The VA-UN Alliance ProgramCollected Data and Evaluation

Richmond, VAJanuary 15, 2010

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Data Collection Dates

VCU – 9/2004 to 1/2010Other institutions - 9/2004 to

1/2010Note that most institutions have

not reported data since 1/2009

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Academic Disposition of Students and Faculty Participating in Alliance Activities

Status Number %Undergraduate Students 121 66.9

College Graduates & Graduate Students

31 18.3

Faculty Members 23 13.6

High School Students 2 1.2

Total 177 100.0

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Participant Characteristics

Item Status %Gender Female 57.4

Race/Ethnicity African American 96.2

Asian 2.8

Hispanic 1.0

Average Age 24.7 years

GPA Average 3.74

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Institutions Providing Enrichment Programs*

Host Institution Number

University of Richmond 53

University of Nebraska Medical Center

46

Eastern Virginia Medical School 26

University of Virginia 24

Virginia Commonwealth University

23

Richmond Ambulance Authority 8

Virginia Tech 2

Total 182

* Students may attend more than one institution

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Schools Sending Students for Enrichment ProgramsInstitution NumberHampton University 48

Norfolk State University 31

Virginia State University 25

Virginia Union University 28

Virginia Commonwealth University 19

University of Virginia 6

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College 5

Saint Paul College 4Virginia Tech 2High School 2

University of Nebraska Medical Center 1

High School 2University of Virginia 1

Total 174

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Major Enrichment Programs Offered

Program Number %MCAT Preparation (U of R) 51

BS/MD Track (EVMS) 13

Summer Research Program 37

Summer Medical/Dental Education Program (SMDEP) 22

Faculty Development 4

Visiting Professorship 4

Post-Baccalaureate Research 3

High School Summer Research Program 2

Dental Student Training and Research (D-STAR) 1

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Research Activities* This information is not all inclusive as data have not been tracked

Submissions to peer reviewed journals -4

Publications in peer reviewed journals - 3

National and regional poster presentations - 11

Collaborations on grant applicationsResearch grants submitted - 3Research grants received – 3

◦NIH R01◦Two minority summer research supplements

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Some Research Topics Undertaken by Alliance Students and Faculty

Neurocognitive Deficits in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease

Establishing Effective Experimental Procedures and Reagents in Understanding Cancer Drug Resistance

Most Frequently Missed Factors in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Biomedical proteomics; Common Variables in Difficult to Control Asthma Patients

Factors Affecting Mental Health Treatment Initiation in Children and Adolescents in Inner City Population

Improving Healthcare Prevention Methods for the Geriatric population

Leveraging the Electronic Medical Records to Personalize and Improve Patient Safety

Parental Perceptions of Children's Weight Status and Associated Health

Disproportionately Occurring Low Birth Weight Among African American Infants at Selected Virginia Regions

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FundingAlliance ScholarshipMinority Health, Education, Research and

Outreach (MiHERO)APSCORESummer Research Program (SURP)NIH - Ruth L. Kirschstein National

Research Service AwardsNIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health Care, and Nebraska

EPSCoR P-60 OMHHD Award

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Career Paths of Alliance Graduates* This may not be an all inclusive report as not all programs track students’ outcomes

Program #Medical School 24

EVMSUNC Chapel HillHoward UniversityMeharry Medical CollegeVCUUNMCUniversity of WisconsinUniversity of Florida

Doctoral Program in Pharmacy 2

Doctoral Program in Sciences 1

Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Program

1

Graduate Program in Medical Administration

1

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