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ArticleAIDS research and human retroviruses2018

Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Researchers into HIV Prevention Research: The HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholars Program.

Sten H Vermund, Erica L Hamilton, Sam B Griffith, Larissa Jennings, Typhanye V Dyer, Kenneth Mayer, Darrell Wheeler

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Article in AIDS research and human retroviruses, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sten H Vermund1 Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale School of Public Health , New Haven, Connecticut.
Erica L Hamilton2 FHI 360 , Durham, North Carolina.
Sam B Griffith2 FHI 360 , Durham, North Carolina.
Larissa Jennings3 Social and Behavioral Interventions Program, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland.
Typhanye V Dyer4 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland.
Kenneth Mayer5 Fenway Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Darrell Wheeler6 School of Social Welfare, University at Albany State University of New York , Albany, New York.

Funding

Harvard Medical School Vaccine Clinical Trials UnitUM1AI069412 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Lindsey Robert Baden, Daniel R. Kuritzkes · 2012 to 2026
$57.2M
Training Program for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV Health DisparitR25MH067127 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Emily A Arnold, Torsten Brian Neilands · 2003 to 2026
$5.4M
Minority Populations Prevention Researcher TrainingR25HD045810 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NEILANDS, TORSTEN BRIAN · 2003 to 2018
$4.3M
NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI069412NICHD NIH HHS R25 HD045810NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH067127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most U.S. investigators in the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) have been of majority race/ethnicity and sexual orientation. Research participants, in contrast, have been disproportionately from racial/ethnic minorities and men who have sex with men (MSM), reflecting the U.S. epidemic. We initiated and subsequently evaluated the HPTN Scholars Program that mentors early career investigators from underrepresented minority groups. Scholars were affiliated with the HPTN for 12-18 months, mentored by a senior researcher to analyze HPTN study data. Participation in scientific committees, trainings, protocol teams, and advisory groups was facilitated, followed by evaluative exit surveys. Twenty-six trainees have produced 17 peer-reviewed articles to date. Research topics typically explored health disparities and HIV prevention among black and Hispanic MSM and at-risk black women. Most scholars (81% in the first five cohorts) continued HIV research after program completion. Alumni reported program-related career benefits and subsequent funding successes. Their feedback also suggested that we must improve the scholars' abilities to engage new research protocols that are developed within the network. Mentored engagement can nurture the professional development of young researchers from racial/ethnic and sexual minority communities. Minority scientists can benefit from training and mentoring within research consortia, whereas the network research benefits from perspectives of underrepresented minority scientists.

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EthnicityMentorsMinority GroupsResearch PersonnelAdultBiomedical ResearchCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.FemaleHealth Services ResearchHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationUnited Stateshealth research workforcelesbian-gay-bisexual-transgendermentorshipminority researchersprofessional developmenttraining

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PMID29145745
PMCPMC5806068

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