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Henrie M. Treadwell, PhD, Ronald L. Braithwaite, PhD, Kisha Braithwaite, PhD, Desiree Oliver, PhD and Rhonda Holliday, PhD

Henrie M. Treadwell and Kisha Braithwaite are with Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Ronald L. Braithwaite, Desiree Oliver, and Rhonda Holliday are with the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta. Ronald L. Braithwaite is also with the Department of Family Medicine and Psychiatry, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta. Kisha Braithwaite is also with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Henrie M. Treadwell, PhD, 720 Westview Dr, SW, Atlanta, GA 30310-1495 (e-mail: htreadwell{at}msm.edu).

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have traditionally been a magnet for Black students at all levels nationwide and have been an exemplar of mentorship models for preparing leaders in many fields.

A research career development program for junior faculty scholars that leverages the unique strengths of HBCUs has the potential to promote diverse leadership in health research and advance practical understanding of how to address HIV/AIDS and related health challenges that ravage vulnerable communities. A program that creates institutional bonds between HBCUs and other academic institutions can create a groundbreaking framework for more-effective community-based participatory research.

We present a rationale for supporting an HBCU-led collaborative research program, one that both advances junior faculty and explores the interrelationship between HIV/AIDS, mental health, and substance abuse through research in correctional facilities.

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