Santucci Aimee K, Lingler Jennifer H, Schmidt Karen L, Nolan Beth A D, Thatcher Dawn, Polk Deborah E
University of Pittsburgh, General Internal Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Acad Psychiatry. 2008 Nov-Dec;32(6):493-7. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.32.6.493.
This report describes a model for the development, process, and tracking methods of a Peer-mentored Research Development Meeting (PRDM), an interdisciplinary peer mentoring program. The program was initiated in 2004 by a group of postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty from the Schools of the Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.
From February 2004 through February 2006, PRDM's first five members tracked and documented their research activity (e.g., manuscripts, grants) every 4 months. The defining features of PRDM are adherence to a structured frequency and format for meetings, systematic tracking and evaluation of research development activities, and maintenance of ongoing relationships with senior mentors.
During the 24-month data collection period, members were involved in 91 research development projects including grant applications, journal article manuscripts, book chapters, and conference abstracts. Members' productivity increased during the 24-month period, as did the efficiency and focus of the completed projects.
Members increased the efficiency and focus of their research development activities during the study period. Structured peer-mentoring groups have the potential to enhance research productivity among junior investigators in research intensive environments.
本报告描述了一个同行指导的研究发展会议（PRDM）的发展模式、流程及跟踪方法，这是一个跨学科的同行指导项目。该项目于2004年由匹兹堡大学健康科学学院的一群博士后学者和初级教员发起。
从2004年2月到2006年2月，PRDM的前五名成员每4个月跟踪并记录他们的研究活动（如手稿、基金申请）。PRDM的显著特点是坚持会议的结构化频率和形式、系统跟踪和评估研究发展活动，以及与资深导师保持持续关系。
在24个月的数据收集期内，成员们参与了91个研究发展项目，包括基金申请、期刊文章手稿、书籍章节和会议摘要。在这24个月期间，成员们的产出有所增加，已完成项目的效率和重点也有所提高。
在研究期间，成员们提高了他们研究发展活动的效率和重点。结构化的同行指导小组有潜力提高研究密集型环境中初级研究人员的研究生产力。
