An Institutional Coordinated Plan for Effective Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity and Biomedical Workforce Diversity
Autor: | Jamboor K. Vishwanatha, Maya Nair, Harlan P. Jones, Riyaz Basha |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Biomedical Research
Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Population education Grantsmanship 03 medical and health sciences Political science Networks and Partnerships to Advance Health Equity Research Support as Topic Humans Curriculum Minority Groups media_common education.field_of_study 030505 public health Health Equity business.industry Mentoring General Medicine Cultural Diversity Public relations Faculty Health equity humanities Research Personnel United States Workforce Faculty development 0305 other medical science business Diversity (politics) Career development |
Popis: | 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. Ethn Dis. 2019;29(Suppl2):129-134); doi:10.18865/ed.29.S1.129. |
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