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JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
Volume 94, Issue 2S, Pages S60-S64Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003267
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HIV; indigenous; research training; mentorship; undergraduate and graduate
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Despite the differences among American indigenous populations, they share common health inequities, including HIV. Building a network of culturally grounded indigenous scientists is one approach to address these disparities.
Introduction:Although great heterogeneity and resilience exist among American Indians and Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, and Indigenous Latinx Populations across the United States, epidemiological data demonstrate these groups share a troubling commonality with respect to persistent health inequities, including HIV. A strong network of highly trained and productive Indigenous scientists dedicated to research that is culturally grounded is one component of a multifaceted approach that would contribute to ameliorating HIV-related disparities among Indigenous populations.Methods:Building on the only long-standing Indigenous-specific HIV/AIDS mentorship program in the United States-the Indigenous HIV/AIDS Research Training Program and with support from the CFAR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pathway Initiative, the University of Washington/Fred Hutch CFAR developed and launched the Building Indigenuity, Generating HIV Science: HIV/AIDS Research Training Program (BIG HART) to introduce undergraduate and graduate Indigenous scholars to the field of HIV research.Results:The BIG HART program includes a seminar series to introduce undergraduate and graduate Indigenous scholars to the field of HIV research, opportunities to connect scholars with Indigenous mentors and provide networking opportunities to facilitate training opportunities related to HIV science, and complementary training for mentors to enhance their knowledge and training related to mentoring across difference, with a specific focus on mentoring Indigenous scholars.Conclusions:The BIG HART program is an important starting point toward building a sustainable program to attract Indigenous scholars in the field of HIV and grow and empower the next generation of Indigenous HIV scientists.
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