Pacific Region Diabetes Education Program

太平洋地区糖尿病教育计划

• 批准号: 6804978
• 负责人: HEALANI K. CHANG
• 金额: $ 4.32万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-30 至 2008-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6804978
• 关键词: Hawaii; clinical research; diabetes education; diabetes mellitus; diabetic neuropathy; education evaluation /planning; educationally disadvantaged; health disparity; health science research support; hyperlipidemia; medical education; minority health professional; obesity; science education; secondary schools; training; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) Pacific Region Diabetes Education (Pride) Program is to expose high school and undergraduate students to the exciting discovery of scientific inquiry early in their academic training to increase the likelihood they choose to pursue a biomedical career path. The aim of this proposal is to fill the nation's shortage of minority individuals in biomedical research careers. We plan to achieve this objective by offering the student research assistants a ten-week mentored laboratory experience and a well-structured educational enrichment component. Proposed projects for the student includes the genetics of obesity in Hawaii's multi-ethnic populations, autonomic neuropathy, metabolic disorders and alternative medicine, hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance. It is anticipated through the proposed "hands on" laboratory experiences and enrichment activities the students research environment will be enhanced. Educational activities to develop both the students research capabilities and their interests in pursuing a biomedical career includes orientation week, scientific communication skills, verbal skills training, seminar series in responsible conduct of research, time management, and environmental and health safety training. The primary learning environment will be in the laboratory with a seasoned research mentor. Students will also have the opportunity to interact with junior and senior minority undergraduates at UHM's Haumana Biomedical Program MBRS and MARC U'STAR Program. A common objective of these two programs is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the biomedical sciences who choose to pursue the PhD degree. These two well established programs offer Pride program students the opportunity to visit off-campus laboratories, as well as on-campus seminars, workshops, and informal discussions with visiting minority scientists. Hawaii's geographically isolated location heightens the value of such research experiences for the Pride students who will be making decisions on post-high school and post-baccalaureate careers

描述（由申请人提供）： 拟议的夏威夷大学在Manoa（UHM）太平洋地区糖尿病教育（PRIDE）计划的目标是使高中和本科生在学术培训中令人兴奋地发现科学询问，以增加他们选择追求生物医学职业道路的可能性。该提议的目的是填补国家在生物医学研究职业中少数族裔个人的短缺。我们计划通过为学生研究助理提供十周的指导实验室经验和结构良好的教育丰富组成部分来实现这一目标。该学生的拟议项目包括夏威夷多种族人群中肥胖症的遗传学，自主神经病，代谢疾病和替代医学，高脂血症和胰岛素抵抗。通过拟议的“动手”实验室经验和丰富活动，学生的研究环境将得到增强。教育活动以发展学生的研究能力及其在追求生物医学职业方面的兴趣，包括定向周，科学沟通技巧，口头技能培训，负责任的研究，时间管理以及环境和健康安全培训的研讨会系列。初级学习环境将在实验室中，并具有经验丰富的研究导师。学生还将有机会与UHM Haumana生物医学计划MBRS和MARC U'STAR计划的初级和少数族裔大学生互动。这两个计划的一个共同目标是增加选择攻读博士学位的生物医学科学中代表性不足的少数群体的数量。这两个良好的计划为学生提供了访问校外实验室的机会，以及校园内的研讨会，讲习班和与少数群体科学家的非正式讨论。夏威夷的地理孤立位置增强了此类研究经历的价值，他们将在高中和学士后的职业上做出决定