Mahina Project: International Indigenous Health Research Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：尽管与非土著人口相比，美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民（AIAN），夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民之间存在明显的健康差异，但缺乏基于文化的研究来解决他们的生物医学和行为健康问题。一个由训练有素和富有成效的土著学者组成的、致力于基于文化的研究的强大网络，将有助于改善土著人口之间的健康差距。本申请是对RFA-MD-08-006“NIMHD少数民族健康和健康差异国际研究培训（T37）”的回应，旨在制定Mahina国际土著健康研究培训计划，该计划将在新西兰为合格的本科生、研究生、以及来自华盛顿大学和马诺阿夏威夷大学的土著居民的医学生，他们在生物医学、行为科学和社会科学研究事业中的代表性历来不足。Mahina方案是在华盛顿大学（土著人健康研究所-国际水资源研究所; NIMHD-P60 MD 006909 - 02）、夏威夷大学和奥克兰大学（Te Whare Kura和毛利人健康部）之间新兴的三方伙伴关系的基础上发起和发展的。马希纳计划的具体目标是1）促进32名土著本科生，研究生和医学院学生的发展，他们能够并致力于通过密集的国际12周暑期研究培训计划与土著居民一起进入生物医学或行为科学健康研究职业，该计划包括以下内容：（1）在国际水资源研究所和夏威夷大学举办为期两周的暑期培训班，随后在奥克兰大学和相关的社区研究机构举办为期10周的国际研究培训班;（2）由具有土著健康和健康差距的社会、文化和历史决定因素方面专门知识的国际导师网络进行监督和培训，以社区为基础的参与性/部落参与性研究，土著伦理和研究规程，以及土著研究方法;（3）与导师接触，导师将提供实地研究经验、观摩机会，以及与土著卫生研究有关的讲座、讲习班和研讨会;（4）为编写会议报告和撰写供出版的手稿提供行政、编辑和技术援助;（5）通过研讨会系列、虚拟讲习班和在本国机构的演示，提供全年多学科学习机会;（6）访问网站和邮件列表服务器，以促进相关研究、信息和机会的共享;以及（7） 对计划进行过程评估，以确定其成功的关键因素。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Despite glaring health disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN), Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders compared to non-indigenous populations, there is a paucity of culturally grounded research addressing their biomedical and behavioral health concerns. A strong network of highly trained and productive indigenous scholars dedicated to research that is culturally grounded would contribute to ameliorating health disparities among indigenous populations. This application, in response to RFA-MD-08-006 "NIMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (T37)," is designed to develop the Mahina International Indigenous Health Research Training Program, which will provide an international 12-week health research training opportunity in New Zealand to qualified undergraduate, graduate, and medical students from Indigenous populations at the University of Washington and University of Hawaii at Manoa who have been historically underrepresented in biomedical, behavioral science, and social science research careers. The Mahina program was initiated and developed as the result of a bourgeoning tripartite partnership among the University of Washington (Indigenous Wellness Research Institute-IWRI; NIMHD-P60MD006909- 02), the University of Hawai'i' and the University of Auckland (Te Whare Kura and the Department for Maori Health). The Mahina program specific aims are to 1) Facilitate the development of a cadre of 32 indigenous undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students capable of and dedicated to entering into biomedical or behavioral science health research careers with Indigenous populations through an intensive international 12-week summer research training program consisting of the following: (1) a 2-week summer training institute at IWRI and University of Hawaii, followed by a 10-week international research training program at the University of Auckland and associated community-based research settings; (2) supervision and training by an international network of mentors with expertise in social, cultural, and historical determinants of indigenous health and health disparities, community based participatory/tribal participatory research, indigenous ethics and research protocols, and indigenous research methodologies; (3) community-based research exposure with mentors who will provide field research experiences, shadowing opportunities, as well as lectures, workshops, and seminars related to indigenous health research; (4) administrative, editorial, and technical assistance for developing conference presentations and writing manuscripts for publication; (5) year-round multidisciplinary learning opportunities via seminar series, virtual workshops, and presentations at home institutions; (6) access to a website and listserv to facilitate the sharing of relevant research, information, and opportunities; and, (7) a process evaluation of the program to identify factors key to its success.