ACNP Annual Meeting Special Programs

ACNP年会特别节目

• 批准号: 6932037
• 负责人: ELAINE SANDERS BUSH
• 金额: $ 3.25万
• 依托单位: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-09-30 至 2008-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6932037
• 关键词: ethnic group; health science research potential; health science research support; meeting /conference /symposium; neuropsychology; neurosciences; psychopharmacology; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is ample evidence for racial and ethnic disparities in the health of our nation and, specifically, in the neuroscience research community. An emerging central component of the strategic plans to eliminate health disparities focus on medical research and research training. With RFAs such as "Increasing Diversity", the NIH seeks to address the need to expand both the size and the diversity of the scientific workforce committed to reducing health disparities. The under-representation for African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans is especially acute in neuroscience. As reported in Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities - Summary Report, published by the National Academic Press, Washington, D.C., in 1997, 432 Ph.D.'s were awarded in neuroscience by U.S. universities. Six (1.4%) African Americans, 8 (1.9%) Hispanic Americans and no Native Americans were among these Ph.D. recipients. Furthermore, a review of the statistics for the three-year period from 1997 to 1999 showed that underrepresented minorities (defined as African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans) were awarded only 4.2% of the neuroscience Ph.D. degrees conferred by U.S. universities. This shocking statistic illustrates an immediate, pressing challenge - to expand the human resource pool in neuroscience to include a more representative number of minorities. The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) shares the scientific community's concerns over the need to increase minority participation in the medical sciences and scientific research. The Minority Travel Program is an important part of our effort to increase diversity in neuroscience research and education. The ACNP believes that the continued support of a Travel Award Program providing funding for post-doctoral minority professionals to attend the annual scientific meeting would play a significant role in encouraging young minority scientists to enter the field of neuroscience research. Attendance at the Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for the awardee to become familiar with the evolving field of neuropsychopharmacology and experience the stimulation and excitement of meeting experts in the field. The evident success and effectiveness of the NIMH Minority Travel Award Program, and the clear continuing need to encourage minority post-doctoral professionals to enter and pursue careers in science, merits the continuation of the NIMH Minority Travel Award Program.

描述（由申请人提供）：有充分的证据表明我们国家的健康状况存在种族和民族差异，特别是在神经科学研究界。消除健康差距战略计划的一个新兴核心组成部分侧重于医学研究和研究培训。 通过“增加多样性”等 RFA，美国国立卫生研究院力求满足扩大致力于减少健康差距的科学队伍规模和多样性的需求。非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人和美洲原住民的代表性不足在神经科学领域尤其严重。据华盛顿特区国家学术出版社 1997 年出版的《美国大学博士学位获得者总结报告》报道，美国大学授予了 432 名神经科学博士学位。这些博士中有 6 名 (1.4%) 非洲裔美国人、8 名 (1.9%) 西班牙裔美国人，没有美洲原住民。收件人。此外，对 1997 年至 1999 年三年期间统计数据的审查表明，代表性不足的少数族裔（定义为非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人和美洲原住民）仅获得了 4.2% 的神经科学博士学位。由美国大学授予的学位。这一令人震惊的统计数据说明了一个迫在眉睫的紧迫挑战——扩大神经科学领域的人力资源库，以纳入更具代表性的少数族裔。美国神经精神药理学学会 (ACNP) 与科学界一样，对增加少数族裔参与医学科学和科学研究的必要性感到担忧。少数族裔旅行计划是我们努力增加神经科学研究和教育多样性的重要组成部分。 ACNP 认为，继续支持旅行奖励计划，为少数族裔博士后专业人员参加年度科学会议提供资金，这将在鼓励年轻少数族裔科学家进入神经科学研究领域发挥重要作用。参加年会为获奖者提供了一个熟悉不断发展的神经精神药理学领域并体验与该领域专家会面的刺激和兴奋的机会。 NIMH 少数族裔旅行奖励计划的明显成功和有效性，以及鼓励少数族裔博士后专业人员进入并从事科学事业的明确持续需要，值得继续执行 NIMH 少数族裔旅行奖励计划。