Community Engagement and Training Core

社区参与和培训核心(目标3)MS-INBRE的目标之一是发展一条在生物医学研究的各个方面接受培训的学生管道，包括社区推广。我们已经确定了解决密西西比州三大流行病的三个科学主题：癌症、性传播疾病和肥胖症。这些健康问题在密西西比州的两个社区特别令人担忧：农村社区和城市非裔美国人社区。这些健康差距是由于缺乏预防教育和缺乏获得卫生保健的机会造成的。我们建议建立一个社区参与和培训核心(CETC)，其使命是改善农村社区和市中心(主要是非洲裔美国人)的健康。核心将通过教育直接接触这些社区，以改善这些脆弱社区的健康状况。为了实现这一目标，MSINBRE与我兄弟的饲养员(MBK)建立了合作伙伴关系，MBK是一个在这类努力方面拥有丰富经验和基础设施的组织。这一伙伴关系每年将为16名PUI学生提供社区外展的培训机会。这些MS-INBRE服务奖学金获得者将根据他们直接与目标社区合作的兴趣进行选择。他们将由My Brother‘s Keeper的专业工作人员在首席执行官琼·吉普森博士的监督下接受培训，吉普森博士也将担任CETC的主任。

Community Engagement and Training Core (Aim #3) One of the aims of the MS-INBRE is to develop a pipeline of students that is trained in various aspects of biomedical research including community outreach. We have identified the three scientific themes that address the three major epidemics in Mississippi: cancer, STDs, and obesity. These health problems are particularly alarming in two communities in Mississippi; the rural community and the urban African-American community. These health disparities are caused by lack of education about prevention and by lack of access to health care. We propose to establish a Community Engagement and Training Core (CETC) whose mission is to improve the health of the rural community and the inner city (mostly African-American). The core will reach out directly into these communities with education to improve the health status of these vulnerable communities. To achieve this goal, the MSINBRE developed a partnership with My Brother's Keeper (MBK), an organization that has extensive experience and infrastructure in this type of efforts. This partnership will provide a training opportunity for 16 PUI students every year in community outreach. These MS-INBRE Service Scholars will be selected based on their interest in working directly with the target community. They will be trained by the professional staff at My Brother's Keeper under the supervision of its CEO, Dr. June Gipson, who will also serve as the director of CETC.