Welcome to the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) Program at Christian Brothers University.

Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2010!

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

• The MHIRT Program at CBU provides international research training opportunities to qualified minority undergraduate, graduate, and medical students underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research careers.

  • Minority does not just refer to ethnicity – it also encompasses individuals from any disparate situation (i.e. socioeconomic, gender, health, or first generation to receive higher education). 

• This program offers research sites in Brazil, Uganda, and Thailand.  Students spend 10 weeks during the summer at their designated international research site.  CBU has partnered with leading scientists and universities in these countries who serve as research mentors for MHIRT students.

• MHIRT students engage in research related to: biomedical science, behavioral science, environmental science, carnivore conservation, and/or public health. 

• MHIRT is a paid internship.  All expenses relative to travel, room and board, preparation, and workshops are paid.  In addition, students receive a monthly stipend.

• This program has been continuously funded since 2000 by the Fogarty International Center and the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health.

• The Mid-South Coalition For Minority International Research consists of the lead institution, Christian Brothers University, and the following participating universities: LeMoyne Owen College, Rhodes College, Tennessee State University, and  University of Memphis.

• Preference is given to students from participating schools within the Coalition and from the Mid-South Region; however, any US citizen or permanent resident may apply.

• The application deadline is Friday, January 29, 2010 at 5:00 PM. All applications must be e-mailed to Julia Hanebrink (jhanebri@cbu.edu).