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Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID)

Overview

The Summer Institute will provide intensive didactic and mentored research training program in cardiovascular health disparities. Administratively and conceptually housed within the Brooklyn Health Disparities Research Center (BHDRC), the goal of this multidisciplinary research training program is to inspire trainees to conduct research in cardiovascular health disparities employing techniques at the forefront of the field. Towards the goal of decreasing health disparities in the field of cardiovascular research, the program includes:

  • Providing fundamental training by interdisciplinary faculty in the area of health disparities, among others
  • Establishing partnerships among mentors and mentees based on their mutual research interests in the area of cardiovascular health disparities
  • Helping the mentees develop skills needed in order to develop independent research interests and apply for independent research grants
  • Providing a grants workshop conducted by NHLBI staff to promote a sustainable independent research career