Building the Network of Minority Health Research Investigators: A Novel Program to Enhance Leadership and Success of Underrepresented Minorities in Biomedical Research | Zendy

Shirley Blanchard | Zendy; Rob Rivers | Zendy; Winnie Martinez | Zendy; Lawrence Agodoa | Zendy

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Building the Network of Minority Health Research Investigators: A Novel Program to Enhance Leadership and Success of Underrepresented Minorities in Biomedical Research

Author(s) -

Shirley Blanchard,

Rob Rivers,

Winnie Martinez,

Lawrence Agodoa

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

ethnicity and disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1945-0826

pISSN - 1049-510X

DOI - 10.18865/ed.29.s1.119

Subject(s) - underrepresented minority , health equity , medical education , psychology , medicine , gerontology , nursing , public health

To address the myriad of health problems and disparities that affect the United States (US) population, the mix of health care professionals and researchers must reflect the full diversity of the nation. There continues to be discrepancy between the number of trained scientists and biomedical researchers from underrepresented populations relative to the overall population. A scarcity of formal and informal networking opportunities for minority researchers and health care providers contribute to this lack of diversity.

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