The Hawaii Science Training and Education Project (HiSTEP) is a collaborative effort between the John A. Burns School of Medicine, the Hawaii Area Health Education Center, Bishop Museum, the Pacific Biomedical Research Center, the Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) of local colleges, and the University of Hawaii College of Education. The goal is to improve the general public's understanding of and interest in health sciences by increasing biomedical research education and mentoring activities for K-12 students and their teachers. This collaborative effort will allow students from all Hawaiian Islands to participate in health sciences programs by adapting successful curricula for K-12 students to the cultures of the area and integrating them into existing health careers recruitment programs. This project will fill in the gaps in health sciences recruitment and education programs across the state, provide an online resource for all individuals interested in health science careers in Hawaii, develop a statewide annual meeting of parties interested in health sciences and track students to determine program successes.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Education Projects (R25)
Project #
5R25RR017312-04
Application #
6943596
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRR1-SEPA-8 (01))
Program Officer
Beck, Lawrence A
Project Start
2002-09-26
Project End
2007-08-31
Budget Start
2005-09-01
Budget End
2006-08-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2005
Total Cost
$318,816
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Hawaii
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
965088057
City
Honolulu
State
HI
Country
United States
Zip Code
96822