Growing the Pipeline of Diverse HIV Investigators: The Impact of Mentored Research Experiences to Engage Underrepresented Minority Students.
Growing the Pipeline of Diverse HIV Investigators: The Impact of Mentored Research Experiences to Engage Underrepresented Minority Students.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10461-016-1392-z
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发表时间：
2016-09
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
McFarland W
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作者：
Fuchs J;Kouyate A;Kroboth L;McFarland W
为来自代表性不足的少数族裔（URM）背景的高中生和本科生设立有组织的、有导师指导的研究项目，对于增加我国生物医学研究人员的多样性是必要的。特别是，需要有大量来自受艾滋病疫情影响格外严重的社区的研究人员，这不仅是为了公平和平等，也是为了获得见解和创新，以解决新感染病例中持续存在的种族和族裔差异。我们在旧金山公共卫生部门为URM本科生设立了夏季艾滋病研究项目（SHARP），这是一个为期12周的实践研究项目，由一位资深艾滋病研究人员进行一对一指导，开设有关内容和研究方法的教学研讨会，并提供社交机会。SHARP的前四批学员（2012 - 2015年）获得了研究技能，对自己的能力建立了信心，并自我认同为科学家。此外，大多数该项目的校友都受雇于研究岗位，并且已经被与艾滋病预防相关领域的研究生学位项目录取或正在攻读这些项目。虽然我们在等待对早期教育阶段特定指导策略的实证研究，但那些让对不同学生面临的独特挑战敏感的教师参与其中，并从已有的指导框架中吸取经验的项目，可以帮助培养一代具有包容性的艾滋病研究人员。
Structured, mentored research programs for high school and undergraduate students from underrepresented minority (URM) backgrounds are needed to increase the diversity of our nation’s biomedical research workforce. In particular, a robust pipeline of investigators from the communities disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic is needed not only for fairness and equity but for insights and innovations to address persistent racial and ethnic disparities in new infections. We created the Summer HIV/AIDS Research Program (SHARP) at the San Francisco Department of Public Health for URM undergraduates as a 12-week program of hands-on research experience, one-on-one mentoring by a senior HIV investigator, didactic seminars for content and research methods, and networking opportunities. The first four cohorts (2012–2015) of SHARP gained research skills, built confidence in their abilities and self-identified as scientists. In addition, the majority of program alumni is employed in research positions and has been admitted to or is pursuing graduate degree programs in fields related to HIV prevention. While we await empirical studies of specific mentoring strategies at early educational stages, programs that engage faculty who are sensitive to the unique challenges facing diverse students and who draw lessons from established mentoring frameworks can help build an inclusive generation of HIV researchers.