Membership
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Membership Privileges
PHDR members:
- Will be eligible to apply for grant funding from PHDR
- Will have opportunities to receive pre-submission peer review of grant manuscripts
- Will be invited to "members only" meetings with national scholars in the Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series in Health Disparities
- Will have opportunities to present research findings
- Qualified trainees will be eligible to apply for travel scholarships
- Will have opportunities to get “sneak peeks” of upcoming funding opportunities
- Will have opportunities to participate in community volunteer events
- Will be invited to attend monthly program meetings and receive updates and announcements
- Will have opportunities to learn about community based participatory research/community-engaged research
- Will have opportunities to network with academic & community experts dedicated to health disparities research
- Opportunity to contribute to the program newsletter
Membership Responsibilities
- Apply for membership and maintain an active status by attending periodic meetings, conferences and seminars organized by the Program.
- Acknowledge Program affiliation when appropriate in health disparities-related publications and presentations.
- Provide updates on research projects being done by members' organization and publications in the area of health disparities.
Membership Criteria
Member categories include:
- Community members: Anyone with an interest in health disparities.
- Faculty: Holds a faculty appointment at the University of Minnesota and has an interest in health disparities.
- Trainees: Holds a training position with an interest in health disparities.
- University non-faculty and staff: Professional or Civil Service staff with an interest in health disparities.
Continued Membership Review
- Membership is generally maintained unless there is a major change in career or research activities or appointment with the University of Minnesota has terminated. Membership status for students and trainees will be revisited biennially to ensure a membership criterion is met and to also update the information on file.