Training and Education

Training Component Abstract The overall goal of the Equity in Maternal and Birthing outcomes and Reproductive Health through Community Engagement (EMBRACE) Center Training Component is to promote training and build capacity of the community of people involved in the collective care of the reproductive, sexual and perinatal health of Black populations and other populations who are

oppressed, excluded, and under-represented. The overarching goal will be achieved through the following aims: Aim 1: Mentoring. Promote success of early stage community-engaged reproductive and perinatal health equity investigators in multiple disciplines across the training continuum, including early career faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and predoctoral students,

through robust support by a team of academic, clinical, and community mentors; and enhance mentorship and promote institutional connectiveness for reproductive and perinatal health equity researchers who are underrepresented in academic medicine or the health sciences through rigorous career development in a supportive, collegial environment through a variety of

structured interactions. Aim 2: Research Enrichment, Training, and Capacity Building. Provide reproductive and perinatal health equity research, community-engaged research, public health practice, data transparency, and communication training and support for early career scientists and community health partners through an enrichment program including a pilot

funding program, research program support, support for scientific and public health conference registration and travel, educational sessions, seminars, and research forums, and community outreach. Aim 3: Community Integration. Create and empathize community-based training that is focused on strengthening the reproductive and perinatal health workforce. Aim 4:

Reproductive Health Justice Training. Promote equitable, high-quality reproductive and perinatal health supports and care through provision of reproductive justice, anti-racism, anti- oppression, and humanity-centered training to support a culturally responsive workforce of clinicians, researchers, and community and organizational leaders.