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. 2016 Sep;20 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):265-72.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-016-1489-4.

Shifting the HIV Training and Research Paradigm to Address Disparities in HIV Outcomes

Julie H Levison  1   2   3 , Margarita Alegría  4   5
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Shifting the HIV Training and Research Paradigm to Address Disparities in HIV Outcomes

Julie H Levison et al. AIDS Behav. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Tailored programs to diversify the pool of HIV/AIDS investigators and provide sufficient training and support for minority investigators to compete successfully are uncommon in the US and abroad. This paper encourages a shift in the HIV/AIDS training and research paradigm to effectively train and mentor Latino researchers in the US, Latin America and the Caribbean. We suggest three strategies to accomplish this: (1) coaching senior administrative and academic staff of HIV/AIDS training programs on the needs, values, and experiences unique to Latino investigators; (2) encouraging mentors to be receptive to a different set of research questions and approaches that Latino researchers offer due to their life experiences and perspectives; and (3) creating a virtual infrastructure to share resources and tackle challenges faced by minority researchers. Shifts in the research paradigm to include, retain, and promote Latino HIV/AIDS researchers will benefit the scientific process and the patients and communities who await the promise of HIV/AIDS research.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Latino/Hispanic; Mentorship; Minority; Research; Training.

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