Improving Health Research Skills for AI/AN Students and Fellows

项目总结： 传染病和慢性病发病率和死亡率的显著差异已有记录。 在全国范围内的美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民(AI/AN)部落中，与美国白人相比，大多数 健康指标显示，AI/AN人群的健康状况相对较差。虽然数量很大 研究的目的是了解高发病率和健康差距的原因 在人工智能/人工智能研究人员中，人工智能/人工智能研究人员参与了大多数这些研究 很少见。因为文化因素是许多临床设计和实施的核心， 行为研究，或基于人口的研究，增加人工智能/人工智能人的参与，以进行有效的 人工智能/人工智能人群的研究应该是优先关注的问题。此应用程序中描述的程序将 提高人工智能/人工智能调查人员的研究能力，以便在 AI/An人群和其他环境中的儿童。经验丰富的流行病学家、生物统计学家、伦理学家等 俄勒冈州西北波特兰地区印第安人健康委员会(The Board)的研究人员 大学和波特兰州立大学将为合格的AI/AN提供个性化的培训计划 不同级别的研究人员-包括研究生、卫生专业学生和董事会 员工。培训计划将向参与者介绍各种研究策略、衡量标准 问题、研究设计考虑、数据管理、数据分析、赠款申请的准备、 研究和手稿准备的道德规范。来自经验丰富的专家的量身定制的研讨会和指导 研究人员和同伴导师将构成培训体验的关键部分。我们将建立明确的 每个受训人员的基准，包括我们将为研究员完成的研究生学位 支持。这项建议建立在我们为AI/AN学员提供的现有赠款资助培训计划的基础上 学术伙伴机构，并将通过能力进一步促进人工智能/人工智能研究人员的职业发展 建设和研究技能的发展。通过开发合格、独立的AI/AN 调查人员说，我们的努力最终可能有助于减少健康方面的许多差距，这些差距是 在人工智能/人工智能群体中观察到，与全国范围内的美国白人相比，以及减少部落对 研究。

PROJECT SUMMARY: Marked differences in infectious and chronic disease incidence and mortality rates have been documented among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes nationwide compared to U.S. whites, and most health indicators show that AI/AN people have comparatively poor health status. Although substantial research has been directed toward understanding reasons for high disease rates and health disparities among AI/AN people, involvement by AI/AN researchers in most of these studies has been particularly infrequent. Because cultural factors are central to the design and implementation in many clinical, behavioral, or population-based studies, increasing the involvement of AI/AN peoples to carry out effective research in AI/AN populations should be a priority concern. The program described in this application will increase the research capabilities of AI/AN investigators to carry out well-designed investigations within AI/AN populations and in other settings. Experienced epidemiologists, biostatisticians, ethicists, and other researchers at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (the Board), Oregon Health & Science University, and Portland State University will offer an individually-tailored training program for qualified AI/AN researchers at different levels—including graduate students, health professions students, and Board employees. The training program will introduce participants to various research strategies, measurement issues, study design considerations, data management, data analysis, preparation of grant applications, ethics of research, and manuscript preparation. Tailored seminars and mentoring from seasoned researchers and peer mentors will form a key part of the training experience. We will establish clear benchmarks for each trainee, including completion of a graduate degree for the fellows whom we will support. This proposal builds upon existing grant-funded training programs for AI/AN trainees at our academic partner institutions, and will further the career development of AI/AN researchers through capacity building and research skill development. Through the development of qualified, independent AI/AN investigators, our effort may ultimately serve to reduce some of the many disparities in health that are observed among AI/AN groups, compared to U.S. whites nationwide, as well as reduce tribes’ distrust of research.