Table 2.
Selected evaluation responses from NCRE scholars in Cohorts 1-3.
| Cohort 1 scholar |
| The experience of being an NCRE Scholar has been the most influential in my career as a researcher and continues to provide opportunities for me to grow as a professional. Thus, I will always wholeheartedly support NCRE in any and all capacities. |
| Cohort 2 scholar |
| Many of the techniques that I use daily in mentoring my team were learned through the two years that I spent as an NCRE scholar, and in the ongoing outreach of you both as I have developed as an independent researcher. Since my acceptance to NCRE, I have published 33 manuscripts and have received a Native American Research Centers for Health center NIH grant and an R0l award. I credit the NCRE training and nurturing in my success as an indigenous investigator. I value the ongoing support I continue to receive as a member of the NCRE network these years later. |
| Cohort 3 scholar |
| Becoming an NCRE Scholar was a career-changing experience for me. Before being selected for the program, I had worked with only one other American Indian researcher. I felt isolated personally and professionally; I had always been one of few or the only American Indian in every professional space I had been part of. The program provided me with resources to carry out a secondary data analysis, which enhanced my quantitative data analysis and manuscript writing skills, and paired me with two nationally recognized American Indian researchers. Dr. Xa And I continue to collaborate; we have co-authored two manuscripts, and a book chapter focused on the health and experiences of American Indians. The connections I made and tremendous support I received as an NCRE Scholar directly facilitated my ability to successfully obtain pilot grant funding to carry out a research project in my own American Indian community here in Chicago. In sum, I believe this program was absolutely essential for my career development. |
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Name removed to protect the confidentiality of this Scholar.