Making it real: Authentic scenario-based tools to improve DEIA mentorship of biomedical trainees

使其成为现实：基于场景的真实工具可改善生物医学学员的 DEIA 指导

• 批准号: 10605580
• 负责人: Susan L Ewart
• 金额: $ 5.97万
• 依托单位: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2023-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10605580
• 关键词: Active Learning; Address; Ally; American Indians; Biomedical Research; Black race; Clinical Research; Data; Disease; Education; Effectiveness; Environment; Environment Design; Ethnic Origin; Fostering; Foundations; Health; Health Sciences; Healthcare; Heart Diseases; Hematological Disease; Human; Individual; Intention; Interview; Knowledge; Latinx; Lung diseases; Medical Students; Mentors; Mentorship; Michigan; Minority; Outcome; Pacific Islander; Parents; Population; Race; Reduce health disparities; Research; Research Personnel; Research Training; Science; Societies; Students; Surveys; Testing; Training; Underrepresented Populations; Underrepresented Students; Underserved Population; Universities; Wisconsin; Work; base; career; demographics; education research; ethnic minority; experience; health care availability; health disparity; implicit bias; improved; next generation; parent grant; programs; racial minority; recruit; research study; skills; success; summer research; supportive environment; tool; undergraduate student; university student

Project Summary/Abstract Population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, or access to healthcare are termed “health disparities” and they are a significant concern in our society. Lack of representation of the underserved groups, such as racial and ethnic minorities, in the biomedical research and healthcare workforce is a critical factor underlying health disparities. Indeed, disparities in the demographics of individuals entering careers in biomedical research are well documented, with Black, Latinx, American Indian, and Pacific Islander populations (among others) being historically underrepresented. Inclusive research teams benefit society by having broader perspectives in setting research agendas, more effectively recruiting diverse subjects into clinical research studies, and more effectively delivering healthcare and thus reducing health disparities. Experiential learning by active engagement in research is an effective way to nurture the next generation of biomedical researchers; this is the purpose of the parent grant, which supports the Biomedical Research for University Students in Health Science (BRUSH) Summer Research Program at Michigan State University (MSU). The BRUSH program gives undergraduate and veterinary students from historically underrepresented populations the opportunity to participate in high-quality mentored research in a supportive environment designed to increase their intention to and success in pursing research-related careers. One key factor in providing an inclusive and supportive environment is effective mentoring. Such mentoring needs to be intentional in terms of fostering environments in which students from historically underrepresented populations can thrive. However, even in spaces where mentors are truly eager to be inclusive, barriers to participation and persistence in the sciences are commonly faced by historically underrepresented students. Furthermore, these barriers are reinforced by often well-intended individuals in the form of implicit biases, incomplete knowledge, and discomfort with the work of being a good ally. To address these challenges, we have assembled a team of experts and devised a plan to improve the research training environment by focusing on mentors and mentoring. We plan to build a mentor training tool that is based on the authentic experiences of historically underrepresented students in the BRUSH program. The proposed mentor training initiative involves a new partnership between MSU, Howard University, and the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Research Experiences (CIMER) based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The objective of this proposal is to increase mentors’ skills to fully support students and avoid unintended discouragement. The strategy to meet this objective involves 1) gathering survey and interview data from BRUSH alumni to serve as the foundation on which we will build a mentor training tool, 2) creating content for a mentor training tool that is informed by survey and interview data, 3) validating and beta testing the tool, and 4) piloting the mentor training tool at MSU. The product will be authentic training materials for mentors in cross-race/ethnicity mentoring relationships.

项目总结/摘要 在疾病、健康结果或获得医疗保健方面的人群特异性差异是 所谓的“健康差距”，这是我们社会的一个重大关切。缺乏代表性 在生物医学研究和医疗保健工作队伍中，服务不足的群体，如种族和少数民族 是造成健康差距的关键因素。事实上，进入人口统计学的个人差异 在生物医学研究的职业生涯是有据可查的，与黑人，拉丁美洲人，美洲印第安人，和太平洋岛民 人口（除其他外）在历史上代表性不足。包容性研究团队通过以下方式造福社会 在制定研究议程时有更广阔的视野，更有效地吸收不同的学科， 临床研究，更有效地提供医疗保健，从而减少健康差距。 通过积极参与研究的体验式学习是培养下一代的有效途径。 生物医学研究人员;这是父母补助金的目的，它支持生物医学研究， 密歇根州立大学健康科学（BRUSH）暑期研究项目的大学生 （密歇根州立大学）。BRUSH计划为历史上代表性不足的本科生和兽医学生提供 人口有机会在支持性环境中参与高质量的指导研究 旨在提高他们追求研究相关职业的意愿和成功。一个关键因素是 提供包容性和支持性的环境是有效的指导。这种指导需要 在培养环境方面，来自历史上代表性不足的人口的学生 可以茁壮成长。然而，即使在导师真正渴望包容的地方，参与和 在科学方面的坚持是历史上代表性不足的学生普遍面临的问题。而且这些 障碍往往被意图良好的个人以隐含的偏见，不完整的知识， 和不适应作为一个好盟友的工作。为了应对这些挑战，我们组建了一个团队， 专家，并制定了一项计划，以改善研究培训环境，重点是导师， 指导。我们计划建立一个导师培训工具，是基于历史上的真实经验， 在BRUSH计划中代表性不足的学生。拟议的导师培训倡议涉及一个新的 密歇根州立大学，霍华德大学和指导研究改进中心之间的伙伴关系 经验（CIMER）设在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校。这项建议的目的是 提高导师的技能，以充分支持学生并避免意外的沮丧。满足战略 这一目标包括：1）从BRUSH校友那里收集调查和访谈数据，作为基础 在此基础上，我们将构建一个导师培训工具，2）为导师培训工具创建内容， 调查和访谈数据，3）验证和beta测试该工具，以及4）在 密歇根州立大学。该产品将成为跨种族/民族指导关系中导师的真实培训材料。