Training/Career Development and Education Core and Plans

3E。培训核心 主要研究人员：Jani C.Inrann，博士，NAU副教授 玛格丽特·M·布里尔，加州大学学院博士、教授 美洲原住民癌症预防伙伴关系(NACP)的总体目标是消除西南部美洲原住民的癌症差异。亚利桑那大学癌症中心(UACC)和北亚利桑那大学(NAU)作为NACP，与部落社区合作，开展研究、推广和培训活动，旨在确定和消除美洲原住民癌症发病率、死亡率和存活率领域的卫生公平障碍。 拟议的NACP培训核心的总体目标是为美洲原住民学生提供对他们所在社区重要的指导和研究经验，帮助他们在癌症相关研究中实现个性化的职业发展计划。拟议中的项目将由北亚利桑那大学和UACC联合领导。拟议的计划将与NAU和UACC的制度化和/或当前资助的计划合作，以增加美洲原住民学生、教职员工在癌症相关生物医学领域开展研究培训的机会。拟议的核心是根据对以往全国有色人种协进会培训活动的评价而制定的。我们计划继续与教师进行一对一的学生研究体验，并为所有参与NACP的人员(学生、教职员工)建立一个结构化的职业发展计划。前两个资助周期的成果包括培训了317名学生，其中189名是美洲原住民。在过去的资助周期中，NACP美洲原住民学生的6年制学士毕业率为63%，大大高于美国原住民学生38%的全国平均毕业率。此外，我们还为NACP开发的活动获得了外部资金，从而使我们的核心提高了我们的培训能力。我们建议在这一成功的基础上，通过实施旨在将更多的美洲原住民学生过渡到研究生课程的活动来进一步发展。 外联、研究和培训核心之间的协同作用是解决美洲原住民社区健康差距的关键。培训核心为招收和留住美洲原住民学生的外联和发展核心提供援助，这些项目既培训学生的研究方法，又利用他们的才华提高他们对文化和社区的知识。培训核心促进了一系列活动，使各级学生(从新生到研究生)都能参与到NACP项目中来。培训中心将直接与NAU和UA的美国原住民学生服务机构以及研究和外展调查人员合作，为符合学生才华和项目需求的特定项目识别和招收美国原住民学生。此外，培训中心将与学生直接合作，制定独立的发展计划，帮助他们攻读高级学位，培训他们解决所在社区的癌症健康差距。 拟议的培训核心的具体目标是： 具体目标1)指导美国原住民学生在本科学习中取得成功，并让他们接触到实践研究和美国原住民榜样。我们的目标是每年让13名美洲原住民学生接触到实践研究经验，并通过其他活动让另外50名美国原住民学生接触到与癌症有关的研究。我们的目标是让这些学生的毕业率达到75%。 具体目标2)提供活动，成功地将美洲原住民本科生转变为高级学位课程，培训他们解决社区中的癌症健康差距。我们的目标是每年招收22名美洲原住民学生。在整个项目期间，我们的目标是成功地指导至少25名美洲原住民过渡到高级学位课程。 具体目标3)指导全国有色人种协进会初级教职员工，并与外联中心合作，为全国有色人种协进会所有教职员工提供文化能力培训

3E. Training Core Principal Investigators: Jani C. Ingrann, PhD, Associate Professor, NAU Margaret M. Briehl, PhD, Professor, UACC The overall goal of the Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention (NACP) is to eliminate cancer disparities in Native Americans of the southwest. The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) and Northern Arizona University (NAU) as NACP, partner with tribal communities to develop research, outreach, and training activities aimed at defining and eliminating obstacles to health equity in areas of Native American cancer incidence, mortality, and survivorship. The overall goal of the proposed NACP Training Core is to provide Native American students with mentoring and research experiences of importance to their own communities to help them achieve their individualized career development plans in cancer-related research. The proposed program will be jointly led by Northern Arizona University and UACC. The proposed program will partner with institutionalized and/or currently funded programs at NAU and UACC to enhance the opportunities for Native American students, faculty, and staff to develop their research training in cancer-related biomedical fields. The proposed core was developed based on the evaluation of previous NACP training activities. We plan to continue one-on-one student research experiences with faculty as well as establish a structured professional development plan for all those involved with NACP (students, staff, faculty). The achievements of the previous two-funding cycles include training 317 total students of which 189 were Native American. Our 6-year baccalaureate graduation rate for NACP Native American students for the past funding cycle was 63% which is substantially higher than the national average for Native American students at 38%. Additionally, we have secured external funding for activities that were developed by NACP allowing our Core to increase our training capacity. We propose to build on this success by implementing activities aimed at transitioning a greater number of Native American students into graduate programs. The synergy between the Outreach, Research, and Training Cores is key to addressing health disparities for Native American communities. The Training Core provides assistance for the Outreach and Developmental Cores for recruitment and retention of Native American students for projects that both train the students in research methods and utilize their talents to enhance the projects with their knowledge of culture and community. The Training Core facilitates a number of activities that allow students at all levels (from incoming freshmen to graduate students) to be involved in NACP projects. The Training Core will work directly with Native American student services as well as research and outreach investigators at both NAU and UA to identify and recruit Native American students for specific projects that match the talents of the students and the needs of the projects. Further, the Training Core will work directly with the students on independent development plans to assist them in their pursuit of advanced degrees that will train them to address cancer health disparities in their communities. Specific Aims for the proposed Training Core are: Specific Aim 1) Mentor Native American students to succeed in their undergraduate studies and expose them to hands-on research and Native American role models. Our goal each year will be to expose 13 Native American students to hands-on research experiences per year, and an additional 50 Native American students to cancer-related research through other activities. We will aim for a 75% graduation rate for these students. Specific Aim 2) Provide activities to successfully transition Native American undergraduate students into advanced degree programs which will train them to address cancer health disparities in their communities. Our goal is to engage 22 Native American students per year. For the full project period, we are aiming to successfully mentor at least 25 Native American to transition into an advanced degree program. Specific Aim 3) Mentor NACP junior faculty and provide cultural competency training in partnership with the Outreach Core for all NACP faculty and staff