International Training in US-Minority Diseases

描述（由申请人提供）：加州大学欧文分校（UCI）的少数民族健康和健康差异国际研究培训（MHIRT）计划在过去10年中为177名代表性不足的少数民族（URM）学生（164名本科生和13名研究生/医学院学生）提供了国际研究培训。学生们在美国和外国杰出科学家的指导下进行了原创性研究。完成学士学位并攻读研究生课程的MHIRT本科生比例从1994-99年的62%上升到2000-04年的88%。MHIRT学员在国家级会议上获得了17项研究奖励。MHIRT学员在学院本科生研究期刊上发表了32篇论文，在同行评审期刊上发表了18篇论文。MHIRT是UCI少数民族科学项目（MSP）开发的教育管道的关键部分，旨在培养URM在基础科学，生物医学和行为研究领域的职业生涯。生物科学学院和医学院的100多名教师参加了MSP学生的培训。MHIRT的学生将在墨西哥和西班牙的著名研究机构接受有关影响到大量美国少数民族的国际卫生问题和疾病的研究培训。研究课题包括神经生物学在心理健康方面的应用，以及病毒学在传染病和宫颈癌方面的应用。培训内容包括批判性阅读与个人研究项目相关的当前科学文献、实验研究设计、分析和解释数据的程序、在国家会议和同行评审期刊上书面和口头报告研究成果。其他培训内容包括指导MHIRT受训者，鼓励他们完成当前的学位课程，并接受额外的培训，以获得更高的学位。学生将接受有关在国外从事科学研究的受训人员和专业人员的文化、语言和伦理问题的指导。学员将参与UCI与外国科学家正在进行的研究项目合作的原始数据收集。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) Program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has provided international research training to 177 underrepresented minority (URM) students (164 undergraduates and 13 graduate/medical students) during the past 10 years. Students have conducted original research under the mentorship of outstanding U.S. and foreign scientists. The percentage of MHIRT undergraduates that completed their bachelor's degree and pursued post-graduate programs increased from 62% during 1994-99 to 88% during 2000-04. MHIRT trainees have received 17 awards for their research presented at national meetings. MHIRT trainees are the authors of 32 papers in the School's Journal of Undergraduate Research and 18 papers in peer-reviewed journals. MHIRT serves as a critical segment of the education pipeline developed by the UCI Minority Science Programs (MSP) to interest and prepare URM to pursue careers in basic science, biomedical and behavioral research fields. Over 100 faculty at the School of Biological Sciences and College of Medicine participate in the training of MSP students. MHIRT students will receive research training in international health problems and diseases affecting a disproportionately large number of US-minorities at prestigious research institutions in Mexico, and Spain. Research topics are in neurobiology with applications in mental health, and virology with emphasis on infectious diseases and cervical cancer. Training components include critical reading of current scientific literature associated with individual research projects, experimental research design, procedures for analyzing and interpreting data, written and oral presentations of research findings in national conferences and peer-reviewed journals. Additional training components include mentoring MHIRT trainees through encouragement to complete current academic degree programs and pursue additional training leading to an advanced degree. Students will receive orientation about cultural, linguistic and ethical issues of trainees and professionals engaged in scientific research at the foreign sites. Trainees will participate in original data collection in ongoing research project collaborations between leading UCI and foreign scientists.