Workforce Development
CIHE is tasked to promote workforce skills development related to health disparities and health equity. To do so, CIHE has the following aims:
- Provide training and mentorship programs and skill-development opportunities for health disparities research scholars associated with CIHE, to promote career advancement and research.
- Provide staff and faculty CUNY-wide with training, fellowships and skills development opportunities in topics, themes, methods, and other areas related to health equity research, practice and policy.
- Promote multidisciplinary partnerships CUNY-wide across faculty, staff, students,and alumni to develop scholarship in topics related to health disparities and health equity among priority populations.
- Support research to understand the impact of diversity and inclusivity among health disparities research scholars at all stages of career development.