Research Infrastructure In Minority Institutions(RIM):

描述（由申请人提供）：根据少数民族机构研究基础设施（RIMI） RFA-MD-05-004，我们建议UDC的目标是建立其护理和相关健康教师和本科生的研究能力。这将通过与HU的合作努力来实现，这将强调与有经验的研究人员的结构化培训、指导和研究伙伴关系，并通过在提案开发和提交资助方面的“实践”经验来加强研究活动。此外，该项目旨在为研究活动中的持续伙伴关系创造环境，重点关注少数民族人口的健康差异。在项目期结束时，将实现以下目标：1。从护理和联合健康系确定并准备10名UDC终身教职教师进行独立研究。确定并指导护理和相关健康领域的本科生，这些学生有希望成为健康差异研究人员的职业道路。通过一系列持续的丰富教职员工和学生的活动，促进UDC的研究文化。4. 在护理和相关健康课程中注入适用于消除健康差异的研究概念和方法。建立学术研究基础设施，支持与消除健康差距有关的尖端创新教学和研究。评估模式是一种三管齐下的方法：(1)以目标为基础的评估，评估项目目标和目的达到的程度；(2)基于过程的评估，评估项目的运作方式及其有效性——确定优势和劣势；(3)基于结果的评估，以定性和定量的方式确定客户的利益，例如参与者对项目的知识、认知和满意度的提高。数据收集将是评估过程基线、结果、完成情况和项目数据要素的持续部分。数据收集程序包括：调查、访谈、期刊和焦点小组。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to the Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions (RIMI) RFA-MD-05-004, we propose UDC's goal is to build the research capacity and capabilities of its nursing and allied health faculty and undergraduate students. This will be accomplished through a collaborative effort with HU that will emphasize structured training, mentoring, and research partnerships with experienced researchers, and enhancing research activities through "hands-on" experience in proposal development and submission for funding. In addition, the project aims to establish an environment for on-going partnerships in research activities that focus on health disparities in minority populations. By the end of the project period, the following objectives will be accomplished :1. Identify and prepare 10 UDC tenure track faculty from the Department of Nursing and Allied Health to conduct independent research.2. Identify and mentor 4 undergraduate students in nursing and allied health who demonstrate promise for establishing a career path as researchers in health disparities.3. Promote a research culture at UDC through a series of ongoing enrichment activities for faculty and students. 4. Infuse research concepts and methods across the curriculum for nursing and allied health applicable for elimination of\health disparities.5. Build an academic research infrastructure that supports cutting edge, innovative instruction and research related to the elimination of health disparities. The evaluation model is a three pronged approach: (1) goals-based evaluation to assess the extent to which the project goals and objectives were met; (2) process-based evaluation which will assess how the program operates, its effectiveness-identify strengths and weaknesses;(3)outcomes-based evaluation which will identify benefits to client in qualitative and quantitative measures e.g. participant's enhanced knowledge, perceptions, and satisfaction about the project. Data collection will be an ongoing part of the evaluation process baseline, outcome, completion and program data elements. Data collection procedures include: surveys, interviews, journals, and focus groups.