Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：密歇根大学少数民族健康和健康差异国际研究培训计划为395名学生提供了积极参与国际研究的机会，其中大多数学生来自健康差异人群。这些学生中的大多数继续在卫生相关领域从事研究工作，或在服务不足的人群中从事专业实践工作。我们希望继续这个非常成功的项目，让学生参与对发展中国家儿童和美国贫困/少数民族儿童产生不成比例影响的问题的研究。学生的研究经验发生在密歇根大学教师正在进行的三个文化区域的合作研究框架内：美洲（智利、哥伦比亚、牙买加）；非洲（加纳和肯尼亚）；亚洲（中国和蒙古）。这些项目涉及身体健康和/或行为问题以及健康的社会、教育和环境决定因素。每年不少于12名学生将接受广泛的培训（9名本科生和3名医学/研究生）。培训计划包括：1)一个学期的出发前准备；2)在美国和国际站点扩展密切指导；3)研究，包括研究或子项目的设计（如果合适），原始数据的收集、分析和解释，以及研究项目的展示

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Michigan Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program have offered opportunities for active participation in international research to 395 students, most of who are from health disparity populations. The majority of these students have continued on into research careers in health- related fields or professional practices working with underserved populations. We would like to continue this highly successful program that engages students in research on problems that disproportionately affect children in developing countries and poor/minority children in the U.S. Student research experiences occur within the framework of ongoing collaborative studies of University of Michigan faculty members in three cultural regions: the Americas (Chile, Colombia, Jamaica); Africa (Ghana and Kenya); and Asia (China and Mongolia). These projects address physical health and/or behavioral issues as well as the social- educational-environmental determinants of health. No less than 12 students will be offered extensive training each year (9 undergraduates and 3 medical/graduate students). The training program encompasses: 1) one semester of pre-departure preparation; 2) extended close mentoring in the U.S. and at international sites; 3) research involving design of a study or subproject (if appropriate), collection, analysis, and interpretation of original data, and presentation of the research project in oral and written form; 4) closely-supervised training overseas for 12 weeks; and 5) post-trip follow-up, including: career guidance; facilitation of further research placements; opportunities for independent study programs; mentoring related to honors theses and doctoral dissertations; and assistance in preparing manuscripts and presentations. Minority and/or junior faculty investigators engaged in research on child health inequalities in the U.S. are encouraged to develop projects into studies that can be done at the foreign sites. We have been successful at leveraging funds from other University of Michigan units to support additional students and will continue to seek out sponsors for qualified trainees. In the current funding cycle, we have been able to fund an additional 34 trainees, all with co-support from other units.