Health Disparities Investigator Development through a Team-Science Pilot Projects Program

Jerris R. Hedges (), Dominic C. Chow, Benjamin Fogelgren, Kathryn L. Braun, JoAnn U. Tsark, Susan Ordinado, Marla J. Berry, Richard Yanagihara and Noreen Mokuau
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Jerris R. Hedges: Departments of Medicine and Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Dominic C. Chow: Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Benjamin Fogelgren: Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Kathryn L. Braun: Office of Public Health Studies, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
JoAnn U. Tsark: Research Corporation University of Hawai‘i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Susan Ordinado: Pacific Biosciences Research Center, School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Marla J. Berry: Pacific Biosciences Research Center, School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Richard Yanagihara: Departments of Pediatrics and Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Noreen Mokuau: Department of Social Work, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 7, 1-10

Abstract: Profound health disparities are widespread among Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and Filipinos in Hawai‘i. Efforts to reduce and eliminate health disparities are limited by a shortage of investigators trained in addressing the genetic, socio economic, and environmental factors that contribute to disparities. In this conference proceedings report from the 2022 RCMI Consortium National Conference, we describe our mentoring program, with an emphasis on community-engaged research. Elements include our encouragement of a team-science, customized Pilot Projects Program (PPP), a Mentoring Bootcamp, and a mentoring support network. During 2017–2022, we received 102 PPP preproposals. Of these, 45 (48%) were invited to submit full proposals, and 22 (19%) were awarded (8 basic biomedical, 7 clinical, 7 behavioral). Eighty-three percent of awards were made to early-career faculty (31% ethnic minority, 72% women). These 22 awards generated 77 related publications; 84 new grants were submitted, of which 31 were awarded with a resultant return on investment of 5.9. From 5 to 11 investigators were supported by PPP awards each year. A robust usage of core services was observed. Our descriptive report (as part of a scientific conference session on RCMI specialized centers) focuses on a mentoring vehicle and shows how it can support early-stage investigators in pursuing careers in health disparities research.

Keywords: pilot projects program; team-science; research studio; connectivity; health disparities; clinical and translational research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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