What does underrepresented students means?
Students who are underrepresented in basic science, biomedical, clinical or behavioral health research career fields. The NIH particularly encourages institutions to recruit individuals from health disparities groups that are underrepresented in health-related research. Nationally, these groups include, but are not limited to African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, and rural Appalachians. .
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