Abstract A81: Utilizing the Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) Region 1 North partnership survey as a tool to promote mentoring and collaborative grant applications

Conclusion:The survey has provided Region 1 North investigators with a working foundation for matching mentors with underrepresented early-stage investigators for K- and R-series grant applications. Additionally, the survey results provide a tool to promote collaborative applications across regional institutions through targeted communication and media efforts.Citation Format: Mark B. Dignan, Nathan L. Vanderford, B Mark Evers, Mark Cromo, Janice Bowie, Adrian Dobs, Ashleigh Gallagher, Olive Mbah, Julia F. Houston, Neha Jaggi, Roger Anderson, James R. Hebert. Utilizing the Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) Region 1 North partnership survey as a tool to promote mentoring and collaborative grant applications. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr A81.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dignan, M. B., Vanderford, N. L., Evers, B. M., Cromo, M., Bowie, J., Dobs, A., Gallagher, A., Mbah, O., Houston, J. F., Jaggi, N., Anderson, R., Hebert, J. R. Tags: Recruitment/Retention/Adherence Research: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research