Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST) Program

生物医学学习和学生培训（BLaST）计划

基本信息

批准号：
10433892
负责人：
KARSTEN HUEFFER
金额：
$ 62.1万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2014
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2014-09-26 至 2024-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10433892
关键词：
Academic advising Address Alaska Alaska Native Alaskan American Indians Animals Biomedical Research Career Choice Communities Country Data Development Educational process of instructing Effectiveness Enrollment Environment Environmental Health Face Goals Health Human Indigenous Individual Institution Intervention Learning Life Style Link Mentors Persons Phase Population Research Research Support Rural STEM career Students Support System System Testing Training Programs Underrepresented Populations Underrepresented Students base career college effectiveness evaluation experience health definition health disparity holistic approach indigenous community innovation learning community nutrition programs research and development rural Alaska rural Americans rural area student participation student training success tool tribal college tribal institution undergraduate student

项目摘要

Currently the biomedical workforce does not reflect the general US population, as several groups are underrepresented. These groups include American Indians, Alaska Natives (AI/AN), and those from rural backgrounds. To support students from diverse backgrounds, especially AI/AN and rural students, our Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST) program will expand a successful tiered group mentoring system that supports a holistic and culturally appropriate approach to academic advising and mentoring in relevant research experiences. Based on the student body in Alaska, we focus on engaging underrepresented students by providing meaningful research experiences through the One Health paradigm. One Health postulates that human, animal, and environmental health are inextricably linked – the health of each is dependent upon the others. We will further test if this approach to health resonates with students from rural areas where a subsistence lifestyle is common and links humans closely to the environment through nutrition, economy, lifestyle, and culture. The One Health approach also aligns with a wider definition of health prevalent in many Indigenous communities, within and outside Alaska. During the second five years of our program we will continue the innovative practices that we have piloted in our BUILD supported BLaST program, and we will expand our BLaST network to colleges serving large proportions of AI/AN and rural students outside Alaska and assess if the One Health concept resonates with students in those institutions. We will also develop these approaches through building a culturally relevant community that will support students in clearing hurdles that often challenge their progress through their academic career.

目前，生物医学劳动力并未反映美国的普遍人口，因为几个群体是代表性不足。这些群体包括美洲印第安人，阿拉斯加土著人（AI/AN），以及来自农村的人背景。为了支持来自潜水员背景的学生，尤其是AI/AN和Rough的学生，我们的生物医学学习和学生培训（BLAST）计划将扩大成功分层的心理支持整体且具有文化上适当的学术咨询和心理方法的系统相关研究经验。基于阿拉斯加的学生团体，我们专注于使代表性不足的参与通过一个健康范式提供有意义的研究经验，学生。一个健康假设人类，动物和环境健康是密不可分的 - 每个人的健康是取决于其他人。我们将进一步测试这种健康方法是否引起农村的学生的共鸣生存生活方式很普遍，并通过营养与环境联系在一起，经济，生活方式和文化。一种健康方法还与对健康的更广泛的定义保持一致在阿拉斯加内外的许多土著社区中。在我们计划的第二个五年中，我们将继续我们在构建支持的爆炸计划中驾驶的创新实践，我们将将我们的爆炸网络扩展到为阿拉斯加境外的大量AI/AN和粗糙学生提供大量的大学并评估一个健康概念是否引起这些机构中的学生的共鸣。我们还将开发这些通过建立与文化相关的社区的方法，该社区将支持学生清除障碍经常在他们的学术生涯中挑战他们的进步。