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

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案描述了一个创新的短期研究教育计划。该计划是使用社区参与的原则开发的，土著长老，教师和学生都参与了设计。该计划支持土著学生的文化价值观，并解决了美国土著焦点群体所表达的优先事项。我们的方法包括为期10周的暑期课程，将提供给来自犹他州和山间西部的美洲原住民学生。学生将有机会在犹他州大学连续两个夏季（夏季I和II）参加，使他们能够与教师建立持续的指导关系。该计划将强大的基于疾病的基础或临床研究经验与专门研究设计和方法，道德和技能建设的教育课程相结合，并为参与者提供选择补充经验的机会，包括参与与健康相关的社区外展和跟踪学术和社区医生。当学生完成短期研究教育计划时，他们将获得研究经验，建立支持网络，并对生物医学科学的职业机会有更清晰的了解。这些学生将更好地准备完成本科和研究生学位，将能够为科学劳动力做出贡献，并将对国家研究企业产生持久的影响。该提案解决了美洲原住民参与生物医学研究的重大差距。该短期研究教育计划的总体目标是通过以下具体目标支持本科美洲原住民学生的科学发展，以增加美国生物医学科学劳动力的多样性：目标1：扩大和加强现有的短期研究教育计划，为美国原住民学生提供更广泛的机会，参与基础和临床心血管，肺，和血液病研究，并接受教育支持服务。目标二：在基础和临床研究方面指导和培训一批美国土著学生，他们将完成本科学位，申请并完成博士学位，并为美国的科学工作做出贡献。目标3：评估短期研究教育计划在区域和国家健康相关研究中增加美洲原住民代表性的有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal describes an innovative Short-Term Research Education Program. The Program was developed using the principles of community engagement and Native elders, faculty, and students were involved in the design. The Program supports the cultural values of Native students and addresses the priorities expressed by Native American focus groups. Our approach encompasses a 10-week summer program that will be available to Native American students from Utah and the Intermountain West. Students will have the opportunity to participate for two consecutive Summers (Summer I and II) at the University of Utah, allowing them to develop sustained mentored relationships with faculty. The Program combines a strong disease-based basic or clinical research experience with educational sessions devoted to research design and methodology, ethics, and skill building, and opportunities for participants to elect complementary experiences including participating in health-related community outreach and shadowing academic and community physicians. When students complete the Short-Term Research Education Program they will have gained research experience, have built a network of support, and developed a clearer understanding of the career opportunities in biomedical science. These students will be better prepared to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees, will be able to contribute to the scientific workforce, and will make a lasting impact on the national research enterprise. This proposal addresses the significant gap in Native American participation in biomedical research. The overarching goal of this Short-Term Research Education Program is to increase diversity of the US biomedical science workforce by supporting the scientific development of undergraduate Native American students through the following Specific Aims: Aim 1: Expand and enhance an existing Short-Term Research Education Program for Native American students to provide them with broader opportunities to participate in basic and clinical cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematologic disease research and to receive educational support services. Aim 2: Mentor and train a cadre of Native American students in basic and clinical research who will complete undergraduate degrees, apply for and complete doctoral degrees, and contribute to the scientific work force of the United States. Aim 3: Evaluate the effectiveness of the Short-Term Research Education Program on increasing Native American representation in health-related research regionally and nationally.