Mentoring, Career Preparation, and Retention of a Diverse Workforce

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1 Mentoring, Career Preparation, and Retention of a Diverse Workforce Denise Muesch Helm, RDH, AF, EdD Leslie Olmstead Schulz, PhD Jani C. Ingram, PhD Mansel Nelson Discussant: Laura Huenneke, PhD

2 Journey for Underrepresented Medical Professionals (JUMP) Ø Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Ø Program for Realizing Educational Potential (PREP) Ø HealthPAth Ø Veterans Support Program Funded by the U.S. Department of Health, Health Services and Resources Administration, Grant #D18HP29041

3 John and Sophie Ottens Foundation Ø Native American Journey to Academic Success (NJAcS) Ø Dreamcatchers Ø NIH Internship Ø American Indian Nursing (AIP) Ø Native American PE Preparation Ø Dental Hygiene Hopi Ø Dental Hygiene Yavapai/Apache Ø Dental Hygiene Dental Assistant

4 Mentoring Ø JUMP ØPREP ØHealthPAth ØVeterans Support Ø NJAcS o Dreamcatchers

5 Career Preparation Ø NJAcS Ø Dreamcatchers Ø Dental Hygiene Hopi Ø Dental Hygiene Yavapai/Apache Ø AIP Ø NIH Internship

6 Retention of a Diverse Workforce Ø Dental Hygiene Hopi Ø Dental Hygiene Yavapai/Apache Ø NIH Internship Ø AIP

7 Environmental Chemistry Research for High School Ø Funded by the National Science Foundation (Grant # CHE ) and American Chemical Society (Project SEED) Bridges to Baccalaureate Ø Ø Ø Funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medicine Sciences (Grant # 5R25GM102788) Goal: To recruit and train Native American 2-year students in biomedical and behavioral sciences Dine College and Coconino Community College partners Native American Cancer Prevention Training Core Ø Ø Ø Research: Mentoring & Career Preparation Funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Cancer (Grant # U-54 CA143925) Goal: To recruit and train Native American students for cancer-related careers. University of Arizona partnership

8 Pyramid of Development

9 Individual Development Plan (IDP) Personal Statement Admission requirements and process for at least 2 potential post-baccalaureate programs of interest to the student Record of academic progress to date, including overall and science GPAs Extracurricular activities (e.g., employment, research, volunteer work, internships, club involvement) Conferences and workshops attended Timeline of goals for the next year Potential barriers to progress and strategies to address these References for letters of recommendation

10 Mentorship Communication Is Key Evaluation of communication between mentor and mentee in NACP Results show personal interactions valued by both mentors & mentees Mentor (faculty) response n = 10 Mentee (student) response n = 10

11 Professional Development Attendance at Conferences Visits to graduate schools Research Presentations Panel discussions with role models Speed Mentoring

12 Cohort Building

13 ITEP was created to act as a catalyst among tribal governments, research and technical resources at Northern Arizona University (NAU), various federal, state and local governments, and the private sector, in support of environmental protection of Native American natural resources. ITEP was established at NAU in 1992, in cooperation with USEPA.

14 Mission: ITEP strengthens tribal capacity and sovereignty in environmental and natural resource management through culturally relevant education, research, partnerships and policy-based services. Vision: A healthy environment for strong, selfsustaining tribal communities.

15 Professional Development for Tribal Staff American Indian Air Quality Training Program Waste Management & Response Program Climate Change Program Tribal Clean Energy Resource Program National Tribal Air Association Tribal Environmental Exchange Network Building the Pipeline Environmental Education Outreach Program Student Summer Internships Navajo Nation Environmental Workforce

16 Outreach to K12 Schools Outreach to Tribal Colleges Community Outreach NAU Campus Visits Student Mentoring

17 Science Fair Projects Preparation for College Community Service

18 Placement with Tribes One or two weeks paid Local opportunity College or High School students

19 Placement with EPA or Tribes Eight weeks paid Many interns pursue careers with supporting tribal environmental organizations

20 Project Goal: Build Navajo Nation s environmental workforce capacity to address clean-up of uranium sites o Training for unemployed and under-employed Navajo tribal members Orientation to Environmental Clean-up, 40 hour HAZWOPER, Radiological technician, 30 hour OSHA worker safety, and Hazardous materials safety handling. Internships and Job Placement Assistance

21 Native American Students: Connect STEM to community and family Service to community and family Connections to culture and community Members of Sovereign Nations

22 What is a MHIRT? Minority Health International Research Training grant Funded by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities NAU is one of 22 programs in the US

23 Northern Arizona University MHIRT: Native Americans Exploring Global Health Disparities PIs: Leslie Schulz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Catherine Propper, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

24 Goals Goals Encourage students from health disparity backgrounds to pursue careers in science and biomedical, clinical, and behavioral health research Provide research training in theoretical modeling, developing hypotheses, collecting and analyzing data, problem solving, and clinical or lab activities Expose students to global health issues that relate to health disparities Enable collaboration between colleges/universities and international research programs

25 A great team!

26 Great mentors in US and abroad!

27 We have great projects! Finding culturally appropriate mechanisms to reduce smoking and betel nut use in Palau Fit child health program design, Palau Effects of high intensity interval training on cardiovascular function, New Zealand Amphibians as models for pesticide exposure in rural farmers, Philippines Effects of poverty and stress on Type II Diabetes, New Zealand Impact of vibration plate therapy on cerebral palsy, New Zealand Genetics of tropical bacterial diseases, Malaysia Understanding health identities in Maori populations as a key to culturally appropriate health programs, New Zealand

28 We provide: airfare room and board stipend tuition

29 What have our students learned? Increased understanding of health disparities Increased communication skills Improved research competencies Increased lab and clinical skills A better understanding of research collaboration Increased understanding of cultural differences 60-75% stated that the program increased their interest in pursuing an advanced degree.

30 Nursing Social Work Public Health Anthropology Biomedical Sciences Students

31 Questions/Discussion

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