Cancer Related Health Disparities Training Program

项目摘要 在癌症发病率、死亡率、预防和治疗方面的差异得到了很好的描述。的一个策略 减少癌症的种族和民族差异是为了增加个体的数量，包括少数民族和 其他人，谁愿意在这个领域进行研究。事实上，医学研究所建议， 将培训和教育战略作为减少卫生不公平现象的战略之一（卫生研究所 Medicine，2003）。少数民族调查员带来了独特的观点和经验，提高我们的 了解美国健康和健康状况中种族和民族差异的潜在因素， 国家（医学研究所，2003年）。 这个T32更新应用程序的总体目标是教育那些准备开发， 在临床和人群环境中测试和传播干预措施，以减少癌症相关健康 弱势群体之间的差距（此处的广义定义包括种族、族裔、移民 地位、年龄、收入、地域、性别、性取向）。我们还打算加强 通过专门从代表性不足/弱势群体中招募个人， 人口。本次T32更新申请的具体目标是：1）增加博士预科生的数量 和博士后学员致力于干预研究，以减少癌症的健康差距， 现有的成功的教育计划，包括课程，指导研究和职业发展 组成部分; 2）每年培养三名博士前学员和三名博士后学员，他们的兴趣是 制定、测试和传播干预措施，以减少与癌症有关的健康不平等;以及3） 通过致力于一项计划，增强癌症相关健康差异研究人员的多样性 至少50%的学员来自弱势群体。我们将通过以下方式实现这些目标： 汇集了明尼苏达大学教职员工和明尼苏达大学的丰富经验， 社区组织有进行合作研究以减少癌症负担的历史 在弱势群体中。

Project Summary Disparities in cancer incidence, mortality, prevention and treatment are well described. One strategy for reducing racial and ethnic disparities in cancer is to increase the number of individuals, both minorities and others, who are prepared to conduct research in this area. Indeed, the Institute of Medicine recommended that training and educational strategies be used as one of the strategies for reducing health inequities (Institute of Medicine, 2003). Minority investigators bring unique perspectives and experience that enhance our understanding of the factors underlying racial and ethnic variations in health and health status in the United States (Institute of Medicine, 2003). The overall goal of this T32 renewal application is to educate researchers who are prepared to develop, test, and disseminate interventions in both clinical and population settings to reduce cancer related health disparities among disadvantaged populations (broadly defined here to include race, ethnicity, immigration status, age, income, geography, gender, sexual orientation). We intend also to enhance the diversity of the research workforce in this area by specifically recruiting individuals from underrepresented/disadvantaged populations. The specific aims of this T32 renewal application are to: 1) increase the number of predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees committed to intervention research to reduce cancer health disparities by enhancing the existing successful educational program, including curricular, mentored research, and career development components; 2) each year, train three predoctoral trainees and three postdoctoral trainees, whose interests are in developing, testing, and disseminating interventions to reduce cancer related health inequities; and 3) enhance the diversity of the research workforce in cancer related health disparities by committing to a program where at least 50% of trainees come from disadvantaged backgrounds. We will accomplish these aims by marshaling the considerable experience of the University of Minnesota faculty members and Minnesota community organizations that have a history of conducting collaborative research to reduce the cancer burden in disadvantaged populations.