Socio-behavioral Training and Research (STaR) Program for Nursing College Student

描述(由申请人提供)：在疾病预防、健康行为改变和医疗保健提供方面的进步需要一系列学科和专业之间的合作和整合，包括护士、医生和行为科学家。拟议的项目是位于医学院的韦恩州立大学(WSU)儿科预防研究中心(PPRC-SOM)和WSU护理学院(CON)之间的合作努力。PPRC的多学科教职员工参与了一系列国内和国际社会行为健康干预研究项目，重点是开发和适应循证规划，以降低儿童、青少年及其家庭的健康风险。PPRC的教职员工还积极参与培训和指导美国和国际上的年轻科学家。CON包括代表临床专家和活跃的护士科学家的教职员工。2011年冬季，CON招收了215名本科生和444名研究生，其中28%来自非白人族裔，20.9%是男性。超过50%的CON学生获得了某种形式的经济援助。CON是健康研究中心(CHR)的所在地，通过该中心，教职员工参与在城市环境中进行的护理研究，为减少不同社区的差异和改善健康结果的科学做出贡献。拟议的社会行为培训和研究(STAR)计划将针对康涅狄格州大学的初级和高级护理学生。STAR计划结合了既定的指导方法和现代通信技术，以支持这一多样化的年轻男性和女性走向研究和护理科学的职业生涯。STAR计划将是跨学科的，并在纽曼的催化能力建设模式下组织，该模式为有效的指导提供了一个概念性框架。该计划的具体目标是：1)扩展PPRC和CON现有的基础设施，以培养护理本科生在跨学科社会行为健康研究方面的能力；2)增强和扩大护理本科生的研究技能，目标是提高他们过渡到研究生和/或研究工作环境的能力；3)为在健康相关科学中代表性不足的不同背景的学生提供研究培训；4)建立持续的培训计划，在教师导师、当前受训者和明星校友之间为跨学科研究和教育提供持续的联系；5)在STAR计划的五年实施过程中，利用持续的过程和结果评估(定量和定性)，在计划管理员、导师、学员和校友之间提供反馈。 公共卫生相关性：拟议的项目旨在解决本科和研究生水平的护理师资短缺问题，以及对更多护理科学家的需求。建议的社会行为训练和研究(STAR)计划是韦恩州立大学儿科预防研究中心(PPRC)和护理学院(CON)之间的合作。STAR计划将为不同群体的年轻本科生提供社会行为健康研究的实践经验。STAR计划将以跨学科方法为基础，强调文化能力和健康差距。明星项目实习生将在经验丰富的导师的指导下，参与实际操作的临床和社区健康研究。PPRC和CON之间的合作将在现有关系的基础上扩大，并加强机构内部和跨机构的研究和指导。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advances in disease prevention, health behavior change, and healthcare delivery require collaboration and integration between a range of disciplines and professions, including nurses, physicians and behavioral scientists. The proposed project is a collaborative effort between the Wayne State University (WSU) Pediatric Prevention Research Center located in the School of Medicine (PPRC-SOM) and the WSU College of Nursing (CON). The multidisciplinary PPRC faculty and staff are engaged in a range of domestic and international socio-behavioral health intervention research projects focused on the development and adaptation of evidence-based programming to decrease health risks for children, adolescents, and their families. PPRC faculty are also actively involved in training and mentoring young scientists in the U.S. and internationally. The CON includes faculty members representing clinical experts and active nurse scientists. In the winter 2011 term, the CON had an enrollment of 215 undergraduate and 444 graduate-level students of which 28% are from non-white ethnic groups and 20.9% are male. More than 50% of CON students receive some form of financial aid. The CON is home to the Center for Health Research (CHR) through which faculty members are engaged in nursing research conducted in the context of an urban environment contributing to the science to reduce disparities and improve health outcomes in diverse communities. The proposed Socio- behavioral Training and Research (STaR) program will target junior and senior nursing students from CON. The STaR program combines established mentoring approaches and modern communication technologies to support this diverse group of young men and women toward careers in research and nursing science. The STaR program will be transdisciplinary and organized within Newman's Catalytic Capacity Building Model, which offers a conceptual framework for effective mentoring. The specific aims of the program are: 1) Expand on the existing infrastructure at the PPRC and CON to train undergraduate nursing students in transdisciplinary socio-behavioral health research; 2) Enhance and expand the research skills of undergraduate nursing students with the goal of improving their ability to transition to either graduate studies and/or research work environments; 3) Provide research training to students from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in the health- related sciences; 4) Establish an on-going training program that will provide a sustained linkage for transdisciplinary research and education between faculty mentors, current trainees, and STaR alumni; 5) Utilize continuous process and outcome evaluations (quantitative and qualitative) to provide feedback between program administrators, and mentors, trainees, and alumni throughout the five-year implementation of the STaR program. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proposed project is designed to address nursing faculty shortages at both the baccalaureate and graduate levels and the need for more nursing scientists. The proposed Socio-behavioral Training and Research (STaR) program is collaboration between the Wayne State University Pediatric Prevention Research Center (PPRC) and the College of Nursing (CON). The STaR program will provide a diverse population of young undergraduates with hands-on experience in socio-behavioral health research. The STaR program will be based on a transdisciplinary approach with an emphasis on cultural competency and health disparities. STaR program trainees will participate in hands-on clinical and community-based health research with experienced mentors. The collaboration between PPRC and CON will expand on an existing relationship and enhance research and mentoring within and across institutions.