Training in Chronic Illness Research in Florida and Europe

描述（由申请人提供）：本项目的目的是在佛罗里达州迈阿密的佛罗里达国际大学（FIU）实施少数民族国际研究培训计划。护理学院将与芬兰坦佩雷大学的外国护理学院合作；意大利罗马“La Sapienza”大学；以及德国威滕/赫尔德克私立大学，为少数民族本科生和研究生护理专业学生提供国际研究培训，重点是慢性病患者及其家属的差异护理临床研究（国家目标一、二，健康人，2010年）。学生将成为教师研究团队的一员，在慢性病护理的健康差异领域选择一个感兴趣的主题，并在国际导师的指导下继续在欧洲国家学习。学生将学习额外的研究课程，重点是研究行为、文化和健康、技能发展、态度、团队角色以及研究的基本原理。他们还将了解另一个国家，了解它的文化，了解病人和家属的健康需求。一旦他们被选中，他们将在目前的教育项目中接受研究指导。他们将积极参与研究团队，并通过出版物和演讲促进合作研究的传播，以促进研究事业。在四年的资助期内，我们计划招收和指导19名本科生和6名研究生。各种方法将有助于实现这些目标：个人指导关系和开展国际和国际金融大学的研究，一个研究活动小组，课程作业，传播项目和项目评估。最终，在健康状况不平等的人群中，慢性病患者及其家属的护理得到改善，可以得益于导师教师的深入研究，他们善于促进文化学生的卓越表现。这个项目将为我们FIU的少数民族学生做研究准备，其中80%的本科生和61%的护理专业学生是种族多样性的，他们生活在佛罗里达州，那里的健康差距很大。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this project is to implement a Minority International Research Training Program at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, FL. Nursing faculty will partner with foreign nursing faculty at the University of Tampere, Finland; University "La Sapienza" Rome, Italy; and the Private University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany, to provide minority undergraduate and graduate nursing students with international research training focused on clinical research about disparities care of chronic illness patients and their families (National Goals I, II, Healthy People 2010). Students will become part of a faculty research team, choose a topic of interest within the area of health disparity in chronic illness care, and continue their study in a European country with an international mentor. Students will take additional research courses focused on research conduct, culture and health, skill development, attitudes, team roles, and the rationale underlying the research. They will also learn about the other country, its culture, and health needs of ill patients and families. They will be mentored in research throughout their current educational program, once they are selected. They will participate actively in the research team and contribute to dissemination of the collaborative research through publications and presentations toward promotion of a research career. Over the four years of the grant, we plan to recruit and mentor 19 undergraduate students and six graduate students. A variety of methods will help achieve these goals: the individual mentoring relationship and conduct of research both internationally and at FIU, a research activity group, course assignments, dissemination projects and project evaluation. Ultimately, improved care of chronically ill patients and their families in populations of health disparities can result from intensive research exposure from mentor faculty, skilled with promoting excellence in students of culture. This project will prepare our FIU minority students in research, where 80% of the undergraduate and 61% of the nursing students are of ethnic diversity and live in Florida where health disparities are significant.