Mahina Project: International Indigenous Health Research Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：尽管与非原住民相比，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基于文化的研究却很少。一个由训练有素、富有成效的土著学者组成的强大网络，致力于基于文化的研究，将有助于改善土著居民之间的健康差距。本申请响应 RFA-MD-08-006“NIMHD 少数民族健康和健康差异国际研究培训 (T37)”，旨在开发 Mahina 国际土著健康研究培训计划，该计划将为华盛顿大学和夏威夷大学马诺阿分校的土著居民提供为期 12 周的国际健康研究培训机会，这些学生历来在生物医学、行为学领域代表性不足。科学和社会科学研究职业。 Mahina 计划的启动和发展是华盛顿大学（土著健康研究所 -IWRI；NIMHD-P60MD006909-02）、夏威夷大学和奥克兰大学（Te Whare Kura 和毛利人健康部）三方伙伴关系的结果。 Mahina 计划的具体目标是 1) 通过为期 12 周的国际强化夏季研究培训计划，促进培养 32 名土著本科生、研究生和医学院学生，他们有能力并致力于进入土著居民的生物医学或行为科学健康研究职业，其中包括以下内容：(1) 在 IWRI 和夏威夷大学举办为期 2 周的夏季培训机构，随后在奥克兰大学和相关大学开展为期 10 周的国际研究培训计划以社区为基础的研究环境； (2) 由具有土著健康的社会、文化和历史决定因素和健康差异、基于社区的参与性/部落参与性研究、土著伦理和研究协议以及土著研究方法方面的专业知识的国际导师网络进行监督和培训； (3) 与导师进行基于社区的研究接触，导师将提供实地研究经验、见习机会以及与土著健康研究相关的讲座、讲习班和研讨会； (4) 为制定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、虚拟研讨会和在国内机构的演讲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；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.