The UAB-ENhancing Research In Cancer-related Health professions (ENRICH) Program

摘要 ENRICH（加强癌症相关健康专业研究）计划的目标是使 培训人员在科学过程中，基础发现，多学科翻译框架， 癌症研究职业机会的广度，利用环境和承诺， 位于伯明翰的亚拉巴马大学（UAB）和奥尼尔综合癌症中心（奥尼尔）。的 ENRICH计划利用奥尼尔和我们的癌症研究社区的现有基础设施， 杰出的科学家领导范式转变的转化，基础，临床和公共卫生研究 通过与O 'Neal癌症培训和职业发展办公室，UAB医生 科学家发展办公室和UAB临床和转化科学培训学院中心， 为30名医学，牙科和硕士研究生建立一个为期10周的创新暑期课程 来自不同学科，包括公共卫生，基础科学，卫生专业，护理和 来自UAB和桑福德大学的药剂师。ENRICH计划的独特之处在于它将提供一个 每年夏天，学员社区都有指导，以癌症研究为重点的经验（目标1） 辅以结构化的论坛，重点是可转移的技能，包括沟通，个人和 专业发展、严谨性和可重复性以及研究道德。通过包括癌症生物学的主题， 临床研究，流行病学，结果，实施和传播科学，我们有 有机会向学员展示多学科转化科学的融合（目标2）。我们 将通过实施一项 对ENRICH计划进行全面评估（目标3）。通过这些努力，ENRICH将准备一个 多样化和高技能的劳动力，以获得基于调查的癌症研究的能力， 最先进的工具应用于假设生成，并对数量和质量产生显著影响 下一代科学家和癌症护理专业人员-个人，将知识和 同情地为他们的社区服务。

ABSTRACT The goal of the ENRICH (ENhancing Research In Cancer-related Health professions) Program is to immerse trainees in the scientific process, foundational discovery, multidisciplinary translational frameworks, and the breadth of opportunities for careers in cancer research, capitalizing on the environment and commitment from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center (O’Neal). The ENRICH Program capitalizes on the existing infrastructure of O’Neal and our cancer research community of exceptional scientists leading paradigm-shifting translational, basic, clinical and public health research enriched by partnerships with the O’Neal Cancer Training and Career Development Office, UAB Physician Scientist Development Office, and UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences Training Academy, to establish an innovative 10-week summer Program for 30 medical, dental and master-level graduate students from a diverse spectrum of disciplines including public health, basic science, health professions, nursing and pharmacy from UAB and Samford University. The ENRICH Program is unique in that it will provide a community of trainees each summer with a mentored, cancer research-focused experience (Aim 1) complemented with a structured forum focused on transferrable skills including communication, personal and professional development, rigor and reproducibility and research ethics. By including topics in cancer biology, clinical research, epidemiology, outcomes, and implementation and dissemination science, we have the opportunity to showcase the convergence of multidisciplinary translational science to the trainees (Aim 2). We will evaluate the short-, intermediate- and long- term impact of the ENRICH Program by implementing a comprehensive evaluation of the ENRICH Program (Aim 3). Through these efforts, ENRICH will prepare a diverse and highly-skilled workforce to attain competence in inquiry-based cancer research, knowledge of the state-of-the-art tools to apply to hypothesis-generation, and have a notable impact on the quantity and quality of next generation of scientists and cancer care professionals – individuals that will knowledgeably and compassionately serve their community.