Infectious Diseases and Allergy Scientific Education and Outreach

培训和多样性办公室（OTD）为所有课程的校内研究（ESTA）学员提供服务，包括博士后，访问和临床研究员;博士后;研究生;和参加生物医学研究暑期实习计划的学生。外联和征聘也是关键工作，目标是为培训职位征聘优秀、有竞争力的候选人。 在2008财年，OTD办公室搬到了10号楼内一个更中心的校园位置，使员工和项目更容易接近学员和导师。新的地点为小型和大型团体会议提供了空间，并促进了资源图书馆的发展。 通过对所有项目采用项目管理计划系统，加强了OTD基础设施。尽管这种方法要求所有团队成员进行初始时间投资，但已建立的PMP确保了项目的连续性和及时性，改善了团队成员之间的沟通，并促进了更准确的评估。 今年，OTD计划产品再次扩大。两项新的重大举措侧重于博士后研究员群体。 其中之一是为新来的研究员制定一个概况介绍方案。这包括编写概况介绍小册子和举行概况介绍会。指导手册由OTD工作人员编写，并由博士后研究员和主要研究人员预先测试。概况介绍会向研究员介绍了他们在培训期间与之接触的各分支代表。它还解释了研究员可以期待的OTD服务。概况介绍会每季度举行一次。在这些会议期间向新学员分发了概况介绍小册子。 第二个主要举措是开发K22资助写作研讨会（介绍K资助;和资助写作：实用指南）和个人帮助会议。目的是提高研究员在获得学术职位赠款方面的参与率和成功率。全年举办了多次研讨会和个别会议。 OTD继续管理三个年度计划：NIAID年度研究员务虚会;校内NIAID研究机会（INRO）;和生物医学研究的暑期实习计划。 第二届年度研究员务虚会在华盛顿，华盛顿特区的国家新闻俱乐部举行。这是务虚会第一次在校外举行。 这次务虚会是由NIAID研究员务虚会委员会计划的，该委员会包括来自马里兰州和蒙大拿州大多数实验室的代表。务虚会的主题是职业发展。 戴夫詹森，全国公认的创始人和首席执行官的CareerTrax公司，一家从事生命科学领域的猎头公司的高级管理人员担任主旨发言人。 来自不同科学职业道路的19位杰出演讲者在全体会议，指导会议和研讨会上分享了他们的专业知识。 前所未有的219名NIAID研究员参加了会议，其中包括25名来自蒙大拿州汉密尔顿落基山实验室的研究员。 NIH记录发表了一份关于务虚会的报告。 学院内NIAID研究机会（INRO）是NIAID的核心外展人口在生物医学研究中代表不足。经过全国范围的搜索，21名有才华的学生被选中参加为期4天的年度科学讲座，实验室图尔斯参观和潜在的培训职位面试计划。来访的学生还与研究人员和目前的受训人员进行了非正式互动。 几名前受训人员返回参加了INRO，他们的投入对INRO的学生和目前的受训人员都很有价值。 INRO 2008年是该计划的第六年，值得注意的是接受培训职位的学生比例。 到本财政年度结束时，超过50%的INRO参与者返回NIAID接受博士后、博士后或暑期实习生的培训，而过去几年这一比例为40%。NIH Record发表了一篇关于INRO 2008的文章。 2008年生物医学研究暑期实习项目再次获得全额订阅，来自全国各地的学生在生物医学实验室工作8至12周。 三分之一的实习生在一年一度的NIH夏季实习生海报日上展示了他们的研究。 支持研究所多样性使命的几个正在进行的OTD项目在今年继续进行：赞助方案;棕袋午餐系列;和跟踪项目。 竞争性受训人员再次得到培训发展处的赞助，其中包括津贴、医疗保险和一门FAES课程。 该计划在2008年得到了充分的订阅，近30名学员被赞助为博士后或博士后。每月举行棕袋午餐系列，并提供赞助的学员有机会讨论非正式的科学问题与嘉宾导师和网络。 跟踪项目在以前的受训人员转到下一个教育或就业岗位时与他们保持联系。跟踪DIR少数民族学员的职业道路允许NIAID成功地创建一个更多样化的生物医学研究队伍的评估。 它还允许OTD向前学员提供有关NIAID机会和资源的信息，并招募他们作为OTD方案推广的大使。 由于跟踪了仍在研究管道中的前培训人员的大量干部，NIAID在不久的将来通过招募这些年轻研究人员回到研究所来实现其多样性目标。

The Office of Training and Diversity (OTD) serves the Division of Intramural Research (DIR) trainees in all programs, including the Postdoctoral, Visiting and Clinical Fellows; Postbaccalaureates; graduate students; and students participating in the Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research. Outreach and recruitment are also key endeavors, with the goal of recruiting outstanding, competitive candidates for DIR training positions. In FY 2008, the OTD office moved to a more central campus location within Building 10, making the staff and programs more accessible to trainees and mentors. The new location provided space for small and large group meetings, and facilitated the development of a resource library. OTD infrastructure was strengthened by utilizing the Project Management Plan (PMP) system for all projects. Whereas this approach demanded an initial time investment on the part of all team members, established PMPs insure the continuity and timeliness of projects, improve communication among team members, and foster more accurate evaluations. OTD programmatic offerings were expanded again this year. Two new major initiatives focused on the postdoctoral fellow population. One was the development of an Orientation Program for incoming fellows. This included developing an orientation booklet and orientation session. The orientation booklet was created by OTD staff and pre-tested by postdoc fellows and principal investigators. The orientation session introduced fellows to DIR branch representatives with whom they interface during their training. It also included an explanation of the OTD services which fellows can expect. The orientation session was offered quarterly. The orientation booklet was distributed to incoming fellows during these sessions. The second major initiative was the development of K22 Grant Writing Seminars (Introduction to the K Grant; and Grant-Writing: A Practical Guide) and individual help