Graduate Training in Cancer Research and Health Disparities

试点计划#4：癌症研究和健康差距的研究生培训 玛丽奥康奈尔（NMSU）/玛克辛Linial（FHCRC） 摘要 如果没有适当的榜样，就很难提供有关癌症重要性的积极信息 研究，癌症预防和癌症治疗，以代表性不足的少数民族。这样做的理由 研究生培训计划是基于需要增加学生和教师在NMSU的兴趣， 癌症研究，特别是少数民族研究生和教师，并提高认识， 弗雷德哈钦森癌症研究中心（FHCRC）。 该项目的目标是加强对两所大学研究生的癌症研究培训。 墨西哥州立大学和FHCRC [与墨西哥大学研究生院合作] 华盛顿（UW）]。这将通过三个具体目标来实现。 1. NMSU的实验室研究生将在FHCRC花费四分之三的时间在实验室进行研究， 增强与他们的论文研究相关的研究技能，如果合适的话，通过 华盛顿大学分子和细胞生物学研究生课程。 2. FHCRC的流行病学和公共卫生研究生将加强他们在癌症方面的教育 通过“少数民族人口的健康和健康服务差异”的新课程进行研究。学生 从本课程将被选中参加为期两周的实践在边境流行病学和 NMSU的环境健康中心（BEC），在那里他们将接触到美墨边境的健康问题 和正在进行的研究。 3.来自健康科学系的少数民族MPH学生将有机会做所需的 与FHCRC的团体进行研究实践。FHCRC的教师将协助他们未来的职业培训 包括申请博士学位在UW/FHCRC。 这些目标的第二个目标是吸引代表性不足的少数民族学生参加在 FHCRC为研究生，博士后和教师的任命。

Pilot Program #4: Graduate training in cancer research and health disparities Mary O'Connell (NMSU) / Maxine Linial (FHCRC) ABSTRACT Without appropriate role models, it is difficult to provide positive messages regarding the importance of cancer research, cancer prevention, and cancer treatment to underrepresented minorities. The rationale for this graduate student training program is based on the need to increase student and faculty interest at NMSU in cancer research, specifically among minority graduate students and faculty, and to increase the awareness of these issues at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC). The goal of this project is to enhance the training in cancer research for graduate students at both New Mexico State University (NMSU) and FHCRC [in association with the graduate school a the University of Washington (UW)]. This will be accomplished through three specific aims. 1. Lab based graduate students at NMSU will spend three quarters at FHCRC doing research in a lab that will augment research skills related to their dissertation research, and if appropriate, taking courses through the Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program at the University of Washington. 2. Epidemiology and Public Health graduate students at FHCRC will enhance their education in cancer research through a new course in "Health and Health Services Disparities in Minority Populations". Students from this course will be chosen to participate in a two week praciticum at The Border Epidemiology and Environmental Health Center (BEC) of NMSU, where they will be exposed to US-Mexico border health issues and ongoing research. 3. Minority MPH students from the Department of Health Sciences will have the opportunity to do required research praciticums with groups at FHCRC. Faculty at FHCRC will assist them in future career training including applications to the Ph.D. program at UW/FHCRC. A secondary goal of these Aims is to attract underrepresented minority students to the programs at FHCRC for graduate, postdoctoral and faculty appointments.