Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities-CLaRO Investigator Development Core

摘要 少数群体的健康以及缩小并最终消除美国的健康差距将 这在很大程度上取决于科学健康差距研究的进展。这样的进步只能是 通过培训、指导和支持下一代健康差距科学家来实现。 因此，拉美裔健康研究中心调查员发展核心的主要目标是 机会(Claro)是为了促进不同的博士后研究员的科学职业发展，初级 以及迈阿密大学的其他早期研究人员。调查员的具体目的 发展的核心是：(1)开展项目试点，促进职业生涯科学发展 不同的早期职业健康差距研究人员。试点项目计划将资助30至35项研究 迈阿密大学(UM)，收集与中心主题和概念框架有关的初步数据 以产生新的R级拨款申请。核心还将促进和支持研究报告的传播。 这些试点项目的结果；(2)与行政核心合作，提供一项研究 职业生涯早期健康差距研究人员教育培训计划。这项为期两周的年度培训 该计划将专注于提供研究经验并增加开发和开发所需的技能 提交竞争激烈的NIH R级研究资助申请。研究教育培训计划 将包括(但不限于)以下主题：NIMHD的健康差距研究框架、 拉丁裔人群的健康差距，在进行研究时的勇气和负责任的行为 拉丁裔健康研究；以及(3)参加研究的链接试点项目获奖者和受训者 两位导师的教育培训计划：密歇根大学科学导师委员会的一位研究导师 以及密歇根州立大学外部的职业导师。研究导师将在特定内容领域指导学员(例如， 为拉美裔性/性别少数群体制定综合药物滥用和艾滋病毒预防干预措施 职业辅导员将为受训者提供一般专业/职业发展方面的指导。 这种指导策略认识到多导师方法的重要性，同时关注这两个内容 区域和专业发展。它还认识到这样一个事实，即一些重要的指导角色可能是 通过电子邮件、电话和视频会议进行远程指导，而且不常见 开会。调查员开发核心充分利用了 行政和社区参与和传播核心，并依靠超过 UM的24名高级教员导师在Claro的主题领域进行研究并制作 超过3000万美元的NIH年化资金。

Abstract The health of minorities and the reduction and eventual elimination of health disparities in the United States will largely depend on advancements in scientific health disparities research. Such advancements can only be accomplished by training, mentoring, and supporting the next generation of health disparities scientists. Consequently, the primary goal of the Investigator Development Core of the Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities (CLaRO) is to enhance the scientific career development of diverse post-doctoral fellows, junior faculty, and other early stage investigators at the University of Miami. The Specific Aims of the Investigator Development Core are to: (1) Conduct a Pilot Projects Program to enhance the scientific career development of diverse early career health disparity researchers. The Pilot Projects Program will fund 30 to 35 studies at the University of Miami (UM) that collect preliminary data related to the Center’s theme and conceptual framework to generate new R-level grant applications. The Core will also facilitate and support the dissemination of study findings from these pilot projects; (2) Deliver, in collaboration with the Administrative Core, a Research Education Training Program for early career health disparity researchers. This annual two-week training program will focus on providing research experience and increasing the skills required for the development and submission of competitive NIH R-level research grant applications. The Research Education Training Program will include (but not be limited to) topics such as: NIMHD’s health disparities research framework, etiology of health disparities in Latino populations, grantsmanship, and responsible conduct for research when conducting Latino health research; and (3) Link pilot project awardees and trainees participating in the Research Education Training Program to two mentors: a research mentor at UM from the Scientific Mentorship Board and a career mentor external to UM. Research mentors will guide trainees in the specific content area (e.g., integrated substance abuse and HIV prevention intervention development for Latino sexual/gender minority youth), whereas career mentors will provide guidance to mentees on general professional/career development. This mentoring strategy recognizes the importance of a multi-mentor approach with a focus on both content area and professional development. It also recognizes the fact that some important mentoring roles may be accomplished with distance mentoring through e-mails, phone and video conferences, and infrequent meetings. The Investigator Development Core capitalizes on the infrastructure and expertise inherent in the Administrative and the Community Engagement and Dissemination cores and on the expertise of more than two dozen senior faculty mentors at the UM conducting research in CLaRO’s thematic areas and producing more than $30 million dollars of annualized NIH funding.