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，美洲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着明显的健康差距，但针对他们的生物医学和行为健康问题的文化基础研究很少。一个由训练有素、多产的土著学者组成的强大网络，致力于有文化基础的研究，将有助于改善土著人口之间的健康差距。针对RFA-MD-08-006“NIMHD少数民族健康与健康差距国际研究培训(T37)”，本申请旨在开发Mahina国际土著健康研究培训计划，该计划将在新西兰为来自华盛顿大学和夏威夷大学马诺阿分校土著居民的合格本科生、研究生和医学生提供为期12周的国际健康研究培训机会，这些学生在生物医学、行为科学和社会科学研究职业中历来代表性不足。马希纳方案是华盛顿大学(土著健康研究所；NIMHD-P60MD006909-02)、夏威夷大学和奥克兰大学(Te Whare Kura和毛利人卫生局)之间新兴的三方伙伴关系发起和开发的结果。Mahina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，他们能够并致力于与土著居民一起进入生物医学或行为科学健康研究职业生涯，该计划包括以下内容：(1)在IWRI和夏威夷大学建立为期2周的暑期培训学院，随后在奥克兰大学和相关的社区研究环境开展为期10周的国际研究培训计划；(2)由具有以下方面专长的国际导师网络进行监督和培训：土著健康和健康差距的社会、文化和历史决定因素、基于社区的参与性/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)与将提供实地研究经验、跟踪机会以及与土著健康研究有关的讲座、讲习班和研讨会的导师接触以社区为基础的研究；(4)为编写会议报告和撰写出版手稿提供行政、编辑和技术援助；(5)通过研讨会系列、虚拟研讨会、虚拟讲习班和在国内机构的介绍，提供全年多学科学习机会；(6)访问网站和列表服务器，以促进相关研究、信息和机会的共享；及(7)a 对项目进行过程评估，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.