The UAB Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center (MHERC)
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Those who have followed or supported the MHERC over the years may know that… Continue Reading
Investigation of the Impact of Social Vulnerability and Racial Disparity on COVID- 19 Infection and Death Rates Among Georgians (USA)
Mohamed Mubasher *, Lynnette Ametewee, Reinetta Thompson Waldrop, Peter Baltrus, Sabrina Mobley, Rakale C. Quarells, Michelle Nwagwu, Chanelle Harris, Kamaria Glover, Mekhi Hill, Brittany D…. Continue Reading
Assessing Institutional Culture for Inclusive Excellence in the Academic Health Sciences
Linda H Pololi 1, Mark Brimhall-Vargas 2, Maria T Madison 2 Drawing on the perspectives and expertise of all sectors of the population enhances excellence and scientific rigor in the… Continue Reading
Group peer mentoring is effective for different demographic groups of biomedical research faculty: A controlled trial
Linda H Pololi 1, Arthur T Evans 2, Janet T Civian 1, Tay McNamara 1, Robert T Brennan 1 Abstract Introduction: Improved mentoring of midcareer researchers in medical schools has been identified as an important… Continue Reading
UTEP Receives NIH Grant to Build Institutional Culture and Address Health Disparities
The University of Texas at El Paso has begun implementation of a new institutional- level effort to address Hispanic health disparities and create a pipeline… Continue Reading
Vanderbilt launches $17 million program to advance diversity of research faculty
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University are launching a $17 million multiyear transformative program with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to… Continue Reading
U-M, NIH jointly invest $79M to support, expand DEI efforts in biomedical, health sciences
The University of Michigan and the National Institutes of Health will jointly invest $79 million to support and recruit 30 new faculty members to the… Continue Reading
Randomized controlled trial of a group peer mentoring model for U.S. academic medicine research faculty
Linda H Pololi 1, Arthur T Evans 2, Mark Brimhall-Vargas 3, Janet T Civian 4, Lisa A Cooper 5, Brian K Gibbs 6, Kacy Ninteau 4, Vasilia Vasiliou 4, Robert T Brennan 4 Abstract Introduction: Midcareer is a critical transition point for biomedical… Continue Reading
Are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? A survey of midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators
Linda H Pololi 1, Arthur T Evans 2, Janet T Civian 1, Lisa A Cooper 3, Brian K Gibbs 4, Kacy Ninteau 1, Rada K Dagher 5, Kimberly Bloom-Feshbach 2, Robert T Brennan 1 Abstract Introduction: Midcareer research faculty are a vital part… Continue Reading