sessions. The goal was to increase the participation and success rate of DIR fellows in obtaining grants for academic positions. Multiple seminars and individual sessions were held throughout the year. OTD continued to manage three annual programs: NIAIDs Annual Fellows Retreat; Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO); and the Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research. The Second Annual Fellows Retreat was held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. This was the first time the retreat was held off campus. The retreat was planned by the NIAID Fellows Retreat Committee, which included representatives from most of the labs in Maryland and Montana. The theme of the retreat was Career Development. Dave Jensen, the nationally recognized founder and chief executive officer of CareerTrax, Inc., an executive search firm working in the life sciences, was the keynote speaker. Nineteen distinguished speakers from diverse scientific career paths shared their expertise in plenary sessions, mentoring sessions, and workshops. An unprecedented 219 NIAID fellows participated, including 25 fellows who traveled from the Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana. The NIH Record published a report of the retreat. Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) is NIAIDs centerpiece for outreach to populations underrepresented in biomedical research. Following a nationwide search, 21 talented students were selected to attend the annual 4-day program of scientific lectures, lab tours and interviews for potential training positions. The visiting students also interacted informally with researchers and current trainees. Several former trainees returned to attend INRO and their input was valuable to INRO students and current trainees alike. INRO 2008 was the sixth year of the program, and was notable for the percentage of students who accepted training positions. By the end of the fiscal year, over fifty percent of the INRO participants had returned to NIAID for training as a postdoc, postbac or summer intern, compared with forty percent in past years. The NIH Record published an article about INRO 2008. The 2008 Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research was again fully subscribed, with students coming from around the country to work in DIR labs for 8 to 12 weeks. One third of the interns presented their research at the annual NIH Summer Intern Poster Day. Several ongoing OTD projects which support the Institutes diversity mission were continued this year: the Sponsorship Program; the Brown Bag Lunch Series; and the Tracking Project. Competitive trainees were again sponsored by OTD, which included stipend, health insurance and one FAES course. This program was fully subscribed in 2008, with nearly 30 trainees being sponsored as postdocs or postbacs. The Brown Bag Lunch Series was held monthly, and provided the sponsored trainees an opportunity to discuss scientific issues informally with guest mentors and to network. The Tracking Project keeps in touch with former trainees as they move to their next educational or employment positions. Tracking the career paths of DIRs minority trainees permits the evaluation of NIAIDs success in creating a more diverse biomedical research workforce. It also allows OTD to provide former trainees information about NIAID opportunities and resources, and to enlist them as ambassadors for OTD programmatic outreach. As a result of tracking OTDs large cadre of former trainees still in the research pipeline, NIAID is well positioned to meet its diversity goals in the near future by recruiting these young researchers back to the Institute as research positions become available.