Native American Short-Term Research Education Program in Children's Health

 描述（由申请人提供）：本提案旨在继续支持犹他州大学的美洲原住民研究实习（NARI）-NHLBI计划。认识到需要促进生物医学劳动力的多样性，该计划是使用社区参与和土著老人，教师和学生指导的原则开发的，其目标是增加美洲印第安人/阿拉斯加土著人（AI/AN）在生物医学科学中的代表性，从而减少并最终消除健康差距。我们的目标受众包括本科AI/AN，这是历史上在美国生物医学科学中代表性最低的人群NARI-NHLBI参与者接受研究，文化和专业指导和培训，致力于社区成员和着名科学家进行心血管，肺，血液学，癌症和睡眠障碍研究，困扰AI/AN人群的疾病。NARI-NHLBI计划已经存在了4年，迄今为止，有23名参与者，代表16个部落国家，16所学院/大学和10个家乡州参加。在23名参与者中，7名（30%）是目前正在攻读科学学位的本科生，16名（70%）已完成科学学士学位。四名参与者（17%）曾在生物医学科学作为研究助理以下NARI计划。在获得本科学位后，23名NARI-NHLBI参与者中有7名（30%）继续在健康/科学领域接受教育：4名被接受研究生课程; 2名被接受进入医学院; 1名获得了细胞和分子生物学硕士学位，现在是第二年的医学生。为了继续建立在这一成功的基础上，更新的NARI-NHLBI计划提出了以下目标：具体目标1：通过扩大NHLBI资助导师在心血管，肺和血液学研究方面的机会，扩大和加强现有的，成功的NARI-NHLBI计划。具体目标二：丰富成功的整体学术，文化和专业发展活动，并增加同伴指导，反思性写作和个人发展计划。具体目标3：与犹他州的大学合作，以支持NARI-NHLBI参与者（S）有兴趣追求MD/博士学位的额外指导。(End摘要）

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal aims to continue support for the Native American Research Internship (NARI)-NHLBI program at the University of Utah. Recognizing the need to promote diversity in the biomedical workforce, the program was developed using the principles of community engagement and Native elders, faculty, and students guidance with the goal of increasing American Indians/Alaskan Natives (AI/AN) representation in the biomedical sciences and thus reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities. Our target audience comprises undergraduate AI/AN, a population that historically have the lowest representation in the biomedical sciences in the U.S. NARI-NHLBI participants receive research, cultural, and professional mentorship and training with committed community members and renowned scientists conducting cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, cancer, and sleep disorders research, diseases that plague AI/AN populations. The NARI-NHLBI program has been in existence for 4 years and to date, 23 participants, representing 16 tribal nations, 16 colleges/universities, and 10 home states, have participated. Of the 23 participants, 7 (30%) are current undergraduates working towards a science degree and 16 (70%) have completed a bachelor's degree in science. Four participants (17%) have worked in the biomedical sciences as research assistants following the NARI program. Upon obtaining their undergraduate degree, 7 (30%) of the 23 NARI-NHLBI participants are continuing their education in the health/science fields: 4 were accepted into a graduate program; 2 were accepted into medical school; and 1 has obtained his MS in Cell and Molecular Biology and is now a 2nd year medical student. To continue to build on this success, the renewed NARI-NHLBI program proposes the following Aims: Specific Aim 1: Expand and enhance the existing, successful NARI-NHLBI program by broadening opportunities in cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematological research with NHLBI funded mentors. Specific Aim 2: Enrich the successful holistic academic, cultural, and professional development activities with addition of peer mentorship, reflective writing, and individual development plans. Specific Aim 3: Partner with the University of Utah to support additional mentoring of NARI-NHLBI participant(s) interested in pursuing a MD/PhD degree. (End of Abstract)