What are some suggested ways research training grant applicants may recruit and retain individuals to achieve diversity?
Some suggested ways to recruit and retain students from underrepresented minority groups include targeted mailings and personal visits to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, or other institutions that serve a significant number of minority students (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html), along with participation at national minority student science conferences such as the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (http://www.abrcms.org/index.html) and Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans (http://www.sacnas.org/). Additional suggestions, including commendable strategies from existing programs supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, may be viewed at http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Training/Diversity/. As stated earlier, applicants may have limited experience in recruiting students with disabilities and from disadvantaged backgrounds, and there may
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- What are some suggested ways research training grant applicants may recruit and retain individuals to achieve diversity?
