Increasing Diversity in Experiential Research Education at Michigan State Univ

密歇根州立大学体验式研究教育的多样性不断增加

• 批准号: 7921880
• 负责人: Susan L Ewart
• 金额: $ 7.82万
• 依托单位: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-06-01 至 2015-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7921880
• 关键词: Active Learning; Address; Area; Behavioral; Biology; Biomedical Research; Books; Cardiovascular system; Career Choice; Clinical Research; Communication; Communities; Disadvantaged; Disease; Education; Educational workshop; Effectiveness; Environment; Evaluation; Exposure to; Faculty; Foundations; Goals; Government; Health; Health Professional; Health Services Accessibility; Healthcare; Heart; Hypertension; Individual; Knowledge; Lung diseases; Mentors; Mentorship; Michigan; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Outcome; Population; Preparation; Public Health; Qualifying; Reading; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Personnel; Science; Scientist; Societies; Students; Training; Training and Education; Universities; Work; abstracting; career; college; demographics; design; experience; graduate medical education; health disparity; improved; next generation; programs; public health relevance; research study; responsible research conduct; role model; skills

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Health disparities continue to exist in our society. While the problem is multi-faceted and multi-factorial, lack of representation of the underserved groups in the health force is a critical deficiency, and one that can be addressed by research education programs. Experiential learning by active engagement in research is the best way to nurture the next generation of scientists and health care professionals. Therefore, this proposal focuses on recruitment and comprehensive mentored research education training of individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups in the framework of a summer research program on the campus of Michigan State University. Six undergraduate and two graduate-professional students will be recruited to participate in the program. The students will receive close mentoring by faculty and participate in research focused on mechanisms of hypertension or airway biology and diseases. These research areas are prime examples where health disparities exist across various groups underrepresented in the biomedical enterprise. In addition, these diseases are a major concern both locally in Michigan and across the nation. Training faculty have been carefully selected and have been chosen on their mentoring record and ability to serve as excellent role models for the students. A comprehensive research education program has been designed to include seminars on specific research topics, as well as on health disparities in general. Workshops have been included to assist with the preparation of the students for pursuing further graduate and medical education. The students will have multiple opportunities to present their work and increase their communication skills. A supportive and intensive training environment will provide the students an excellent foundation to build on as they consider their career choices. The students will be tracked, and the program will be rigorously evaluated and modified as necessary to improve outcome. The overall goal of the program is to increase the number of qualified individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups entering research careers in areas relevant to cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Health disparities are population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, or access to health and are a significant concern in our society. Lack of representation of underserved groups in the health force has been identified as a critical gap by both government and health professionals as inclusive research teams have broader perspectives in setting research agendas, recruiting subjects into clinical research studies, and working more effectively to deliver health care and reduce health disparities. This proposal seeks to address this gap by recruiting, training, and actively engaging underrepresented groups in experiential learning in fields of significant public health concern: hypertension and lung disease. (End of Abstract)

描述（申请人提供）：我们社会中仍然存在健康差异。尽管问题是多方面的和多因素的，但缺乏卫生部队中服务不足的群体的代表是一个严重的缺陷，并且可以通过研究教育计划来解决。积极参与研究的体验学习是培养下一代科学家和卫生保健专业人员的最佳方法。因此，该提案着重于在密歇根州立大学校园的夏季研究计划框架内对弱势群体和代表性不足的群体的个人进行招聘和全面的指导研究教育培训。将招募六名本科生和两名研究生专业的学生参加该计划。这些学生将获得教师的密切指导，并参与关注高血压或气道生物学和疾病机制的研究。这些研究领域是生物医学企业中各个人数不足的各个群体之间存在健康差异的主要例子。此外，这些疾病在密歇根州和全国各地都是当地的主要问题。培训教师已被精心挑选，并以其指导记录和能力作为学生榜样的能力选择。一项全面的研究教育计划旨在包括有关特定研究主题以及一般健康差异的研讨会。已经包括讲习班，以协助学生为进一步的研究生和医学教育做准备。学生将有多个机会展示自己的工作并提高他们的沟通能力。支持性和密集的培训环境将为学生们在考虑职业选择时为基础提供一个良好的基础。将对学生进行跟踪，并根据需要进行严格评估和修改以改善结果。该计划的总体目的是增加来自处于弱势群体和代表性不足的群体的合格个人数量，从而在与心血管和肺部疾病有关的领域中进入研究职业。 公共卫生相关性：健康差异是疾病，健康成果或获得健康方面的特定人群差异，在我们的社会中是一个重大关注的问题。政府和卫生专业人员缺乏代表性群体中服务不足的群体已被确定为一个关键差距，因为包容性研究团队在设定研究议程，将受试者招募到临床研究研究中具有更广泛的观点，并更有效地提供医疗保健和减少健康差异。该提案旨在通过招募，培训和积极参与代表性不足的群体来解决这一差距，从而在重要的公共卫生方面学习体验式学习：高血压和肺部疾病。 （抽象的结尾）