The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a Hispanic-Serving Institution whose students reflect the character of South Texas and the changing demographics of the country. Although the University is only 30 years old, it is poised to become the next premier research institution in Texas. The faculty and administration are committed to this vision and have identified health-services research as a critical area for further development. However, because it is a young institution faced with the demands of burgeoning enrollments, UTSA is strained to provide the type of infrastructure support that is necessary to realize its potential in the area of health-services research. The support of M-RISP would enable UTSA to advance its health-services research program and address the health issues of a large, underserved and understudied sector of South Texas. The specific goals of the proposal are to: (1) Enhance the capability of faculty to undertake health-services research; (2) Increase the number of faculty?especially members of ethnic minority groups?conducting health-services research; (3) Increase the number of students?especially members of ethnic minority groups?who are involved in health-services research; and (4) Strengthen ties to health-services researchers in San Antonio and South Texas. As UTSA achieves these goals, it will be able to make more substantive contributions to health- services research and, in the process, help fill the need for investigators from underrepresented groups. Moreover, because ethnic minority groups comprise 59% of the population of San Antonio, UTSA is ideally situated to examine the health services needs of these understudied and underserved groups.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Type
Resource-Related Research Projects (R24)
Project #
5R24HS014064-03
Application #
7355594
Study Section
HSR Health Care Research Training SS (HCRT)
Program Officer
Benjamin, Shelley
Project Start
2006-02-01
Project End
2010-01-31
Budget Start
2008-02-20
Budget End
2010-01-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2008
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
800189185
City
San Antonio
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
78249
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