1. 5 th Annual Health Disparities Institute Ending Health Disparities: Health, Environmental, and Social Justice in the Caribbean and Beyond Grant Support: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH (# P20MD002286). Caribbean Exploratory NIMHD Research Center University of the Virgin Islands School of Nursing

2. Edith M. Ramsay-Johnson, EdD Director, Research Education/Training Core Value of CERC to the US Virgin Islands Research Education/Training Core

3. Research Scholar Program Objective  Prepare community partners to participate in and/or conduct research on minority health or health disparities Strategy  Invitational Facilitative Research Institute

4. Research Scholar Program Training Mentoring Empowerment

5. Research Scholar Program Training Invitational Facilitative Research Institute 101 Community partners invited 14 Attended 8 Additional training 4 Scholars

6. Research Scholar Program Mentoring CERC Research Scholars Gloria Callwood, PhD E. Aracelis Francis, DSW Doris W. Campbell, PhD Sandra Millon Underwood, PhD Faye Gary, EdD Gloria Callwood, PhD Edith M. Ramsay-Johnson, EdD

7. Research Scholar Program Empowerment Pilot Studies Podium presentations Poster presentations Publications Empowerment Pilot Studies Podium presentations Poster presentations Publications

8. Research Scholar Program Concept Paper Proposal Development UVI IRB Approval NIMHD Approval Study Implementation Greta Hart-Hyndman, DNPFrancis Callwood, MA