Native American Research Internship (NARI) Summer Program in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

美洲原住民研究实习 (NARI) 夏季糖尿病、肥胖和代谢项目

基本信息

批准号：
9923722
负责人：
SIMON J FISHER
金额：
$ 10.6万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2016
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2016-07-04 至 2021-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9923722
关键词：
Address Affect Alaska Native American Indians Bachelor&apos s Degree Cardiovascular Diseases Cellular biology Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)Communities Cost of Illness Development Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis Drops Education Engineering Epidemic Ethnic group Faculty Family Family member Goals Grant Health Health Sciences Hematological Disease High Prevalence Home environment Individual Institution Internships Lung diseases Maternal and Child Health Medical Care Costs Medical Students Mentors Mentorship Metabolism Molecular Biology National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Native Americans Not Hispanic or Latino Obesity Participant Patient Recruitments Physicians Plague Population Positioning Attribute Race Reporting Research Research Assistant Research Personnel Science Scientist Students Surveys Talents Training Training and Education Underrepresented Minority United States Universities Utah Work career career networking college community partnership cost education research effectiveness evaluation experience health disparity interest medical schools member native elder pediatric department peer peer coaching programs racial minority recruit success summer internship summer program summer research tribal Nation undergraduate student

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT In the United States, 29 million people (9.3% of the US population) have diabetes and underrepresented minorities, such as American Indian and Alaskan Natives (AI/AN), have a disproportionally high prevalence of diabetes (15.9% for AI/AN compared to 7.6% for non-Hispanic and whites). Eliminating health disparities such as diabetes and obesity among AI/AN requires the identification, recruitment, education, and training of a diverse group of talented scientists in the US. At the University of Utah, we have established a Native American Research Internship (NARI) program that uses the principles of community engagement and Native elders, faculty, and student guidance with the goal of increasing AI/AN representation in the biomedical sciences and thus reducing health disparities. NARI undergraduate participants receive research, cultural, and professional mentorship and training with committed community members and renowned scientists. To date, 58 participants representing 24 tribal nations, 29 colleges/universities, and 19 home states, have participated in the program. All have successfully completed the program requirements with 28 participating for 2 summers. Of the 58 participants, 14 (24%) are currently undergraduates working towards a science degree, and 44 (76%) have completed a bachelor’s degree in science. No one has dropped out of college. Ten (17%) participants have worked in the biomedical sciences as research assistants following the NARI program. Upon obtaining their undergraduate degree, 19 (33%) of the participants are continuing their education in the health/science fields: 10 were accepted into a biomedical graduate program; 8 were accepted into medical school; and 1 was accepted to both (he obtained his MS in Cell and Molecular Biology and is now a 3rd year medical student). The current research experiences for NARI trainees is limited to the fields of maternal and child health, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematologic disease, but not in the field of diabetes or obesity- related research. In a recent survey, our current NARI participants reported that diabetes and obesity were the top health concerns of their families and the majority of participants have family members affected by diabetes (63%) or obesity (76%). Through this proposal, we will expand the existing NARI program to include research experiences and educational training in diabetes and obesity research (NARI-NIDDK), two major health concerns that plague AI/AN populations.

项目概要/摘要在美国，有 2,900 万人（占美国人口的 9.3%）患有糖尿病且代表性不足美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民 (AI/AN) 等少数族裔的患病率异常高糖尿病（AI/AN 为 15.9%，而非西班牙裔和白人为 7.6%）。由于 AI/AN 中的糖尿病和肥胖症需要识别、招募、教育和培训在美国犹他大学，我们建立了一个由多元化的才华横溢的科学家组成的团队。美国研究实习 (NARI) 计划采用社区参与和本土原则长辈、教职员工和学生的指导，目标是提高 AI/AN 在生物医学领域的代表性科学，从而减少 NARI 本科生接受研究、文化和教育的机会。迄今为止，由忠诚的社区成员和知名科学家提供的专业指导和培训。代表 24 个部落国家、29 所学院/大学和 19 个家乡州的 58 名参与者参加了所有人都成功完成了项目要求，其中 28 人参加了 2 个暑假。在 58 名参与者中，14 名 (24%) 是正在攻读科学学位的本科生，44 名是 (76%) 已完成科学学士学位 10 人 (17%) 没有退学。参加 NARI 项目后，参与者在生物医学领域担任研究助理。获得本科学位后，19 名（33%）参与者正在继续深造健康/科学领域：10 人被生物医学研究生课程录取；8 人被医学专业录取；学校；并且 1 人被这两所学校录取（他获得了细胞和分子生物学硕士学位，现在是三年级学生）医学生）目前 NARI 学员的研究经验仅限于孕产妇和儿童健康、心血管、肺和血液疾病，但不包括糖尿病或肥胖症领域- 在最近的一项调查中，我们目前的 NARI 参与者报告说，糖尿病和肥胖是最重要的。他们的家人最关心的健康问题，并且大多数参与者的家庭成员患有糖尿病 (63%) 或肥胖 (76%) 通过这项提案，我们将扩大现有的 NARI 计划，将研究纳入其中。糖尿病和肥胖研究（NARI-NIDDK）的经验和教育培训，两大健康困扰 AI/AN 人群的担忧。