Global Health Disparities Research Training Program

项目摘要 西奈山伊坎医学院国际卫生部创建了国际卫生组织， 少数民族学生交流项目。该项目自2005年以来一直得到资助，目标是为少数民族学生提供一个 具有挑战性的研究培训机会，验证学生的文化和语言能力，而在 同时提供密切的指导和支持性的职业指导。在这个程序的迭代中， 将有一些改进：1）符合条件的学生将在研究生预科，研究生和研究生水平 致力于研究事业，2）更密集和系统的职业发展计划，3）大 拉丁美洲低收入和中等收入国家国际伙伴机构的研究导师库 美国，4）美国指导的研究培训网站，5）研究主题集中在健康 差异、少数民族健康及相关领域。具体目标是： 1：提供密集和个性化的研究前培训计划，为学生做好准备， 在他们的指导研究任命的成功。 2：为学生提供一个强大的指导研究培训经验，这是富有成效的， 对学生和导师都有好处。 3：将学生的研究经验融入学生的职业发展计划后， 完成了他们的研究训练。 自成立以来，西奈山计划经历了严格的评估。由于这一评价， 该方案实施了一些改进措施，使其非常成功，具体表现在： ·在迄今为止选出的140名学生中，137名圆满完成了课程，其中133名继续在 与他们的计划同行，他们的国际导师和/或计划主任联系; ·40篇同行评议的研究文章由学生与他们的国际导师共同撰写; ·学生和导师在国际会议上发表的41篇论文; ·学生获得著名奖项，包括富布赖特，福格蒂，吕斯和马歇尔奖学金; ·98%的学生和96%的导师对该计划表示高度满意。 其中97人目前从事研究工作。 除了学生的成功，该计划本身也取得了几个里程碑，包括：1） 发表了对该计划的学术分析; 2）提供额外的研究，教学和培训 校友的机会; 3）获得奖项和认可的计划。未来的发展方向是：1）更多 重点研究健康差距的主题，2）通过利用其他 培训计划，3）利用职业目标设定的指导方法。这些改进将 显著改善学生向美国机构独立研究职业的过渡。

Project Summary The Division of International Health of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai created the International Exchange Program for Minority Students. Funded since 2005, the goal is to offer minority students a challenging research training opportunity that validates students' cultural and linguistic abilities while at the same time provides close mentorship and supportive career guidance. In this iteration of the program, there will be some enhancements: 1) eligible students will be at the pre-graduate, graduate and post-graduate levels with commitment to research careers, 2) more intensive and systematic career development program, 3) large pool of research mentors at international partner institutions in low and middle income countries in Latin America, 4) US-based mentored research training sites, 5) research topics that are focused on health disparities, minority health, and related fields. Specific aims are: 1: To offer an intensive and individualized pre-research training program that prepares students for success in their mentored research appointments. 2: To provide a robust mentored research training experience for students that is productive and beneficial for both students and mentors. 3: To integrate students' research experience into the students' career development program after they have completed their research training. Since its inception, the Mount Sinai program has undergone rigorous evaluation. As a result of this evaluation, the program implemented improvements that have made it very successful as measured by: • Of the 140 students selected so far, 137 satisfactorily completed the program, 133 of them continue in contact with their program peers, their international mentor and/or the program director; • 40 peer-reviewed research articles have been co-authored by students with their international mentors; • 41 papers presented by students and mentors at international conferences; • Students received prestigious awards, including Fulbright, Fogarty, Luce and Marshall scholarships; • 98% of the students and 96% of the mentors express a high level of satisfaction with the program. • 97 of them are currently in research careers. In addition to the students' successes, the program itself has achieved several milestones, including: 1) published a scholarly analysis of the program; 2) offered additional research, teaching and training opportunities for alumni; 3) received awards and recognition for the program. Future directions are: 1) a more focused research theme on health disparities, 2) improve retention of alumni through leveraging with other training programs, 3) utilize a career goal-setting approach to mentoring. These enhancements will significantly improve students' transition to independent research careers at US institutions.