Critical Research Issues in Latinx Mental Health/American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry

项目摘要 美国的拉美裔人口约为6050万，占美国总人口的18%。 不幸的是，拉美裔/拉丁裔精神病学家、心理学家和社会工作者的数量很大 与非西班牙裔医生的比例较低，西班牙裔医生仅占总数的7% 医生队伍。在心理健康领域，拉美裔精神病学家占精神病学家的5.8% 西班牙裔心理学家占5%，西班牙裔社会工作者占14% 相应的员工队伍。研究人员中的数字也类似，只有6%的NIH基金是 授予西班牙裔调查人员。为了缓解西班牙裔/拉丁裔调查人员代表性不足的问题 对心理健康感兴趣，我们建议与美国拉美裔精神病学协会(ASHP)合作 通过个性化和高度集中的指导计划来加强他们的年度会议。这一指导 该计划将每年举行一天半，12名拉美裔/拉丁裔初级调查人员将 被竞争性地从更多的申请者中挑选出来，并被邀请展示他们的工作。导师-被辅导者 将根据感兴趣的领域、正在进行的研究类型和 门托。此外，在该计划期间，还将进行其他几项教学活动，包括主旨演讲 讲座、赠款编写研讨会、海报会议和一系列午餐桌，用于建立联系以及 讨论与初级调查人员相关的话题。在会议结束时，导师-学员对将确定 指导对象的职业目标，并将几乎每6个月召开一次会议，讨论商定目标和 讨论职业发展轨迹上的任何变化。该计划的具体目标是：1)：识别12名青少年 西班牙裔/拉丁裔调查人员每年都对心理健康研究感兴趣，并为他们提供经济支持 支持出席ASHP年会并出席会议；2)聘请12名拉美裔/拉丁裔调查员 每年在ASHP会议期间的指导活动中；3)跟踪少年的结果 西班牙裔/拉丁裔调查人员在同行评议的出版物、NIH和其他机构授予 支持、科学报告和学术进步；4)发展拉美裔/拉丁裔网络 导师和被辅导者支持被辅导者的学业进步。我们相信，一个高度集中的 在ASHP年会背景下的个性化指导计划将是一个很好的培训战略 并指导正在崛起的西班牙裔/拉丁裔调查人员。我们召集了一群著名的西班牙裔/拉丁裔 精神病学、心理学和社会工作领域的研究人员和导师，他们不仅将提供 这不仅是最好的指导经验，也是拉美裔/拉丁裔初级调查人员的榜样。 因此，我们相信，这一指导计划将有助于增加 工作中的西班牙裔/拉丁裔调查人员。

Project Summary The Hispanic population in the US is about 60.5 million and comprise 18% of the total US population. Unfortunately, there number of Hispanic/Latinx Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Social Workers is significantly less in proportion to non-Hispanic practitioners, with Hispanic physicians representing only 7% of the total physician workforce. In the mental health field, Hispanic psychiatrists represent 5.8% of the psychiatrist workforce, whereas Hispanic psychologist represent 5% and Hispanic social workers 14% of their corresponding workforce. Numbers are similar in the research workforce with only 6% of all NIH funds being awarded to Hispanic investigators. To mitigate this underrepresentation of Hispanic/Latinx investigators interested in mental health, we propose to partner with the American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry (ASHP) to enhance their annual meeting with a personalized and highly focused mentoring program. This mentoring program will take place annually over one and a half days, in which 12 junior Hispanic/Latinx investigators will be competitively selected out of a larger pool of applicants and invited to present their work. Mentor-mentee pairs will be formed based on the area of interest, the type of research being done, and the expertise of the mentor. In addition, several other didactic activities will take place during the program, including a keynote lecture, a grant writing workshop, a poster session, and a series of lunch tables for networking as well as to discuss topics relevant to junior investigators. At the end of the meeting, mentor-mentee pairs will determine career goals for the mentee and will meet virtually every 6 months to discuss the progress of agreed goals and to discuss any changes in career trajectory. The specific aims of the program are: 1): To identify 12 junior Hispanic/Latinx investigators interested in mental health research every year and provide them financial support to attend and present at the ASHP annual meeting; 2) To engage 12 Hispanic/Latinx investigators every year in mentorship activities during the ASHP conference; 3) To follow up on the outcome of the junior Hispanic/Latinx investigators in metrics such as peer-reviewed publications, NIH and other agencies grant support, scientific presentations, and academic advancement; 4) To develop a network of Hispanic/Latinx mentors and mentees to support the academic advancement of the mentees. We believe that a highly focused and personalized mentoring program in the context of the ASHP annual meeting will be a great strategy to train and mentor rising Hispanic/Latinx investigators. We have assembled a group of prominent Hispanic/Latinx investigators and mentors in the fields of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Social Work, who will not only provide the best mentorship experience but also serve as role models for junior Hispanic/Latinx investigators. Therefore, we are confident that this mentoring program will help increase the representation of Hispanic/Latinx investigators in the workforce.