Training Program

亚洲社区癌症健康差异中心(ACCHDC)，也被称为ATECAR CNP-H，提供了一个多学科的环境，提供了丰富的培训机会和经验。ACCHDC培训计划的主要目标是培养新一代训练有素的科学家，他们致力于开展高质量的基于社区的参与性(CBPR)研究，重点是减少服务不足的亚裔美国社区中的癌症健康差距。为了实现这一目标，ACCHDC培训计划将重点关注四个相互关联的目标。目标1是制定和实施全面的CBPR方法研究培训方案，以提高初级调查人员的技能和核心能力，使他们能够开发和提交有竞争力的申请，以应对外部资助机会。具体而言，综合研究培训方案将包括初级研究人员参与：a)核心课程(即课程作业)；b)丰富的培训活动(例如，期刊俱乐部、参加科学会议)；以及c)制定和实施有指导的研究项目。到培训计划完成时，预计每个受训人员都将制定一份CBPR提案，解决亚裔美国人癌症健康差异的问题，适合提交外部审查和资助。目标2是为初级调查人员提供研究支持，以开发和实施他们的CBPR研究项目。因此，培训计划不仅将提供一个既定的环境，在其中培训初级研究人员进行文化上合适的和以社区为基础的参与性研究，而且还将提供足够的资源，通过试点项目资金和科学支持，支持学员的CBPR研究项目的开发和实施。目标3是确定并促进初级调查人员和社区成员参与赠款活动，以促进使用CBPR来解决癌症、健康差距和其他共病情况。 为此，拟议的培训方案将为初级调查员和社区伙伴提供专门的讲习班和网络研讨会，以提高他们撰写赠款的技能。目标4是开发一个关于CBPR方法的结构化曲线及其在癌症健康差异研究中的应用。为实现这一目标而开展的活动可能包括一个关于CBPR方法的强化培训机构，以及受训者和导师为帮助完善课程而进行的过程评估。拟议的培训计划是一个独特的机会，可以利用坦普尔大学、福克斯·蔡斯癌症中心和位于美国东部地区的亚裔美国人社区组织之间存在的出色资源和良好的合作关系，以促进和促进致力于减少癌症健康差距的下一代CBPR研究人员的研究培训。总之，拟议的培训计划将为有兴趣获得和发展癌症健康差异方面的CBPR技能的初级研究人员提供研究培训和指导、职业发展机会以及广泛的教师和机构资源。因此，拟议的计划将为实现最终目标做出重大贡献，即增加来自种族/少数民族和其他代表性不足群体的训练有素、准备充分的CBPR研究人员的数量，他们专注于减少癌症健康差异。

The Asian Community Cancer Health Disparities Center (ACCHDC), also known as the "ATECAR CNP-H", provides a multidisciplinary environment that is rich in training opportunities and experiences. The primary goal of the ACCHDC Training Program is to prepare a new generation of well-trained scientists who are committed to conducting high quality community-based participatory (CBPR) research focused on reducing cancer health disparities in underserved Asian American communities. To achieve this goal, the ACCHDC Training Program will focus on four interrelated aims. Aim 1 is to develop and implement a comprehensive research training program in CBPR methods that enhances the skills and core competencies of junior investigators to enable them to develop and submit competitive applications in response to external funding opportunities. Specifically, the comprehensive research training program will include participation by junior investigators in: a) Core Curriculum (i.e. coursework); b) Enriched Training Activities (e.g., journal clubs, participation at scientific meetings); and c) the development and implementation of a mentored research project. By the completion of the training program, each trainee will be expected to have developed a CBPR proposal addressing a topic in cancer health disparities among Asian Americans that is appropriate for submission for external review and funding. Aim 2 is to provide research support for junior investigators to develop and conduct their CBPR research projects. As such, the Training Program will provide not only an established environment within which to train junior researchers to conduct culturally appropriate and community-based participatory research, but also sufficient resources to support the development and implementation of trainees' CBPR research projects through pilot projecl funds and scientific support. Aim 3 is to identify and facilitate participation in grantsmanship activities among junior investigators and community members to foster the use of CBPR in addressing cancer health disparities and other comorbid conditions. Towards this end, the proposed Training Program will provide specialized workshops and webinars to junior investigators and community partners to enhance their grant-writing skills. Aim 4 is to develop a structured curhculum on the CBPR approach and its application to cancer health disparities research. Activities directed toward this aim may include an intensive training institute on CBPR methods as well as process evaluation from trainees and mentors in order to help refine the curriculum. The proposed Training Program represents an unique opportunity to capitalize upon the excellent resources and well-established collaborations that exist among Temple University, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and the Asian American community organizations located in the eastern region of the U.S. in order to facilitate and promote the research training of the next generation of CBPR researchers who are working toward reducing cancer health disparities. In sum, the proposed Training Program will offer research training and mentorship, career development opportunities, and a broad range of faculty and institutional resources for junior investigators who are interested in acquiring and developing their CBPR skills in cancer health disparities. As such, the proposed program will make a significant contribution toward the ultimate goal of increasing the number of well-prepared and highly trained CBPR researchers from racial/ethnic minority and other underrepresented groups who focus on reducing cancer health disparities.