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、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，但针对他们的生物医学和行为健康问题的文化基础研究却很缺乏。一个由训练有素和富有成果的土著学者组成的强大网络，致力于以文化为基础的研究，将有助于改善土著人口之间的健康差距。本申请响应RFA-MD-08-006“NIMHD少数民族健康与健康差异国际研究培训（T37）”，旨在制定马西纳国际土著居民健康研究培训方案，该方案将在新西兰为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、研究生和医科学生提供为期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事业中一直代表性不足。马希纳方案是在华盛顿大学（土著健康研究所- iwri； NIMHD-P60MD006909- 02）、夏威夷大学和奥克兰大学（Whare Kura和毛利人卫生部）之间蓬勃发展的三方伙伴关系的推动下发起和发展起来的。马希纳方案的具体目标是：1)通过为期12周的密集国际暑期研究培训方案，促进32名土著本科生、研究生和医学院学生组成的骨干队伍的发展，这些学生有能力并致力于从事土著居民的生物医学或行为科学健康研究工作：(1)在国际资源研究所和夏威夷大学进行为期2周的暑期培训，随后在奥克兰大学和相关社区研究机构进行为期10周的国际研究培训项目；(2)由在土著健康和健康差异的社会、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方面具有专门知识的国际导师网络进行监督和培训；(3)与导师进行社区研究接触，导师将提供实地研究经验、见习机会以及与土著卫生研究有关的讲座、讲习班和研讨会；(4)行政、编辑和技术援助，以编写会议报告和撰写出版稿件；(5)全年多学科学习机会，包括系列研讨会、虚拟研讨会和在国内机构的演讲；(6)访问网站和列表服务，以便分享相关研究、信息和机会；(7) a

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.