Endowment for Disparities Research

差异研究基金会

• 批准号: 6613164
• 负责人: JOHN E MAUPIN
• 金额: $ 500万
• 依托单位: MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-30 至 2006-09-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6613164
• 关键词: African American; health science profession; health science research; health science research support; medical education; medically underserved population; minority institution research support; oncology; racial /ethnic difference; training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): As we begin a new millennium, the nation is challenged by the persistent need to eliminate major health status disparities between different segments of the population. Investment in biomedical research has brought the elimination of some devastating diseases, but health disparities remain. Meharry Medical College's history and vision for the future place it in the forefront of efforts to ameliorate health status disparities affecting the African American community and other underrepresented minorities. Meharry's School of Medicine research strategic plan places emphasis on strategies designed to foster an increase in health related research and competitiveness of investigators through faculty development and enhancement of the research infrastructure at the College. The three major goals of the College's research strategic plan are: 1) Increase the number of basic and clinically trained research scientists; 2) Enhance the competitiveness of basic and clinical researchers at Meharry Medical College through strengthening the research infrastructure capacity of the College; 3) Augment and strengthen the College's research capabilities through the development of thematic focused health disparity interdisciplinary Centers of Excellence. This proposal seeks endowment funds in support of the College's efforts to: advance the scientific understanding of health disparities; develop new or improved approaches to control or prevent diseases and disabilities that contribute to health disparities; and, develop culturally sensitive evidenced-based approaches to treat diseases and conditions that disproportionately affect African-Americans. The complementary specific aims of this proposal are: l) To establish an Endowed Chair in Oncology to strengthen the College' s recruitment efforts of a "magnet scientist" to lead the development and advancement of Meharry' s cancer program; and 2) To strengthen the fellowship program for clinical faculty members who enroll in the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation program.

描述（由申请人提供）：在我们进入新的千年之际，国家面临着消除不同人口阶层之间主要健康状况差距的持续需求的挑战。对生物医学研究的投资消除了一些毁灭性疾病，但健康差距仍然存在。梅哈里医学院的历史和对未来的展望使其处于改善影响非裔美国人社区和其他代表性不足的少数民族的健康状况差异的努力的最前沿。梅哈里医学院的研究战略计划强调通过师资发展和加强学院的研究基础设施来促进健康相关研究和研究人员竞争力的增长。学院研究战略计划的三个主要目标是：1)增加基础和临床训练的研究科学家的数量；2)通过加强梅哈里医学院的研究基础设施能力，提升梅哈里医学院基础和临床研究人员的竞争力；3)通过发展以健康差异为主题的跨学科卓越中心，增强和加强学院的研究能力。