Minority Health & Health Disparities Intern. Res. Trng

描述（由申请人提供）：为了鼓励未被充分代表的少数民族学生和来自健康差异人群的学生从事生物医学和行为研究事业，密歇根少数民族健康和健康差异国际研究培训计划为积极参与全球儿童健康差异研究提供了机会。该培训项目让学生参与对发展中国家儿童和美国贫困/少数民族儿童影响较大的问题的研究。学生的研究经验与密歇根大学在智利、中国、加纳、牙买加和南非的教员正在进行的研究相结合。这些项目涉及身体健康和心理教育问题。每年将挑选大约16名学生（12名本科生和4名医学/研究生）。项目内容包括：1)出发前准备；2)在美国和国际站点进行密切指导；3)研究，包括研究或子项目的设计（如果合适），原始数据的收集、分析和解释，以及项目的口头和书面交流；4)海外培训12周；5)行程后跟进，包括：职业指导；促进进一步的研究安排；独立学习项目的机会；荣誉学位论文和博士学位论文的指导；并协助准备手稿和报告。鼓励从事美国儿童健康不平等研究的少数族裔和/或初级教员调查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.