice. Many of its founding members benefitted from training in rigorous research methodologies through the Johns Hopkins AIDS International Training and Research Program and built the present-day research and clinical trial infrastructure. With time, the lead scientists moved on to lead other national institutes, thus current NARI leadership overwhelmingly acknowledge the need for a structured, sustainable, in-country program that can be passed down through generations of NARI scientists and evolve with the changing needs of the India HIV epidemic. While NARI specializes in the conduct of clinical and behavioral studies, it would benefit from enhanced training in statistical applications, study design, and analysis tailored to clinical and socio-behavioral sciences. This proposal, "Building a Research Analytic Initiative at NARI-India (BRAIN-I)," aims to develop 1) a NARI-based Master of Science in Clinical and Behavioral Research (MSCBR) to sustain a pool of emerging independent HIV researchers trained in rigorous research methodologies, and 2) a NARI Scholars Program (NSP) for mid- and senior-level HIV scientists to receive advanced, research-tailored training in statistical applications an research methods to expand the scope of NARI clinical and socio-behavioral research. The planning process entails 1) an institutional needs assessment, 2) onsite meetings of the Curriculum Planning Committee (i.e. NARI, National Institute of Epidemiology, and Emory University collaborators) to review NARI research priorities and the needs assessment, to identify partner institute mentors for the NSP and MSCBR teachers and resources to integrate into BRAIN-I, to determine trainee eligibility criteria and recruitment strategies and structured training for MSCBR teachers, and to establish evaluation processes, 3) MSCBR sub- curricula development by cross-institute "planning pairs," 4) MSCBR university accreditation, 5) Training Advisory Committee review of BRAIN-I curriculum and activities with subsequent revision and finalization, and 6) D43 submission.