The Mid-Atlantic Center for AIDS Research Consortium Scholars Program: A Multi-Institutional Approach to Mentoring the Next Generation of Underrepresented Scientists

Autor: David S. Metzger, Rupali J. Limaye, Manya Magnus, Wendy W. Davis, Michael B. Blank, David D. Celentano
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Program evaluation
Biomedical Research
Education
Continuing
mentoring
Hiv epidemic
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
postdoctoral education
medicine.disease_cause
03 medical and health sciences
Institutional approach
0302 clinical medicine
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Underrepresented Minority
Political science
medicine
Humans
Pharmacology (medical)
030212 general & internal medicine
Fellowships and Scholarships
Program Development
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
training
business.industry
4. Education
05 social sciences
050301 education
Public relations
medicine.disease
Research Personnel
United States
Scholarship
Infectious Diseases
Communicable Disease Control
HIV/AIDS
Supplement Article
Program development
underrepresented scientists
business
0503 education
Program Evaluation
Zdroj: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
ISSN: 1525-4135
DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002171
Popis: Background There is an urgent need to intentionally develop and expand mentoring for junior faculty from underrepresented communities in the area of HIV research. Such a goal is increasingly recognized as essential across all scientific fields because profound disparities exist regarding which doctorally prepared individuals ultimately end up entering research fields in academic settings. The purpose of this article is to describe a novel inter-Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) program designed to support underrepresented scientists in research to address the HIV epidemic in the Mid-Atlantic region. Methods Three CFARs in the Mid-Atlantic region (the District of Columbia, Johns Hopkins University CFAR, and University of Pennsylvania CFARs) developed a Scholars program designed for underrepresented minority scholars interested in studying the HIV epidemic in the region. The program provided resources for scholarship as well as cross-institutional mentoring and training. Results Scholars in the first cohort have been successful in implementing novel research that informs our understanding of the HIV epidemic in the region as well as increasing skills, publications, and grant submissions and funded applications. Lessons learned from the first cohort will inform future years of the MACC Scholars Program. Conclusions The MACC Scholars Program offers a model for other inter-CFAR collaborations wishing to find novel ways to support the next generation of scientists.
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