Center for Minority Health Services Research

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的目的是通过成立少数民族健康服务研究中心（CMHSR），广泛扩大霍华德大学药学、护理和联合健康科学学院在健康服务研究和成果研究领域的研究努力。这种扩展将特别涉及对少数民族人口的卫生服务的调查，增加从事这类工作的教师的人数和能力，并积极吸引研究生参与这类研究。具体而言，这将涉及四个主要因素：1）提供适当的研究设施和设备，以进行尖端的卫生服务和成果研究; 2）扩大研究机会，以卫生服务和成果研究; 3）教师发展，特别是他们的研究能力，并实施学生研究计划，让学生参与积极和持续的研究项目;和4）提供一个高素质的高级教师研究员的指导，特别是在卫生服务和成果研究领域，谁可以提供领导，方向，协调和长期承诺。这些因素是至关重要的研究和少数民族教师/研究人员在这个机构在医疗保健问题的发展的未来。本项目的行政职能将通过主要研究者（PI）、项目总监和行政助理执行。PI将主要负责制定和实施政策和程序，并执行AHRQ和美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）规定的所有要求。该中心将提供监督和加强卫生服务研究基础设施，还将开发新的项目和研究人员，并将保持对既定目标和目的的实现的重点。

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): The purpose of this proposal is to extensively expand the research endeavors of Howard University, College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences, in the area of health services research and outcomes research through the formation of the Center for Minority Health Services Research (CMHSR). This expansion will particularly relate to investigations of health services in minority populations, increase the numbers and competence of the faculty so engaged, and actively engage graduate level students in such studies. Specifically, this will involve four major elements: 1) Provision of appropriate research facilities and equipment for conduct of cutting edge health services and outcomes research; 2) Expanding research opportunities into health services and outcomes research; 3) Faculty development, particularly in their research competence, and implementation of a student research program that engages students in active and ongoing research projects; and 4) Providing for the guidance of a highly qualified senior faculty researcher, particularly in the health services and outcomes research arenas, who could provide leadership, direction, coordination and long term commitment. These elements are critical to the future of research and to the development of minority faculty/researchers at this institution in health care matters. The administrative functions of this project will be executed through the Principal Investigator (PI), Project Director, and Administrative Assistant. The PI will have prime responsibility for development and implementation of policies and procedures and for execution of all requirements as specified by the AHRQ and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Center will provide oversight of and enhance the health services research infrastructure, will also develop new projects and investigators, and will maintain focus on attainment of the stated goals and objectives.