Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program

少数民族健康与健康差异国际研究培训计划

• 批准号: 7800382
• 负责人: JEROME NRIAGU
• 金额: $ 24.19万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-09-25 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7800382
• 关键词: Address; Affect; Africa; Americas; Child; Child health care; Chile; China; Collaborations; Collection; Data; Developing Countries; Faculty; Far East; Fostering; Funding; Ghana; Health; Institution; International; Jamaica; Low income; Manuscripts; Medical; Mentors; Michigan; Minority; Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training; Oral; Population; Preparation; Qualifying; Research; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Research Training; Risk Factors; Site; South Africa; Students; Training; Training Programs; Underserved Population; Universities; Work; Writing; career; design; experience; follow-up; graduate student; health disparity; health inequalities; member; physical conditioning; programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Michigan Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program has offered opportunities for active participation in international research to 302 students, most of whom are from health disparity populations. The majority of these students have continued on into careers in health- related fields or fields working with underserved populations. We would like to continue this highly successful program that 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 within the context of ongoing collaborative studies of University of Michigan faculty members in three geographical regions: the Americas (Chile, Jamaica); Africa (Ghana, South Africa); and East Asia (China). These projects address both physical health and psycho-educational issues. Approximately 12 students will be offered extensive training each year (9 undergraduates and 3 medical/graduate students). The program includes: 1) one semester of 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 presentation of the research 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; mentoring related to 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 projects into studies that can be done at the foreign sites. We have been successful at leveraging supporting funds from other University of Michigan units and will continue to seek out support for additional qualified trainees. In the current cycle we were able to fund an additional 22 trainees, all with co-support from other units. RELEVANCE: The University of Michigan MHIRT program fosters scientific and career mentoring relationships between successful senior investigators, junior faculty, and students from health disparities populations. It is designed to provide students from health disparities populations with an intensive international research experience related to risk factors that differentially affect the health of low-income and minority children in the U.S. and developing countries. The program helps to maintain and expand productive, enriching international collaborations in research and training for both the University and the foreign host institutions.

描述(由申请人提供)：密歇根大学少数民族健康和健康差距国际研究培训计划为302名学生提供了积极参与国际研究的机会，他们中的大多数来自健康差距人群。这些学生中的大多数人继续在与健康相关的领域或与服务不足的人群一起工作的职业生涯。我们希望继续这一非常成功的项目，让学生参与对发展中国家儿童和美国贫困/少数族裔儿童造成不成比例影响的问题的研究，学生研究经验是在密歇根大学三个地理区域的教职员工正在进行的合作研究的背景下进行的：美洲(智利，牙买加)；非洲(加纳，南非)；东亚(中国)。这些项目既涉及身体健康问题，也涉及心理教育问题。每年将向大约12名学生提供广泛的培训(9名本科生和3名医科/研究生)。该计划包括：1)一学期的出发前准备；2)在美国和国际地点进行密切的指导；3)研究，包括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介绍研究项目；4)为期12周的海外培训；5)旅行后的跟进，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；与荣誉论文和博士论文相关的指导；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/或初级教员研究人员将项目开发为可以在外国网站进行的研究。我们已经成功地利用了密歇根大学其他单位的支持资金，并将继续为更多合格的学员寻求支持。在本周期内，我们又资助了22名受训人员，所有这些人员都得到了其他单位的共同支助。 相关性：密歇根大学MHIRT计划促进成功的高级调查人员、初级教员和来自健康差距人群的学生之间的科学和职业指导关系。它旨在为来自健康差距人群的学生提供与影响美国和发展中国家低收入和少数族裔儿童健康的风险因素相关的密集国际研究经验。该计划有助于保持和扩大富有成效的国际合作，丰富了大学和外国主办机构在研究和培训方面的国际合作。