OB/GYN Faculty Research Career Development Program

 描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议继续作为一个国家妇女的生殖健康研究（WRHR）职业发展计划，致力于提供初级妇产科（OB/GYN）教师的研究技能，成为妇女生殖健康问题的独立调查员。该方案的主要目标是：（1）招聘初级教师（学者）到亚拉巴马大学伯明翰分校（UAB）妇产科系，他们有动力发展独立的研究事业，2）通过提供学位导向，促进这些学者的职业发展（临床和转化科学公共卫生科学硕士）或临床和生物医学研究的原则和技术的其他高级培训，（3）将这些学者的职业发展纳入与妇女生殖健康有重要关系的重点科学领域的研究项目。我们期望吸引不同背景的学员参与基础生物医学，转化和临床研究，涵盖妇科肿瘤学，泌尿妇科学，生殖内分泌学和不孕症，微创手术，青少年妇科学，遗传学和母胎医学等学科。我们预计支持2学者在任何时候，与任命无论是作为一个“早期”有前途的年轻教师学者，需要全方位的程序机会和支持长达5年或直到获得独立的资金，或作为一个“高级”学者，已经与一个高级学位（即博士）的经验与支持2 - 3年，或直到获得独立的资金。该计划将利用专门选择的NIH和其他资助的内部和外部部门高级UAB计划导师，UAB妇女生殖健康中心（CWRH），UAB临床和转化科学中心（CCTS），UAB信息学研究所，UAB哈德逊阿尔法基因组医学中心，个性化医学研究所和UAB少数民族健康和健康差异研究中心的资源，在其他UAB校园资源，以指导这些学者的研究生涯发展。首席研究员/项目主任和研究主任，在咨询委员会和少数民族招聘顾问的协助下，将负责管理该计划的各个方面，并正式指导和跟踪该计划和学者的表现。UAB妇产科系和该计划有广泛的资助研究兴趣，学者可以得到指导。该方案模式已成功实施15年，在培养独立资助的、国内和国际知名的妇产科训练有素的医生科学家和妇女保健领导人方面有着良好的记录。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to continue as a national Women's Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program, dedicated to providing junior Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) faculty with the research skills to become independent investigators in reproductive health problems in women. The primary objectives of the Program will be: 1) to recruit junior faculty (scholars) to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology who are motivated to develop an independent research career, 2) to promote the career development of these scholars by providing degree oriented (Master of Science in Public Health in Clinical and Translational Science) or other advanced training in the principles and techniques of clinical and biomedical research, and 3) to integrate the career development of these scholars within research projects in scientific areas of emphasis with important relevance to women's reproductive health. We anticipate attracting trainees of diverse backgrounds involved in basic biomedical, translational, and clinical research, covering the disciplines of gynecologic oncology, urogynecology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, minimally invasive surgery, adolescent gynecology, genetics and maternal-fetal medicine. We anticipate supporting 2 scholars at all times, with appointments either as an "early" promising young faculty scholar with a need for the full spectrum of program opportunities and support for up to 5 years or until independent funding is obtained, or as a "senior" scholar, already with the experience of an advanced degree (i.e. PhD) with support for 2-3 years, or until independent funding is obtained. The Program will utilize specifically selected NIH and other funded, internal and external departmental senior UAB Program mentors, the resources of the UAB Center for Women's Reproductive Health (CWRH), the UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), the UAB Informatics Institute, the UAB-Hudson Alpha Center for Genomic Medicine, the Personalized Medicine Institute, and the UAB Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center, among other UAB campus resources, to guide the research career development of these scholars. The Principal Investigator/Program Director and Research Director, with the assistance of an Advisory Committee and Minority Recruitment consultants, will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Program and for formally guiding and tracking the performance of the Program and scholars. The UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Program have a broad range of funded research interests in which the scholars can be mentored. This Program model has been successfully implemented for 15 years and has a proven track record of developing independently funded, nationally and internationally known Obstetrics and Gynecology trained physician scientists and women's health care leaders.