Increasing Diversity in Experiential Research Education at Michigan State Univ

描述（由申请人提供）：健康差距继续存在于我们的社会。虽然这个问题是多方面和多因素的，但在卫生力量中缺乏服务不足群体的代表是一个严重的缺陷，这可以通过研究教育项目来解决。积极参与研究的体验式学习是培养下一代科学家和卫生保健专业人员的最佳途径。因此，本提案的重点是在密歇根州立大学校园的暑期研究项目框架内，对弱势群体和代表性不足群体的个人进行招聘和全面的指导研究教育培训。将招收6名本科生和2名专业研究生参加该项目。学生将得到教师的密切指导，并参与有关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事业中代表性不足的各种群体之间存在健康差异的主要例子。此外，这些疾病在密歇根当地乃至全国都是一个主要问题。培训教师经过精心挑选，并根据他们的指导记录和能力被选择为学生的优秀榜样。制定了一项全面的研究教育方案，其中包括关于具体研究课题以及关于一般健康差异的研讨会。还开设了讲习班，帮助学生为继续接受研究生教育和医学教育做好准备。学生们将有很多机会展示他们的作品，提高他们的沟通技巧。一个支持性和密集的培训环境将为学生在考虑他们的职业选择时提供一个良好的基础。学生将被跟踪，该计划将被严格评估，并根据需要进行修改，以改善结果。该计划的总体目标是增加来自弱势群体和代表性不足群体的合格个人的数量，进入心血管和肺部疾病相关领域的研究职业。公共卫生相关性：健康差异是在疾病存在、健康结果或获得健康方面的人群特异性差异，是我们社会的一个重大问题。政府和卫生专业人员都认为，卫生力量中缺乏服务不足群体的代表性是一个重大差距，因为包容性研究团队在制定研究议程、为临床研究招募受试者以及更有效地提供卫生保健和缩小卫生差距方面具有更广泛的视角。本提案旨在通过招募、培训和积极让代表性不足的群体参与重大公共卫生关切领域（高血压和肺病）的体验式学习来解决这一差距。（摘要结束）

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)