PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES

这是一项增加代表人数不足的少数族裔人数的提案 进入公共卫生量化方面的研究生涯 扩大和支持研究生和研究生培训 代表不足的少数族裔在哈佛大学学院的机会 公共卫生(HSPH)。该计划将侧重于方法学问题。 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 以社区为基础的干预研究在解决许多 当前与少数群体社区相关的健康问题。然而， 迫切需要吸引生物统计学家、流行病学家和 其他对这一领域有很强的量化技能的人。通过建立 一个围绕这一问题的连贯的研究和培训计划， 我们建议创造一个环境，吸引和留住 代表不足的少数族裔学生和研究员。此外， 该计划具有为社区做出独特贡献的潜力 总体上是基于研究的，因为确实需要扩大 在数量和生物统计方面的培训机会 这片区域。 该计划有三个不同的组成部分：(1)暑期研究 本科生实习(2)博士前培训 生物统计系或卫生与社会部 HSPH的行为(3)通过以下途径对医生进行研究培训 学校的临床有效性计划。在以下主要活动中 该计划将是所有受训人员的积极参与和计划 参加系列研究研讨会/工作组的教职员工，所有人的参与 在社区研究项目的指导下的受训人员 教职员工导师。学员将从该计划中脱颖而出，不仅是 有宝贵的实践研究经验，也有扎实的量化 学习规划、设计、实施和分析方面的培训。 已经建立了几个机制，以确保 计划，包括与几个机构建立伙伴关系 少数族裔入学，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 以学费补助、可自由支配资金和 对招聘的支持。

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.