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M. Margaret Dolcini, PhD, Olga A. Grinstead Reznick, PhD, MPH and Barbara V. Marín, PhD

M. Margaret Dolcini is with the Department of Public Health, Oregon State University College of Health and Human Sciences, Corvallis. Olga Grinstead Reznick is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Barbara V. Marín is retired from the Division of HIV/ AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to M. Margaret Dolcini, PhD, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Public Health, Oregon State University, 304 Waldo Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-6406 (e-mail: peggy.dolcini{at}oregonstate.edu).

A need exists for the promotion of diversity in the scientific workforce to better address health disparities. In response to this need, funding agencies and institutions have developed programs to encourage ethnic-minority and early-career scientists to pursue research careers.

We describe one such program, the University of California, San Francisco, Visiting Professors Program, which trains scientists to conduct HIV/AIDS-related research in communities of color. The program provides training and mentoring in navigating grant processes and developing strong research proposals and provides crucial networking opportunities.

Although this program is focused on community-based HIV prevention, its principles and methods are widely applicable.

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