Tagge Raelle, Lackland Daniel T, Gorelick Philip B, Litvan Irene, Cruz-Flores Salvador, Merino José G, Ovbiagele Bruce
From the Northern California Institute for Research and Education (R.T.), San Francisco; Department of Neurology (D.T.L.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston; Davee Department of Neurology (P.B.G.), Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurosciences (I.L.), University of California San Diego; Department of Neurology (S.C.-F.), Texas Tech, El Paso; Department of Neurology (J.G.M.), Georgetown University, Washington, DC; and Department of Neurology (B.O.), University of California, San Francisco.
Neurology. 2021 Jul 19;97(3):125-133. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012058.
The Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars (TRANSCENDS) program is a career advancement opportunity for individuals underrepresented in biomedical research funded by the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke and American Academy of Neurology (AAN).
To report on qualitative and quantitative outcomes in TRANSCENDS.
Early career individuals (neurology fellows and junior faculty) from groups underrepresented in medicine (UIM) were competitively selected from a national pool of applicants (2016-2019). TRANSCENDS activities comprised an online Clinical Research degree program, monthly webinars, AAN meeting activities, and mentoring. Participants were surveyed during and after completion of TRANSCENDS to evaluate program components.
Of 23 accepted scholars (comprising 4 successive cohorts), 56% were women, 61% Hispanic/Latinx, 30% Black/African American, and 30% assistant professors. To date, 48% have graduated the TRANSCENDS program and participants have published 180 peer-reviewed articles. Mentees' feedback noted that professional skills development (i.e., manuscript and grant writing), networking opportunities, and mentoring were the most beneficial elements of the program. Stated opportunities for improvement included incorporating a mentor-the-mentor workshop, providing more transitional support for mentees in the next stage of their careers, and requiring mentees to provide quarterly reports.
TRANSCENDS is a feasible program for supporting UIM neurologists towards careers in research and faculty academic appointments attained thus far have been sustained. Although longer-term outcomes and process enhancements are warranted, programs like this may help increase the numbers of diverse academic neurologists and further drive neurologic innovation.
学术神经科医生研究培训以维持职业发展并增加多元化学者数量（TRANSCENDS）项目是一个职业发展机会，面向在由美国国立神经疾病与中风研究所和美国神经病学学会（AAN）资助的生物医学研究中代表性不足的个人。
报告TRANSCENDS项目的定性和定量成果。
从全国申请人库（2016 - 2019年）中竞争性选拔出医学领域代表性不足群体（UIM）的早期职业个体（神经科住院医师和初级教员）。TRANSCENDS活动包括一个在线临床研究学位项目、月度网络研讨会、AAN会议活动以及指导。在TRANSCENDS项目进行期间和结束后对参与者进行调查，以评估项目组成部分。
在23名被录取的学者（包括4个连续队列）中，56%为女性，61%为西班牙裔/拉丁裔，30%为黑人/非裔美国人，30%为助理教授。迄今为止，48%的人已完成TRANSCENDS项目，参与者发表了180篇同行评审文章。学员的反馈指出专业技能发展（即论文和基金申请撰写）、社交机会和指导是该项目最有益的要素。提出的改进机会包括举办导师 - 导师研讨会、为学员职业生涯的下一阶段提供更多过渡支持，以及要求学员提供季度报告。
TRANSCENDS是一个可行的项目，用于支持代表性不足的神经科医生从事研究职业，并且到目前为止所获得的教职任命得以维持。尽管需要长期成果和流程改进，但这样的项目可能有助于增加多元化学术神经科医生的数量，并进一步推动神经学创新。
