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JHU CFAR Generation Tomorrow: Summer Health Disparity Scholars Program
The Johns Hopkins University CFAR CDEIPI program, Generation Tomorrow: Summer Health Disparity Scholars, is led by Risha Irvin, MD, MPH, Nathan Irvin, MD, and colleagues in collaboration with Howard University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, Prairie View A&M and Spelman College.
Generation Tomorrow: Summer Health Disparity Scholars is a 10-week summer program focused on HIV and HCV health disparities and their intersection with substance use (addiction and overdose), violence, mental health, and the social determinants of health. The key program components include: training in HIV/HCV testing and counseling, mentored research, a longitudinal multi-disciplinary lecture series, and HIV/HCV focused community outreach. The program has a specific focus on undergraduate students that are underrepresented in nursing, public health, medicine, and science by race/ethnicity with an emphasis on first-generation college students and individuals from minoritized or disadvantaged backgrounds.
On July 27, The JHU CFAR hosted an end-of-summer poster session for the Generation Tomorrow: Summer Health Disparity Scholars. Fifteen undergraduate students from ten different academic institutions participated in this year’s program along with 1 graduate student. CDEIPI funds 10 of these slots and allowed the program to expand to 16 students for this academic year from a maximum of 10 slots prior. CDEIPI funds also allowed for an expansion of the core content lecture team.
For more information on the JHU CFAR Generation Tomorrow: Summer Health Disparity Scholars Program, click here.
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