TY - JOUR
T1 - An institutional coordinated plan for effective partnership s to achieve health equity and biomedical workforce diversity
AU - Vishwanatha, Jamboor K.
AU - Basha, Riyaz
AU - Nair, Maya
AU - Jones, Harlan P.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the contri butions of former and current colleagues toward the Coordinated Plan, including Drs. Thomas Yorio, Robert Kaman, Bruce Dubin, Meharvan Singh, Rustin Reeves and Amalendu Ranjan. Administrative support from Patricia Baker and Heather Long-tin is thankfully acknowledged. Research reported in this publication was supported by awards from the National Institutes of Health (U54GM119023, U54MD006882, S21MD012472, T32AG020494, R25GM125587, R25DA043225, R25HL125447, R25HL007786), Depart ment of Defense (W81XWH-16-1-0145), Cancer Prevention and Research Institutes of Texas (RP170301) and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (MHGP-13687). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies.
Funding Information:
Major undergraduate summer re search programs are funded through numerous sources including: Nation al Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Summer Multicultural Ad vanced Research Training (SMART); National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA): Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Program (SRIP); and the Department of Defense: Pros tate Cancer Summer Training Pro grams. Previous programs included the Ronald E. McNair program fund ed by the Department of Education.
Funding Information:
The Student Access to Medical Education (SAME) funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinat ing Board supports one-year postbac calaureate education to aspiring URM students to matriculate to medical and dental schools. A previous pro gram, Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP), was sup ported by the National Institute for General Medical Science (NIGMS).
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/2
Y1 - 2019/2
N2 - The rapid growth and accumulation of specialized knowledge in today's biomedical fields, combined with entrenched and emerging health issues that persist among certain groups within the US population, emphasizes the significant need to diversify the nation's biomedical science workforce. The under-representation of minorities in science results in inadequate scientific input from divergent social or cultural perspectives and detracts from our nation's ability to resolve health disparities. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has developed a coordinated approach with local, regional, and national partners to increase participation of underrepresented students along the career pathway from K-12 to faculty level. Career stage specific activities that include research, mentoring, networking, career development, grantsmanship and health disparities curriculum are provided for participants. Successful outcomes from our coordinated plan includes an increase in participant self-efficacy, research presentation awards, increase in grant awards and publications, and career advancement. Through partnerships within our institution, local school districts, and minority serving institutions nationwide, our coordinated plan provides mutually beneficial co-learning experiences to increase the number of under-represented individuals entering translational research focused on increasing the biomedical research workforce diversity and achieving health equity.
AB - The rapid growth and accumulation of specialized knowledge in today's biomedical fields, combined with entrenched and emerging health issues that persist among certain groups within the US population, emphasizes the significant need to diversify the nation's biomedical science workforce. The under-representation of minorities in science results in inadequate scientific input from divergent social or cultural perspectives and detracts from our nation's ability to resolve health disparities. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has developed a coordinated approach with local, regional, and national partners to increase participation of underrepresented students along the career pathway from K-12 to faculty level. Career stage specific activities that include research, mentoring, networking, career development, grantsmanship and health disparities curriculum are provided for participants. Successful outcomes from our coordinated plan includes an increase in participant self-efficacy, research presentation awards, increase in grant awards and publications, and career advancement. Through partnerships within our institution, local school districts, and minority serving institutions nationwide, our coordinated plan provides mutually beneficial co-learning experiences to increase the number of under-represented individuals entering translational research focused on increasing the biomedical research workforce diversity and achieving health equity.
KW - Diversity
KW - Faculty Development
KW - K-12
KW - Underrepresented Minority
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063712884&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.18865/ed.29.S1.129
DO - 10.18865/ed.29.S1.129
M3 - Article
C2 - 30906161
AN - SCOPUS:85063712884
SN - 1049-510X
VL - 29
SP - 129
EP - 134
JO - Ethnicity and Disease
JF - Ethnicity and Disease
ER -