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| The Health Disparities Research Training Program | |
| Call for Applicants 2008-2009 | |
| Unidentified gaps in research on the health status of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community can be traced to two main sources. First, while AAPIs are adequately represented in the health field few pursue careers committed to reducing AAPI health disparities. Secondly, the model minority myth predicates the assumption that the AAPI community possesses an excellent health status. | |
| While there are no data that states the level of Asian representation in research development, it is implicit through the lack of available data on Asian American health disparities. For instance, only 0.01% of all published researched in the MEDLINE database from 1966 – 2000 directly involved Asian American/Pacific Islander health. (Ghosh, C. (2003). Healthy People 2010 and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders: Defining a Baseline of Information. American Journal of Public Health. 93(12):2093-2098.) Lack of Asian American representation in research has consequentially promoted the inaccurate “model minority” myth, where Asian American populations are deemed to have excellent health status. The paucity of Asian American specific research studies shows the significant need for cultivating and promoting Asian American health professionals to conduct new research projects that can reduce health disparities in Asian American populations. | |
| The Health Disparities Research Training Program (HDRTP) created by the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center and the Center for the Study of Asian American Health develops trainee competence and commitment to conduct community-based research. The program bridges the potential researcher with community frontline workers, stakeholders, and organizations. | |
| Objectives | |
| As a core area of the Center for the Study of Asian American Health, the HDRTP is designed to address training and research gaps within Asian American health. The program offers a research training opportunity to qualified students and health professionals to: (1) increase competence and commitment among trainees to work in community-based research on Asian American health disparities; (2) increase the number of potential investigators; and (3) increase the number of research projects addressing health disparities among Asian American populations. The HDRTP provides a unique opportunity for students and health professionals to develop and implement a community-based research project, as well learn strategies to analyze, compile, and disseminate results for academic and policy communities. | |
| Training program components | |
| Each year 6-8 health professionals and/or graduate students are invited to participate in this free program. Led by research experts, the 15-month program includes monthly seminars covering Asian American health disparities, cultural competency, research methods, evaluation, funding, and advocacy. Additionally, over the course of the program trainees will be paired with a mentor to initiate a research project. Trainees will be responsible for several written assignments, a peer-reviewed presentation and a final abstract of their research at the CSAAH annual conference. All seminars and field placements will be located in New York City. | |
| Eligibility | |
| The HDRTP is open to any health professional or graduate student who is interested in gaining skills for conducting community-based participatory research with Asian American communities. Graduate students in medicine, public health, social work, nursing, or other health-related fields are encouraged to apply. The program also considers physicians and other allied professionals at various levels of their careers who desire to explore opportunities in research. | |
To be eligible for the training program, a prospective candidate must:
For more information, please contact Kevin Lo, Program Coordinator Administrator, at klo@cbwchc.org.
Click the link below for the 2008-2009 application. Please note that the deadline has been extended to 5pm, Monday, July 21, 2008.. |
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 HDRTP Application 2008 |