Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program

项目总结/摘要 阿巴拉契亚肯塔基州面临着与健康、社会经济和教育相关的重大挑战 差距。这一以农村为主的地区不仅是世界上癌症发病率和死亡率最高的地区， 美国，它也是最经济上处于不利地位，医疗服务不足， 教育地区的国家，其中不到1%的居民获得博士学位。这些差异形成 需要建立有针对性的教育和科学劳动力准备和健康素养的基础 针对这一人群的干预措施。因此，研究，教育和推广的优势， 肯塔基州大学的马基癌症中心将被用来开发阿巴拉契亚职业培训 在肿瘤学（行动）计划作为一个青年享受科学教育干预。行动计划将 让来自阿巴拉契亚的代表性不足和服务不足的高中生和本科生 肯塔基州在跨学科指导的研究项目，癌症护理观察经验，和癌症 教育和职业发展活动，以及提供实际社区和学校外展 机会该计划的总体目标是提高以癌症为重点的生物医学劳动力的多样性 在高风险的农村人口中，并提高社区的癌症相关知识。的预期影响 计划包括：1）增加我们的学生进入中学后，专业和/或研究生的预科课程 科学学位课程; 2）灌输我们的学生终身致力于研究，教育/推广，或 医疗保健职业侧重于癌症负担和独特的挑战，在阿巴拉契亚肯塔基州和超越; 以及，3）提高阿巴拉契亚肯塔基州社区对癌症研究和临床护理的理解， 将这些方面与科学教育的益处联系起来。总体目标和计划影响将是 通过四个具体目标完成，包括：1）发展参与者的癌症研究知识， 通过跨学科的教师指导的研究培训经验的技能; 2）提高学生的癌症- 通过提供教学式癌症教育和职业发展指导， 教师主导的课程，工作坊，研讨会，职业辅导和指导; 3）开展外展活动 在参与者社区，以增加对癌症的研究和临床方面的理解， 科学教育在大学、中小学团体、民间组织中的重要性; 卫生保健提供者;以及我们的学生参与者的家庭和社区;以及，4）评估计划 进展和影响，侧重于纵向参与者数据（包括跟踪参与者的进展 通过他们的学术和职业生涯）和外联活动的效力。最终，该计划将 建立一个新的模式，在农村、低收入和低收入人群中加强以癌症为重点的教育准备， 提高公民对癌症和科学重要性的认识 农村、社会经济水平低和教育程度低地区的教育。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Appalachian Kentucky has significant challenges associated with health, socioeconomic, and education disparities. This predominantly rural region not only has the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States, it is also one of the most economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and poorly educated regions of the country in which less than 1% of residents earn doctoral degrees. These disparities form the basis for the need to create targeted educational and scientific workforce preparedness and health literacy intervention strategies for this population. As such, the research, educational, and outreach strengths of the University of Kentucky's Markey Cancer Center will be leveraged to develop the Appalachian Career Training In ONcology (ACTION) Program as a Youth Enjoy Science education intervention. The ACTION Program will immerse underrepresented and underserved high school and undergraduate students from Appalachian Kentucky in cross-disciplinary mentored research projects, cancer care observational experiences, and cancer education and career development activities, as well as provide hands-on community and school outreach opportunities. The overarching goal of the program is to enhance cancer-focused biomedical workforce diversity in a high-risk, rural population and to increase the community's cancer-related literacy. Expected impacts of the program include: 1) increasing our students' matriculation into post-secondary, professional, and/or graduate science degree programs; 2) instilling in our students lifelong commitments to research, education/outreach, or health care careers focused on the cancer burden and unique challenges in Appalachian Kentucky and beyond; and, 3) enhancing the Appalachian Kentucky community's understanding of cancer research and clinical care, linking these facets to the benefits of science education. The overarching goal and the program impacts will be accomplished through four Specific Aims including: 1) developing participants' cancer research knowledge and skills through cross-disciplinary faculty-mentored research training experiences; 2) enhancing students' cancer- focused career preparation by providing didactic cancer education and career development mentoring through faculty-led courses, workshops, seminars, and career coaching and mentoring; 3) conducting outreach activities in participant communities to increase the understanding of the research and clinical aspects of cancer and the importance of science education among universities; primary and secondary school groups; civic organizations; health care providers; and the families and communities of our student participants; and, 4) evaluating program progress and impacts, focusing on longitudinal participant data (including tracking progression of participants through their academic and professional careers) and outreach activity efficacy. Ultimately, the program will establish a new paradigm for enhancing cancer-focused educational preparation among rural, low- socioeconomic students and increasing citizens' understanding of cancer and the importance of science education in rural, low-socioeconomic and low-education-attainment areas.