Long-term tracking demonstrates effectiveness of a partnership-led training program to advance the careers of biomedical researchers from underrepresented groups
Long-term tracking demonstrates effectiveness of a partnership-led training program to advance the careers of biomedical researchers from underrepresented groups
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0225894
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发表时间：
2019-12-12
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3.7
通讯作者：
Unguez, Graciela A.
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作者：
Thompson, Beti;O'Connell, Mary A.;Unguez, Graciela A.
美国生物医学工作人员的人口统计资料并不能反映总体人口，这引起了人们的担忧，即未来训练有素的研究人员将不足，研究兴趣的范围将不够广泛。为了使接受过癌症和癌症健康差异研究培训的研究人员多样化和扩大，开展了一系列培训活动，主要是在本科和研究生阶段招募和培训西班牙裔学生。利用西班牙裔服务机构和美国国立卫生研究院指定的综合癌症中心的优势，开展适当的研究培训和专业发展活动。跟踪了参与者的职业发展和学位完成率，以及对生物医学研究的持续兴趣，特别是对这些代表性不足的个体的癌症和癌症健康差异研究。最后，本报告表明，这些培训活动增加了参与者对癌症的一般知识。
The demographic profile of the biomedical workforce in the U.S. does not reflect the population at large, raising concerns that there will be insufficient trained researchers in the future, and the scope of research interests will not be sufficiently broad. To diversify and expand the pool of researchers trained to conduct research on cancer and cancer health disparities, a series of training activities to recruit and train primarily Hispanic students at both the undergraduate and graduate level were developed. The strengths of both a Hispanic Serving Institution and an NIH-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center were leveraged to develop appropriate research training and professional development activities. The career progression of the participants and degree completion rates was tracked, along with persistent interest in biomedical research in general and cancer and cancer health disparities research in particular for these underrepresented individuals. Finally, this report demonstrates that these training activities increased general knowledge about cancer among participants.