Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA.
Children's Mercy, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Reprod Sci. 2022 Apr;29(4):1271-1277. doi: 10.1007/s43032-021-00836-4. Epub 2022 Jan 12.
Sustaining impactful research within the field of perinatal biology requires training and retention of the next generations of physician-scientists and basic-scientists. Professional societies such as the Perinatal Research Society (PRS) have a unique role to play in training and retention of perinatal biologists. Here we report outcomes for an innovative Young Investigator Training Workshop created for the PRS. The PRS Workshop uses immersive, active-writing, and active-oral presentation design, with one-on-one feedback from NIH-funded faculty-mentors drawn from the PRS membership. Young investigator data were collected by anonymous surveys of young investigators, NIH RePORTER, and individual young investigator follow-up. Ninety-seven young investigators attended the Workshops over the period 2013-2018. Young investigators were physician- (73%) and PhD- (27%) scientists at the rank of clinical fellow/postdoctoral fellow (27%) or instructor/assistant professor (73%). Participation by underrepresented minority (URM) young investigators was 14%. Young investigators received NIH and non-NIH funding, with 80% of young investigators receiving new funding since the Workshop that they attended. NIH funding was received by 31% of young investigators in the form of K-series awards, R01 equivalents, and other NIH awards. In conclusion, our PRS young investigator Workshop serves as a model to facilitate training of emerging physician- and basic-scientists by scientific societies.
在围产生物学领域开展有影响力的研究需要培养和留住下一代医师科学家和基础科学家。专业学会，如围产研究学会（PRS），在培训和留住围产生物学家方面发挥着独特的作用。在这里，我们报告了为 PRS 创建的创新青年研究员培训研讨会的结果。PRS 研讨会采用沉浸式、主动写作和主动口头陈述设计，并由来自 PRS 会员的 NIH 资助的教师顾问提供一对一的反馈。青年研究员的数据通过对青年研究员、NIH RePORTER 和个别青年研究员的匿名调查收集。在 2013 年至 2018 年期间，97 名青年研究员参加了研讨会。青年研究员是医师（73%）和博士（27%）科学家，担任临床研究员/博士后研究员（27%）或讲师/助理教授（73%）。代表性不足的少数族裔（URM）青年研究员的参与率为 14%。青年研究员获得了 NIH 和非 NIH 的资助，其中 80%的青年研究员在参加研讨会后获得了新的资助。31%的青年研究员以 K 系列奖、R01 等价物和其他 NIH 奖项的形式获得了 NIH 资助。总之，我们的 PRS 青年研究员研讨会是一个为科学学会培养新兴医师和基础科学家的模式。
