Enhancing Wellness and Resilience for Biomedical Research Training at UND

NIH RePORTER · NIH · T34 · $85,457 · view on reporter.nih.gov ↗

Abstract

Enhancing Wellness and Resilience in Undergraduate Biomedical Research Training at UND The goal of this supplemental funding request is to develop training sessions and modules to enhance the wellness and resilience of MARC U-STAR trainees at the University of North Dakota (UND). Curricula and training sessions will be designed to help the students acquire stress management skills that demonstrate improved resilience and reduced anxiety. The sessions are planned to help the trainees adapt to adversity or when they are experiencing anxiety, stress or other challenges. We will build resilience and wellness by focusing on self-care skills. Training sessions will be based upon Birds’ (2020) curriculum to teach resilience with wellness coaching led by our behavioral research team to reduce anxiety and depression. The sessions will enable students to develop a plan to sustain wellness beyond the specific training sessions. Evaluation results obtained from the trainees will be summarized so recommendations for improvement of the training modules and curricular materials can be made. The overall impact of this work, will be based upon positive evaluations of improved resilience and decreased anxiety or depression levels of UND students.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10393170
Project number
3T34GM122835-05S1
Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Principal Investigator
GLENDA N LINDSETH
Activity code
T34
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2021
Award amount
$85,457
Award type
3
Project period
2017-06-01 → 2023-05-30