Here’s How to Help Improve Health in Your Area (& Get a Scholarship for It!)

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A regional health research program has unveiled a new website, membership opportunity, and scholarships under the direction of Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at UT Health San Antonio.

Dr. Ramirez’ program is called GMaP Region 4.

It is one of six regional GMaPs (or Transdisciplinary Geographic Management Programs) funded by the National Cancer Institute to bring together local networks of investigators to collaboratively identify and address health issues in regions across the country.

GMaP Region 4 is enhancing local communication, recruitment, and evaluation capacity to support health research, training and outreach in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Wyoming, Utah and Nebraska.

Join the program to learn more and get involved.

Apply for these new scholarship opportunities:

• Early Career Cancer Health Researcher Scholarship Award: This award supports career development in cancer health research by paying for conference (i.e., registration, travel, lodging, etc.), workshop, journal/publication fees, and other expenses (deadline: Oct. 14, 2014).
• Specific Aims Grant Review Program: This award enables early-career scholars, who are preparing a research grant application, to get valuable feedback from senior researchers (deadline: July 1, 2015).

“GMaP Region 4 is working hard to target our regional health issues and increase the pipeline of researchers who are tackling those very issues,” Ramirez said.

GMaP Region 4 was established in 2009 by the National Cancer Institute through Dr. Ramirez’ programs in cancer research.

So far, Region 4 has established four subcommittees, identified regional theme areas for future research, and developed an implementation plan to chart the future course of research, training and infrastructure development in the region.