University of Michigan Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program

摘要 密歇根大学少数民族健康和健康差异国际研究培训（MHIRT） 在过去的23年里，该计划提供了培训和参与国际研究的机会。 489名学生，几乎所有人都来自健康差距人群。这些学生中的大多数 过渡到生物医学，行为，临床或社会科学领域的研究或实践职业， 经常与直接得不到充分服务的人群合作。密歇根大学希望继续这一高度 有效的计划，已成功地从事下代表学生在研究的问题， 对贫穷和少数民族社区的健康，特别是儿童的健康， 中等收入国家和美国学生的研究经验发生在正在进行的框架内 密歇根大学教师在三个地理区域的合作研究：美洲 （智利、尼加拉瓜、特立尼达和托巴哥、美国）;非洲（加纳和乌干达）;亚洲（印度和 蒙古）。这些项目提供了广泛的培训机会，重点是身体健康和 和/或行为健康问题以及健康的社会文化环境决定因素。此外，本发明还提供了一种方法， 博士前和博士后学生将有机会接受更相关的专业主题培训 与其他当地或外国研究地点的个别导师的健康差异。将提供10名学生 每年培训2名本科生、2名博士后、3名博士预科生和3名博士后学员。的 培训计划包括：1）一个学期的出发前准备，包括一门针对 计划; 2）在美国和国际网站扩展密切指导; 3）涉及设计的研究 研究或子项目（如适用），原始数据的收集、分析和解释，以及 研究项目的口头和书面形式; 4）密切监督海外培训12周或以上， 5）考察后的跟进工作，包括就业辅导; 研究安置;独立学习计划的机会;与荣誉论文和 博士论文;以及协助编写演讲稿和同行评审手稿以供出版。 从事美国健康不平等研究的少数民族和/或初级教师调查员是 鼓励将项目发展成可以在国外地点进行的研究。大学 密歇根大学的项目在利用其他密歇根大学的资金方面非常成功 我们亦会继续为合资格的学员物色资助机构。在 在目前的资助周期内，我们已经能够资助额外的34名学员，所有这些学员都得到了其他机构的共同支持。 单位，这是一个模型，我们将计划在未来继续。

ABSTRACT The University of Michigan Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) Program has offered opportunities for training and participation in international research over the last 23 years to 489 students, almost all of whom are from health disparity populations. The majority of these students have transitioned into careers in research or practice in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical or social science fields, often working with directly underserved populations. The University of Michigan wishes to continue this highly effective program that has successfully engaged under represented students in research on problems that disproportionately affect the health of poor and minority communities, and especially children, in low and middle income countries and the U.S. Student research experiences occur within the framework of ongoing collaborative studies of University of Michigan faculty members in three geographic regions: the Americas (Chile, Nicaragua, Trinidad & Tobago, United States); Africa (Ghana and Uganda); and Asia (India and Mongolia). These projects provide a broad range of training opportunities focused on both physical health and/or behavioral health issues as well as the social-cultural-environmental determinants of health. In addition, pre- and post-doctoral students will be offered the opportunity to train on more specialized topics of relevance to health disparities with individual mentors at other local or foreign research sites. Ten students will be offered training each year (2 undergraduate; 2 post-baccalaureate; 3 pre-doctoral; and 3 post-doctoral trainees). The training program comprises: 1) one semester of pre-departure preparation including a course specific to the program; 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 or more for pre- and post- doctoral trainees; 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 presentations and peer review manuscripts for publication. Minority and/or junior faculty investigators engaged in research on health inequalities in the U.S. are encouraged to develop projects into studies that can be carried out at the foreign sites. The University of Michigan’s program has been highly successful at leveraging funds from other University of Michigan academic 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, which is a model we would plan to continue in the future.