Enhancing Cross-disciplinary Intrastructure Training at Oregon (EXITO)

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的项目，加强跨学科的基础设施培训在俄勒冈州（EXITO），涉及一个国家卫生研究院建设基础设施的发展规划过程导致多样性（BUILD）倡议在波特兰州立大学。拟议的项目将在俄勒冈州，阿拉斯加，夏威夷和太平洋岛屿的机构之间建立合作伙伴关系，以支持教育和培训来自传统上代表性不足的背景的学生追求健康科学研究的职业生涯。EXITO规划过程将强调确定和调整招募合格学生的机会，为学生进步制定明确的机构间途径，并为科学职业提供增强的学生支持和培训。我们建议：1.开展活动，最终在俄勒冈州、阿拉斯加和太平洋岛屿建立一个高等教育机构联盟，以扩大从事生物医学和行为研究事业的代表性不足的科学家的数量。2.探索创新机制，促进在职业生涯的各个阶段培训、招聘和留住代表性不足的科学家。3.计划一个跨机构的培训计划联盟，利用新的和现有的基础设施，以增加参与生物医学和行为研究的代表性不足的学生，教师和科学家的数量。我们已经组建了一个调查小组，他们在少数民族健康，本科研究培训，指导和健康差异方面具有专业知识。最后，也是最重要的EXITO规划补助金，是吸引大量和多样化的人口传统上代表性不足的学生（n= 60，000名学生来自不同机构）的高度影响。EXITO将为来自联系很少的机构的学生定义一条清晰的道路 前往美国大陆，在PSU和OHSU寻求健康相关研究的教育和培训机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed project, Enhancing Cross-Disciplinary Infrastructure Training in Oregon (EXITO), involves a planning process for the development of an NIH Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative at Portland State University. The proposed project will establish collaborative partnerships between programs at institutions in Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, and Pacific Islands to support the education and training of students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds pursuing careers in health sciences research. The EXITO planning process will emphasize the identification and alignment of opportunities for recruiting eligible students, the development of an articulated inter-institutional pathway for student progress, 'and the provision of enhanced student support and training for science careers. We propose to: 1. Conduct activities leading to the establishment of a consortium of institutions of higher education in Oregon, Alaska, and the Pacific Islands to expand the number of underrepresented scientists pursuing biomedical and behavioral research careers. 2. Explore innovative mechanism to facilitate the training, recruitment, and retention of underrepresented scientists at various stages in their career. 3. Plan an inter-institutional consortium of training programs that will leverage new and existing infrastructures to increase the number of underrepresented students, faculty and scientists engaged in the biomedical and behavioral research. We have assembled a team of investigators with expertise in minority health, undergraduate research training, mentoring, and health disparities. Lastly, and most critically for the EXITO planning grant, is the high impact of attracting a large and diverse population of traditionally underrepresented students (n=60,000 students from various institutions. EXITO will define a clear pathway for students from institutions with few connections to the U.S. mainland to pursue education and training opportunities in health-related research at PSU and OHSU.