Cross-Training Core (ROBIN-NEST)

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Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY Education and training in the radiation medicine sciences are frequently compartmentalized along specific well- worn paths with only superficial attention given to complementary disciplines. The mission of the Harvard/UCSF ROBIN-Next generation Education and Scientific Training (NEST) is to organize and support integrated educational, research and professional development initiatives that operate across disciplines and training stages and serve as a model environment for the future radiation sciences workforce. The ROBIN-NEST will disrupt the traditional training paradigm by creating and supporting a novel educational and knowledge-sharing network that drives training, individual engagement and networking. The Harvard/UCSF ROBIN-NEST will advance the following aims: 1) develop didactic materials with a new learning platform for inter-disciplinary learning, 2) integrate knowledge-sharing across disciplines in the ROBIN Network, and 3) advance professional development of the next generation of leaders in radiation medicine. Through multidisciplinary educational partnerships the ROBIN-NEST will engage a wide and diverse network of learners and educators including outreach to local schools through established, highly subscribed NIH- funded programs. In all educational, training, and professional development activities, attention will be given explicitly and implicitly to principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. The long-term objective of the ROBIN- NEST is to establish and grow a new and unique cross-training paradigm. The ROBIN-NEST will cultivate a new generation of scientists, ready to break down traditional barriers. We anticipate that this model will inspire an enduring legacy of inter-disciplinary innovation beyond the ROBIN Network to bring impactful ideas to the aid of the increasing population of patients and families seeking hope.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10931451
Project number
5U54CA274516-02
Recipient
DANA-FARBER CANCER INST
Principal Investigator
Ross I. Berbeco
Activity code
U54
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2024
Award amount
$90,685
Award type
5
Project period
2023-09-19 → 2028-08-31