title: Enhancing the Careers of Under-Represented Junior Faculty in Biomedical Research: The Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID).
abstract: The Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID) in Health-Related Research is a career advancement opportunity sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Three mentored programs address difficulties experienced by junior investigators in establishing independent research careers and academic advancement. Aims are to increase the number of faculty from under-represented minority groups who successfully compete for external research funding. Data were collected using a centralized data-entry system from three Summer Institutes. Outcomes include mentees' satisfaction rating about the program, grant and publications productivity and specific comments. Fifty-eight junior faculty mentees (38% male) noticeably improved their rates of preparing/submitting grant applications and publications, with a 18-23% increase in confidence levels in planning and conducting research. According to survey comments, the training received in grantsmanship skills and one-on-one mentoring were the most valuable program components. TheSIPIDmentoring program was highly valued by the junior faculty mentees. The program will continue in 2011-2014 asPRIDE(PRogram to Increase Diversity among individuals Engaged in health-related research). Long-term follow-up of current mentees will be indexed at five years post training (2013). In summary, these mentoring programs hope to continue increasing the diversity of the next generation of scientists in biomedical research.
authors: Division of Biostatistics and Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
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authors: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas.
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authors: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, and Director, Health Behavior, Communication, and Outreach Core, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
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authors: Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
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authors: Department of Medicine, Cell Biology and Pharmacology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, New York, and Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, New York.
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authors: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, and Director, Sickle Cell Disease Research Center, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas.
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authors: Division of Biostatistics and Departments of Psychiatry, Genetics, and Mathematics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
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