Center for Minority Health Services Research

描述(由申请人提供)：本申请寻求由医疗保健研究和质量机构(AHRQ)授予霍华德大学的少数群体研究基础设施支持计划(M-RISP)赠款的竞争性延续。霍华德的第一笔M-RISP赠款用于发展和扩大该大学进行卫生服务研究(HSR)和成果研究的能力；少数民族卫生服务研究中心(CMHSR)是用第一笔M-RISP赠款开发的。随着CMHSR的领导，越来越多的药学、护理和联合健康科学学院的教职员工参与到HSR中，正在进行的HSR项目的数量正在增加，涉及的教职员工的出版物数量也在增加。然而，在服务不足的少数群体中，对卫生服务研究的需求正变得越来越重要。这项继续申请AHRQ M-RISP资金的目的是通过为初级少数群体调查人员和研究生提供培训机会，继续扩大少数群体中的保健服务研究。霍华德少数族裔卫生服务研究中心(CMHSR)将扩大与霍华德的其他学校和学院以及位于其他地方的适当研究中心和研究所的合作；CMHSR将继续开发和提供重要的HSR研讨会和研讨会。目前发展高铁专家的关键将是在霍华德聘请一名全职生物统计员，并在该中心聘请一个生物统计股。CMHSR计划支持针对有指导的初级调查人员的小型试点HSR项目；这些小项目有望带来更大的资助项目。 在霍华德大学实施和发展卫生服务研究计划的关键是建立一个成功的导师计划，并为初级研究人员提供培训机会。这些培训机会将使年轻学者能够在CMHSR资助的个人研究项目中担任联合研究员。这些由少数族裔初级教师研究人员进行的研究项目，对霍华德大学针对少数族裔人群的高铁项目的未来非常重要。首席调查员将主要负责制定和实施政策和程序，并执行医疗保健研究和质量机构(AHRQ)规定的赠款的所有要求。该中心，包括科学咨询委员会，将监督和加强霍华德大学的卫生服务研究基础设施，还将开发新项目，确定潜在的未来研究人员，并将继续专注于实现这笔赠款的目标和目的。

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.