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Building a Diverse Workforce and Thinkforce to Reduce Health Disparities

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  • Richard Yanagihara

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Marla J. Berry

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Monica J. Carson

    (University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA)

  • Sandra P. Chang

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Heather Corliss

    (San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA)

  • Marc B. Cox

    (University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA)

  • Georges Haddad

    (Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA)

  • Christine Hohmann

    (Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA)

  • Scott T. Kelley

    (San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA)

  • Eun Sook Yu Lee

    (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA)

  • Bruce G. Link

    (University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA)

  • Richard J. Noel

    (Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716, USA)

  • Julie Pickrel

    (San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA)

  • James T. Porter

    (Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716, USA)

  • Gregory J. Quirk

    (University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00936, USA)

  • Temesgen Samuel

    (Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA)

  • Jonathan K. Stiles

    (Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA)

  • Angela U. Sy

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Deborah A. Taira

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Mary Jo Trepka

    (Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA)

  • Fernando Villalta

    (Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA)

  • Thomas E. Wiese

    (Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA)

Abstract

The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program was congressionally mandated in 1985 to build research capacity at institutions that currently and historically recruit, train, and award doctorate degrees in the health professions and health-related sciences, primarily to individuals from underrepresented and minority populations. RCMI grantees share similar infrastructure needs and institutional goals. Of particular importance is the professional development of multidisciplinary teams of academic and community scholars (the “workforce”) and the harnessing of the heterogeneity of thought (the “thinkforce”) to reduce health disparities. The purpose of this report is to summarize the presentations and discussion at the RCMI Investigator Development Core (IDC) Workshop, held in conjunction with the RCMI Program National Conference in Bethesda, Maryland, in December 2019. The RCMI IDC Directors provided information about their professional development activities and Pilot Projects Programs and discussed barriers identified by new and early-stage investigators that limit effective career development, as well as potential solutions to overcome such obstacles. This report also proposes potential alignments of professional development activities, targeted goals and common metrics to track productivity and success.

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  • Richard Yanagihara & Marla J. Berry & Monica J. Carson & Sandra P. Chang & Heather Corliss & Marc B. Cox & Georges Haddad & Christine Hohmann & Scott T. Kelley & Eun Sook Yu Lee & Bruce G. Link & Rich, 2021. "Building a Diverse Workforce and Thinkforce to Reduce Health Disparities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-15, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1569-:d:495073
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