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Author, year published; Location; Population Category; Sample Size; Goals/Aims/Objectives; Study Design, Methods; Reference Type; Name of Post-Secondary Institution; Types of Mentorships Offered |
1. Capacity building of the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researcher workforce: a narrative review [29]; Australia; Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander; Health researcher workforce; 24 articles were identified. This paper provides a narrative review that scopes and integrates the literature on the development and strengthening of the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researcher workforce; Narrative review; Review (systematic, scoping, narrative, rapid, literature); Multiple locations; N/A |
2. Launching Native Health Leaders: Students as Community-Campus Ambassadors [8]; USA; Native American; Undergraduate student; 60; To reduce academic isolation by creating an environment where students identify with Native values while exposing them to health and research career opportunities and interdisciplinary professional and community networks; Launching Native Health Leaders (LNHL) program; Case study; University of Washington; Attend health and research conferences through college and university student service programs. Tribal community representatives led group discussions focused on tribal health issues, and students explored intersections of indigenous knowledge with community-based participatory research (CBPR) and their educational journeys. | |
3. “We’re All for the Same Mission”: Faculty Mentoring Native Hawaiian Undergraduates in STEM Research [10]; USA; Native Hawaiian; Undergraduate students and faculty members; 10; To explore the ways in which engagement in mentored research activities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) influences the academic and professional aspirations of Native Hawaiian undergraduate mentees and their persistence in higher education; In-depth interviews, observation, document analysis; Case study; a public university in Hawai’i; (1) Sensitivity to mentees’ values and needs; (2) role modeling; (3) authentic research experiences; and (4) collaborative learning communities | |
4. Exploring the characteristics of the research workforce in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health [28]; Aboriginal, Torres Strait Island, other; Authors; 1067; To better understand the characteristics of current and past researchers in Indigenous health in Australia and the factors that may influence decisions on working in this field; Self-administered survey by e-mail or post; Empirical study; unidentified; N/A | |
5. Try Bravery for a Change: Supporting Indigenous Health Training and Development in Canadian Universities [7]; Canada; Indigenous; unidentified; (1) To redress the structural inequalities experienced by Indigenous people in Ontario universities; (2) To increase the number of Indigenous people doing Indigenous health research; and (3) To support meaningful ways for Indigenous communities to participate and lead research on the issues that matter most to them; Ontario’s Indigenous Mentorship Network; Commentary; 13 Ontario universities; N/A | |
6. Indigenous Mentorship in the Health Sciences: Actions and Approaches of Mentors [27]; Canada; Indigenous; Indigenous mentors; 24; To identify behaviors associated with Indigenous mentorship, informed by experienced Indigenous mentors; Literature review and focus groups; Empirical study, Review (Systematic, scoping, narrative, rapid, literature); unidentified; N/A | |
7. Launching Native Health Leaders: Reducing Mistrust of Research Through Student Peer Mentorship [6]; USA; Native American, other; Undergraduate student; 23; To assess the impact of Launching Native Health Leaders, a peer-mentoring and networking program that introduced American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) undergraduates to health and research careers and concepts of community-based participatory research; Qualitative: Interviews and focus group; Case study; unidentified; the Launching Native Health Leaders program | |
8. Increasing Native Research Leadership Through an Early Career Development Program [26]; USA; Native American, Native Hawaiian; Early career scholars; 27; To help address the underrepresentation of Native researchers leading NIH-funded research; Native Children’s Research Exchange (NCRE) Scholars program; Case Study; unidentified; Common Activities: Intensive writing retreats; Virtual writing workshops; NCRE conferences; Society for Prevention Research Conference; Didactic training. Tailored Activities: Tailored career development plan; Connecting with senior mentors; Writing papers for publication; Training or workshops; Participating in conferences; Writing grant proposals. | |
9. Development and Pilot Evaluation of Native CREST—a Cancer Research Experience and Student Training Program for Navajo Undergraduate Students [13]; USA; Native American; Undergraduate student; 7; To increase Navajo undergraduates’ interest in and commitment to biomedical coursework and careers, especially in cancer research; A 10-week cancer research training program providing mentorship in a Mayo Clinic basic science or behavioral cancer research lab; Case study, Review (systematic, scoping, narrative, rapid literature); Diné College in partnership with Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Experience in research methods; basic lab principles; career path advising and continued learning through science-specific classes, seminars, and cancer education; professional relationships with lab staff and researchers. | |
10. Building Indigenous Australian research capacity [24]; Australia; Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander; Indigenous Researchers, Lead Investigators, Project Staff Members, and Mentors; 33; This paper reports on an Indigenous research capacity building intervention project (BRIC, 2012) aimed at enhancing research capacity of Indigenous Australians and highlights the strategies used to contribute to the successful outcomes of the intervention; Semi-structured interviews; written narratives meta-data; Empirical study; A regionally based Australian University; Capacity building tools, residential workshops, writing retreats, and mentoring. | |
11. Cultural identity central to Native American persistence in science [25]; USA; Native American; High school through graduate/medical students; 47; The purpose of this study is to better understand and characterize how and in what ways cultural and psychosocial processes increase Native American students’ commitment to science; Mixed methods using surveys and interviews; Review (systematic, scoping, narrative, rapid, literature); University of Utah and University of New Mexico; N/A |