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Mentoring, Training, and Scholarly Productivity Experiences of Cancer-Related Health Disparities Research Trainees: Do Outcomes Differ for Underrepresented Scientists?

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The study aims to explore variation in scholarly productivity outcomes by underrepresented status among a diverse sample of researchers in a community-engaged training program. We identified 141 trainees from a web-based survey of researchers in the National Cancer Institute-funded, Community Networks Program Centers (CNPCs) (2011–2016). We conducted a series of multiple logistic regression models to estimate the effect of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-defined underrepresented status on four, self-reported, scholarly productivity outcomes in the previous 5 years: number of publications (first-authored and total) and funded grants (NIH and any agency). Sixty-five percent (n = 92) indicated NIH underrepresented status. In final adjusted models, non-NIH underrepresented (vs. underrepresented) trainees reported an increased odds of having more than the median number of total publications (> 9) (OR = 3.14, 95% CI 1.21–8.65) and any grant funding (OR = 5.10, 95% CI 1.77–14.65). Reporting ≥ 1 mentors (vs. none) was also positively associated (p < 0.05) with these outcomes. The CNPC underrepresented trainees had similar success in first-authored publications and NIH funding as non-underrepresented trainees, but not total publications and grants. Examining trainees’ mentoring experiences over time in relation to scholarly productivity outcomes is needed.

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  1. South Carolina Cancer Disparities Community Network, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

    Tisha M. Felder, Heather M. Brandt, Cheryl A. Armstead & James R. Hébert

  2. College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

    Tisha M. Felder

  3. Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

    Tisha M. Felder, Maria Sevoyan, Shraddha Vyas, Samira Khan, Heather M. Brandt, Cheryl A. Armstead & James R. Hébert

  4. ‘Imi Hale—Native Hawaiian Cancer Network, Papa Ola Lokahi, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Kathryn L. Braun

  5. Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Kathryn L. Braun

  6. College of Education and Human Development, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Division of Health Education, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Lisa Wigfall

  7. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

    Maria Sevoyan, Shraddha Vyas & James R. Hébert

  8. Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

    Heather M. Brandt

  9. Minnesota Community Networks Center for Eliminating Cancer Disparities, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Charles Rogers

  10. University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Charles Rogers

  11. WINCART: Weaving an Islander Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training, Columbia, SC, USA

    Sora Tanjasiri

  12. Department of Health Science, California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA

    Sora Tanjasiri

  13. Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

    Cheryl A. Armstead

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Felder, T.M., Braun, K.L., Wigfall, L. et al. Mentoring, Training, and Scholarly Productivity Experiences of Cancer-Related Health Disparities Research Trainees: Do Outcomes Differ for Underrepresented Scientists?. J Canc Educ 34, 446–454 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-018-1322-z

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