Center for Minority Health Services Research

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请寻求少数族裔研究基础设施支持计划（M-RISP）的竞争性延续，该计划由医疗保健研究和质量机构（AHRQ）授予霍华德大学。霍华德的第一笔M-RISP拨款用于发展和扩大大学进行卫生服务研究（HSR）和成果研究的能力；少数民族健康服务研究中心（CMHSR）是在M-RISP的第一笔拨款下建立的。在CMHSR的领导下，越来越多的药学院、护理学院和联合健康科学学院的教师开始参与高铁项目，正在进行的高铁项目数量正在增加，参与高铁项目的教师发表的论文数量也在增加。然而，对服务不足的少数民族人口进行卫生服务研究的需求正日益迫切。申请继续提供AHRQ M-RISP资金，是为了通过向初级少数民族调查人员和研究生提供培训机会，继续扩大少数民族人口的保健服务研究。霍华德大学的少数民族健康服务研究中心（CMHSR）将扩大与霍华德大学其他学院以及其他地方的适当研究中心和研究所的合作；CMHSR将继续发展并提供重要的高铁研讨会和研讨会。持续发展高铁专家的关键将是在霍华德大学聘请全职生物统计学家，并在该中心聘请生物统计部门。CMHSR计划为受指导的初级研究人员支持小型高铁试点项目；希望这些小的项目能带来更大的资助项目。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by the Applicant): This application seeks a competitive continuation of the Minority Research Infrastructure Support Program (M-RISP) grant awarded to Howard University by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Howard's first M-RISP grant was used to develop and expand the University's capability to conduct health services research (HSR) and outcomes research; the Center for Minority Health Services Research (CMHSR) was developed with the first M-RISP grant. With CMHSR leadership, more faculty of the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences are becoming involved in HSR, the number of HSR projects underway is increasing, as is the number of publications by involved faculty. However, the need for health services research in underserved minority populations is becoming steadily more critical. This application for continuation of AHRQ M-RISP funding seeks to continue expansion of health services research in minority populations through the provision of training opportunities for junior minority investigators and graduate students. Howard's Center for Minority Health Services Research (CMHSR) will expand its collaboration with other Schools and Colleges at Howard, and with appropriate Research Centers and Institutes located elsewhere; CMHSR will continue to develop and to provide significant HSR workshops and seminars. Key to the ongoing development of HSR specialists will be the hiring of a full-time biostatistician at Howard and a Biostatistical Unit at the Center. The CMHSR plans to support small pilot HSR projects for mentored junior investigators; these small projects will, hopefully, lead to larger funded projects. Key in the implementation and development of a health services research program at Howard University is the establishment of a successful mentorship program and the provision of training opportunities for junior researchers. These training opportunities will enable young scholars to serve as co-investigators on CMHSR-supported Individual Research Projects. These research projects, conducted by minority junior faculty researchers, are important to the future of Howard University's HSR program targeting minority populations. The Principal Investigator will have prime responsibility for development and implementation of policies and procedures, and execution of all requirements of the grant as specified by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The Center, including the Scientific Advisory Board, will provide oversight and enhancement of Howard University's health services research infrastructure, and will also develop new projects, identify potential future investigators and will maintain its focus on the attainment of this grant's goals and objectives.