Health Educational Research Opportunities (HERO)

描述（由申请人提供）： 项目概要/摘要HERO（健康教育研究机会）计划的长期目标是通过增加研究事业涉及心血管、肺、血液和睡眠障碍的代表性不足的人口数量来改善医疗保健的提供。通过将项目重点放在这些疾病上，我们希望增加这些对少数民族个人健康有重大影响的重要领域的代表性。第二个目标是提高弗吉尼亚联邦大学（VCU）医学院研究生和专业课程中合格的代表性不足的学生的管道的多样性。HERO计划将为10名代表性不足的本科生和两名一年级医学和牙科学生提供为期10周的夏季研究经验。该计划将在高度合作，成功和培养研究教师的实验室中将教学指导与实践研究经验相结合。教学课程将向学生介绍在研究中取得成功所需的智力工具。临床研究研讨会将帮助英雄学生把他们的基础科学研究的角度，并认识到他们的研究项目和相关的健康差距问题之间的关系。该计划将与VCU合作，与几所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）以及一所当地社区学院合作，以扩大可以参加该计划的学生的地理多样性。通过针对那些不会考虑从事科学职业和/或很少或根本无法使用研究设施的学生，我们希望为追求生物医学科学职业的个人的多样性做出贡献。总之，我们预计这些活动不仅为HERO学生提供生物医学研究职业选择的见解，而且还将激励他们追求这些选择。鉴于文化的敏感性和多样性在卫生服务的各个方面的重要性，从床边到实验室，我们相信，英雄是准备作出重大影响少数民族的健康差距作出贡献的生物医学研究人员的多样性，为21世纪世纪。HERO项目将为10名代表性不足的本科生和两名一年级医学和牙科学生提供为期10周的暑期研究体验。该计划将在高度合作，成功和培养研究教师的实验室中将教学指导与实践研究经验相结合。教学课程将向学生介绍在研究中取得成功所需的智力工具。临床研究研讨会将帮助英雄学生把他们的基础科学研究的角度，并认识到他们的研究项目和相关的健康差距问题之间的关系。(End摘要）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary/Abstract The long-term objective of the HERO (Heath Educational Research Opportunities) program is to improve the provision of health care by increasing the number of underrepresented populations with research careers addressing cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders. By focusing the program on these disorders, we hope to increase representation in these important areas that have significant impact on the health of minority individuals. A secondary aim is to enhance the diversity of the pipeline of qualified underrepresented students in graduate and professional programs in the School of Medicine of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The HERO program will provide a 10-week summer research experiences for 10 underrepresented undergraduate students and two first year medical and dental students. The program will integrate didactic instruction with hands-on research experiences in the laboratories of a highly collaborative, successful, and nurturing research faculty. The didactic curriculum will introduce students to the intellectual tools needed for a successful career in research. Clinical research seminars will help HERO students to put their basic science research into perspective and recognize the relationships between their research projects and issues related to health disparities. The program will partner VCU with several in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and a local community college as a means to expand the geographic diversity of the students who can participate in the program. By targeting students who would not otherwise have considered careers in science and/ or have little or no access to research facilities, we hope to contribute to the diversity of individuals pursuing careers in biomedical science. Together, we anticipate these activities not only provide HERO students with insights into career options in biomedical research, but will also inspire them to pursue these options. Given the importance of cultural sensitivity and diversity in all aspects of health services, from the bedside to the laboratory, we believe that HERO is poised to a make significant impact on minority health disparities by contributing to the diversity of biomedical researchers for the 21st century. Project Narrative The HERO program will provide a 10-week summer research experiences for 10 underrepresented undergraduate students and two first year medical and dental students. The program will integrate didactic instruction with hands-on research experiences in the laboratories of a highly collaborative, successful, and nurturing research faculty. The didactic curriculum will introduce students to the intellectual tools needed for a successful career in research. Clinical research seminars will help HERO students to put their basic science research into perspective and recognize the relationships between their research projects and issues related to health disparities. (End of Abstract)