Quoted from NIH Guide Notice NOT-GM-14-116.
Quoted from 42 CFR §52c.1.
NIH's Minority Biomedical Research Support Program has three components:
The term "minority institutions" (MIs) is defined by § 365(3) of the Higher Education Act (HEA) (20 U.S.C. §1067k.(3)). This definition of "minority institutions" applies only to the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) and other programs whose statutes or regulations reference the same MI definition. A list of minority institutions compiled for the purposes of the MSEIP can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst-list.html.
Quoted from §D.7 of the NIH Policy Manual Chapter 55010.
Quoted from the NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms.
For additional information, visit the NIH NIGMS Medical Scientist Training Program webpage.
Quoted from the NIH OER Glossary & Acronym List.
MUAs have a shortage of primary care health services for residents within a geographic area such as:
IMU can range from 0 to 100, where zero represents the completely underserved. Areas or populations with IMUs of 62.0 or less qualify for designation as an MUA/P.
Quoted from the Health Resources & Services Administration's (HRSA's) Medically Underserved Areas and Populations (MUA/Ps) webpage.