Increasing Native Research Leadership Through an Early Career Development Program

Frontiers in Public Health

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Jerreed D. Ivanich¹  Michelle Sarche¹  Evan J. White²  Sarah Momilani Marshall³  Helen Russette⁴  Jessica Saniguq Ullrich⁵  Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell¹ 

[1] Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus;Laureate Institute for Brain Research;School of Social Work, College of Health and Society, Hawaii Pacific University;Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health;School of Social Work, University of Alaska Anchorage

关键词: American Indian;    Alaska Native;    health equity;    scholarship;    early career academic;    Native Hawaiian;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2022.770498

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Inequities impact American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian populations across various health conditions; in particular, many Native communities bear a disproportionate burden of substance use disorder. Such inequities persist despite concerted efforts of communities and significant research directed toward prevention and intervention. One factor hampering these efforts is the underrepresentation of researchers who are themselves Native and uniquely equipped to respond to the needs of their communities. This paper describes the innovative Native Children's Research Exchange (NCRE) Scholars program, now entering its ninth year of successful career development support for emerging Native scholars. We summarize the history of NCRE Scholars, outline the mentoring and training approaches taken to meet the unique needs of early-career Native scholars, and present key progress of program alumni. The current cohort of Scholars provide first-person perspectives on how four key program elements have supported their career development to date. NCRE Scholars has been an effective approach for supporting the next generation of Native research leaders and for helping to build an essential mass of Native researchers prepared to respond to Native community health priority needs.

【 授权许可】

CC BY