Minority Health & Health Disparities Intern. Res. Trng

描述(由申请者提供)：为鼓励未被充分代表的少数族裔学生和来自健康差距人群的学生从事生物医学和行为研究事业，密歇根州少数族裔健康和健康差距国际研究培训计划为积极参与全球儿童健康差距的研究提供机会。该培训计划让学生研究对发展中国家的儿童和美国的贫困/少数族裔儿童造成不成比例影响的问题。学生的研究经验与密歇根大学在智利、中国、加纳、牙买加和南非的教职员工正在进行的研究相结合。这些项目既涉及身体健康问题，也涉及心理教育问题。每年将挑选大约16名学生(12名本科生和4名医学/研究生)。该计划包括：1)出发前准备；2)在美国和国际地点进行密切指导；3)研究，涉及研究或子项目的设计(如果合适)，收集、分析和解释原始数据，并以口头和书面形式交流项目；4)为期12周的海外培训；5)旅行后跟踪，包括：职业指导；促进进一步的研究安置；独立学习计划的机会；监督荣誉论文和博士论文；以及协助准备手稿和演示文稿。鼓励从事美国儿童健康不平等研究的少数族裔和/或初级教师研究人员与正在进行的国际研究一起开发相关项目。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): To encourage underrepresented minority students and students from health disparities populations to pursue biomedical and behavioral research careers, the Michigan Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program offers opportunities for active participation in research on global disparities in child health. This training program engages students in research on problems that disproportionately affect children in developing countries and poor/minority children in the U.S. Student research experiences occur in conjunction with ongoing studies of University of Michigan faculty members in Chile, China, Ghana, Jamaica, and South Africa. These projects address both physical health and psychoeducational issues. Approximately 16 students will be selected each year (12 undergraduates and 4 medical/graduate students). The program includes: 1) pre-departure preparation; 2) close mentoring in the U.S. and at international sites; 3) research involving design of a study or subproject (if appropriate), collection, analysis, and interpretation of original data, and communication of the project in oral and written form; 4) training overseas for 12 weeks; and 5) post-trip follow-up, including: career guidance; facilitation of further research placements; opportunities for independent study programs; supervision of honors theses and doctoral dissertations; and assistance in preparing manuscripts and presentations. Minority and/or junior faculty investigators engaged in research on child health inequalities in the U.S. are encouraged to develop related projects in conjunction with the ongoing international studies.