Next Generation

描述(由申请者提供)：下一代暑期研究培训计划将在五年内每年向来自代表不足和少数群体的10名学生提供全球健康和健康差距研究方面的培训，培养他们的研究技能和能力，支持他们的研究生涯，并为未来更多样化的研究队伍做出贡献。多样化的研究团队对于确保在确定研究优先事项方面的平衡、拓宽制定研究议程的视角、促进与全球同事的互动、招募来自不同背景的研究参与者以及最终加强减少健康差距的能力具有重要意义。因此，美国国立卫生研究院将促进研究队伍的多样性视为解决健康差距的关键干预措施。拟议的下一代计划的目标是使来自代表性不足和少数群体的本科生和研究生能够从事全球健康研究，特别是关注少数群体的健康和健康差距。 具体的长期目标是：(1)促进本科生进入和完成生物医学和行为健康科学的研究生课程；(2)支持在全球健康和健康差距研究领域追求职业生涯，成功申请相关领域的独立资金，并为博士后培训人员的科学文献做出贡献。为此，我们设计了一个为期11周的夏季研究培训计划，其中包括：(1)全球健康和健康差距研究、基本定性和定量研究方法以及负责任的研究行为方面的培训；(2)在多米尼加共和国、哈萨克斯坦或斯威士兰的现有国际研究地点进行为期8周的指导研究体验；(3)利用远程教育来补充培训，同时学生在国际地点；(4)技能培训，以提高学术和研究能力，如使用科学文献、科学写作学术报告；(5)职业咨询、研究生院招生小贴士和研究经费信息；(6)强调学生的优势和能力以及全球卫生研究多样性价值的环境。下一代受训人员将来自哥伦比亚学院、巴纳德学院、哥伦比亚大学社会工作学院、内科医生和外科医生学院、护理学院和牙医学院。哥伦比亚大学是美国最多元化的学术机构之一，强烈支持拟议的下一代计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Next Generation summer research training program will provide training in global health and health disparities research to 10 students from underrepresented and minority groups per year for five years, building their research skills and capacities, supporting their research careers and contributing to a more diverse research workforce in the future. Diverse research teams are important to ensure balance with respect to the determination of research priorities, broaden perspectives in setting research agendas, facilitate interactions with global colleagues, recruit research participants from diverse backgrounds and ultimately enhance the ability to reduce health disparities. As such, the NIH views the promotion of diversity in the research workforce as a key intervention towards addressing health disparities. The goal of the proposed Next Generation program is to enable undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented and minority groups to pursue careers in global health research, with particular focus on minority health and health disparities. Specific long-term objectives are: (1) to facilitate entry into and completion of graduate programs in the biomedical and behavioral health sciences for undergraduate trainees; and (2) to support pursuit of careers in global health and health disparities research, successful applications for independent funding in relevant fields and contribution to the scientific literatue for postdoctoral trainees. Towards this end, we have designed a 11-week summer research training program that includes: (1) training in global health and health disparities research, basi qualitative and quantitative research methods, and the responsible conduct of research; (2) an 8-week mentored research experience at established international research sites in either the Dominican Republic, Kazakhstan or Swaziland; (3) the use of distance education to supplement training while students are based at the international sites; (4) skills training to enhance academic and research capabilities, such as use of the scientific literature, scientific writing an academic presentations; (5) career counseling, tips on graduate school admissions, and information about research funding; and (6) an environment that emphasizes underrepresented students' strengths and competencies and the value of diversity in global health research. Next Generation trainees will come from Columbia College, Barnard College, and the Columbia University School of Social Work, College of Physicians and Surgeons, School of Nursing and College of Dental Medicine. Columbia University is one of the most diverse academic institutions in the country, and strongly supports the proposed Next Generation program.