PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES

这是一项增加代表性不足的少数民族人数的提议 进入公共卫生定量方面的研究事业， 扩大和支持本科和研究生培训 在哈佛商学院为代表性不足的少数群体提供机会 公共卫生（HSPH）。 该计划将侧重于方法问题 以社区为基础的研究和干预 经验表明 许多少数民族学生对这一领域感兴趣，因为 基于社区的干预研究在解决许多 与少数民族社区有关的当前健康问题。 然而，在这方面， 非常需要吸引生物统计学家、流行病学家和 其他人在这个领域有很强的量化技能。 通过建立 围绕这一问题开展有凝聚力的研究和培训计划， 我们建议创造一个环境，吸引和留住 少数族裔学生和研究员人数不足。 而且 该计划有潜力为社区做出独特的贡献 因为有一个真实的需要扩大 在定量和生物统计方面的培训机会 这方面 该计划有三个不同的组成部分：（1）夏季研究 本科生实习（2）通过 生物统计学系或卫生和社会事务部 HSPH的行为（3）通过HSPH为医生提供研究培训 学校的临床效果计划。 的主要活动之一， 该计划将是所有学员和计划的积极参与 教师参加研究研讨会系列/工作组，所有人都参与 社区研究项目的学员， 教师导师学员将出现在该计划不仅与 宝贵的实践研究经验，同时也具有扎实的定量 研究规划、设计、实施和分析培训。 已经建立了若干机制，以确保 方案，包括与几个机构的伙伴关系， 少数民族入学，以及成立一个咨询小组， 少数民族教育专家。 HSPH提供了强大的机构 以学费补贴、自由支配资金和 支持招聘。

This is a proposal to increase the number of underrepresented minorities entering research careers in quantitative aspects of Public Health by expanding and supporting graduate and post-graduate training opportunities for underrepresented minorities at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The program will focus on methodological issues in community based research and intervention. Experience suggests that many minority students are interested in this area because of the growing role of community based intervention studies in addressing many current health issues of relevance to the minority community. However, there is a strong need to attract biostatisticians, epidemiologists and others with strong quantitative skills to this area. By establishing a cohesive research and training program centering around this issue, we propose to create an environment that will attract and retain underrepresented minority students and fellows. Furthermore, the program has the potential to make a unique contribution to community based research in general, since there is a real need for expanded training opportunities in the quantitative and biostastical aspects of this area. The program has three distinct components: (1) summer research internships for undergraduate (2) predoctoral training through the Department of Biostatistics or the Department of Health and Social Behavior at HSPH (3) research training for physicians through the School's Clinical Effectiveness Program. Among the key activities of the program will be the active participation of all trainees and program faculty in a research seminar series/working group, involvement of all trainees in community based research projects under the guidance of faculty mentors. Trainees will emerge from the program not only with valuable practical research experience, but also with solid quantitative training in study planning, design, conduct and analysis. Several mechanisms have been established to ensure the success of the program, including partnerships with several institutions with high minority enrollments, as well as formation of an advisory group of experts in minority education. HSPH has provided strong institutional support in the form of tuition supplements, discretionary funds and support for recruiting.