Barriers to racial/ethnic minority application and competition for NIH research funding.

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2005

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Shavers, Vickie L and Fagan, Pebbles and Lawrence, Deirdre and McCaskill-Stevens, Worta and McDonald, Paige and Browne, Doris and McLinden, Dan and Christian, Michaele and Trimble, Edward (2005) Barriers to racial/ethnic minority application and competition for NIH research funding. Journal of the National Medical Association, 97 (8). pp. 1063-1077.

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Data from both the concept mapping and the meeting discussions suggest the need to use a multilevel approach to increase minority representation among funded NIH investigators. Specifically, the NIH should use strategies that overcome barriers at the home institution, within NIH and at the investigator level.

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