Growing the Pipeline of Diverse HIV Investigators: The Impact of Mentored Research Experiences to Engage Underrepresented Minority Students

Fuchs, Jonathan; Kouyate, Aminta; Kroboth, Liz; McFarland, Willi

doi:10.1007/s10461-016-1392-z

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“…Although HBCUs continue to be recognized as trusted community leaders and support venues for historically underrepresented students who disproportionately enter the sciences workforce, and some federal public health partnerships have been described to expose historically underrepresented students to public health through extended training opportunities [45, 46], more may be needed to address the heightened HIV burden in many southern HBCU counties [47, 48]. To date, only four HBCUs offer formal master of public health (MPH) training programs: Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA; Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, CA; Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN; and Florida A&M University (FAMU) offers an online MPH program.…”

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Social Determinants of HIV Disparities in the Southern United States and in Counties with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 2013–2014

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HIV infection disproportionately affects Blacks in the southern United States (U.S.), a region where legal policies that may unintentionally impede earlier HIV detection and treatment are prevalent. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have historically facilitated social change in communities of color and have been underexplored as partners for HIV prevention. We describe geographic and social determinants of health (SDH) in the southern U.S. to inform potential HBCU-public health partnerships that might improve HIV health equity. We evaluated the relationship between county-level HIV prevalences (2013), HBCU geographic coordinates, and SDH variables in the southern counties with HBCUs. U.S. Census-derived SDH variables included race/ethnicity (i.e., Black, White, Hispanic), unemployment, female head of household, poverty, percent owner-occupied housing units, urbanicity, and primary care provider rates. Associations were assessed using bivariate and multivariable linear regression. Of 104 HBCUs in the contiguous U.S., 100 (96%) were located in 69 southern counties with average Black populations of 40% and an average HIV prevalence of 615. 5 per 100,000, over two times the national rate (295.1 per 100,000). In bivariable analyses, higher HIV rates in these counties were associated with higher percent Black population, unemployment, female head of household, poverty, fewer owner-occupied housing units, and greater urbanicity (p < 0.05). In multivariable analyses, counties with higher HIV rates had higher percentages of Blacks, greater urbanicity, fewer owner-occupied housing units, and more female heads of households (p < 0.05). The southern U.S. is disproportionately affected by HIV, and many HBCUs are located in affected southern counties. HBCUs may be important public health partners for helping to develop structural interventions that strengthen HIV policies in support of health equity in these southern, mostly urban counties.

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Social Determinants of HIV Disparities in the Southern United States and in Counties with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 2013–2014

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“…Fuchs et al [44] discuss pipeline programs for HIV undergraduate investigators and the theoretical frameworks that guide the mentoring approach. Brewer et al [45] provide a perspective of the mentee from Black early-career HIV investigators, reflecting on their needs, challenges, and opportunities regarding the right mentor and mentorship environment as well as contributions and ''threats'' to success.…”

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Building a More Diverse Workforce in HIV/AIDS Research: The Time has Come

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Cargill

2016

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Investigators from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds are grossly underrepresented in the nation's biomedical research enterprise. Projections of current demographic trends suggest that population growth rates of minority populations will outpace that of the Caucasian population by 2060. Thus, this workforce will remain a poor reflection of the U.S. population. As a result of this underrepresentation of all sectors of the U.S. populace, the majority of the HIV research involving minority populations-those disproportionately impacted by HIV infection-will be conducted by investigators who do not resemble them. Although this does not necessarily preclude scientifically valid and important research, it produces research without the important cultural and contextual issues that can enhance the utility and generalizability of specific findings or interventions. The goal of this review is to not only raise awareness of the small numbers of minority investigators engaged in biomedical research, but also to identify the challenges to recruiting and retaining these investigators. In this article, while we discuss issues of diversity in general, the focus will be upon the mental health aspects of the HIV epidemic for illustrative purposes: to demonstrate the issues associated with enhancing investigator diversity as a strategy for remediating the chronic shortage of historically underrepresented investigators in scientific research. After presenting the magnitude of the problem and a rationale for enhancing diversity of the biomedical research workforce, we identify a number of potential reasons and challenges for the shortage of minority investigators. Aspects of the mentoring process, together with ten key suggestions, are discussed as the backdrop for the supplement papers that follow (dealing with mentoring principles, challenges, and mentoringrelated issues on mentee, mentor, mentee-mentor relationship, and programs). By identifying these realities we hope to: (1) promote greater discussions of these challenges in academic institutions and settings; (2) suggest meaningful strategies to address these challenges; and (3) foster a national discussion about the long-term investment necessary for permanent change, as there are no easy 'fixes' for these challenges.

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“…Programs such as the HPTN Scholars Program (23), CDC’s Minority AIDS Research Initiative (MARI) (40), and NIH diversity supplements, are concrete examples of programs designed to support and increase opportunities for successful funding and research careers of minority researchers working in the field of HIV. Fuchs et al (41) describe in this issue a novel program to mentor underrepresented undergraduate students in a 12-week summer program, starting the pipeline even earlier.…”

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Breaking Down the Siloes: Developing Effective Multidisciplinary HIV Research Teams

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Castel

2016

AIDS Behav

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As the HIV epidemic nears its 35 year mark, the role of multidisciplinary approaches to HIV research has become increasingly important. Development of diverse, cross-cutting research teams has been found to be key to engaging and retaining participants in population-based studies; it is also a crucial component of designing studies capable of examining the sensitive and nuanced issues that surround HIV related risk and adherence behavior. Expanding our understanding of these issues is central to being able to overcome them and ultimately to the development of best practices for translation of research discovery into improvements in prevention and care. The objectives of this paper are to characterize the importance of multidisciplinary teams in HIV research where they are critical to gaining information that can have a positive impact on the epidemic and to propose specific methods for creating teams to conduct research with optimal public health impact.

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Growing the Pipeline of Diverse HIV Investigators: The Impact of Mentored Research Experiences to Engage Underrepresented Minority Students

Cited by 35 publications

References 37 publications

Social Determinants of HIV Disparities in the Southern United States and in Counties with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 2013–2014

Social Determinants of HIV Disparities in the Southern United States and in Counties with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 2013–2014

Building a More Diverse Workforce in HIV/AIDS Research: The Time has Come

Breaking Down the Siloes: Developing Effective Multidisciplinary HIV Research Teams

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