UNT Health Science Center IMSD

项目摘要/摘要 北得克萨斯大学健康科学中心致力于培养多样化的生物医学 科学工作人员通过生物医学科学研究生院的硕士和博士课程。 通过将K-12(收养-A-学校)与本科生(SMART、McNair)和 生物医学科学研究生(NIH MKITS和NSF K-12研究生/同行教师计划)培训， 在过去的几年里，该研究生院实现了20%的招生人数偏低。然而， 这样的成就仍然不需要建立反映代表不足的平等性 人口，特别是德克萨斯州的拉美裔美国人。具体目标是：目标1：创造可持续发展 代表人数不足的学生进入UNTHSC博士研究生方案的途径；目标2：发展 并加强研究生培训干预措施，以产生循证成果，同时考虑到 影响学员成功的多种因素；目标3：实施以能力为基础的学术和研究 培训由每名IMSD学员的个人发展计划驱动；和目标4：加强导师- 通过开发与培训相一致的指导和指导基础设施来建立受训者关系 不同类型的受训人员。我们与合作机构和过去的合作机构网络的全面计划 在生物医学科学研究生课程中成功招募代表人数不足的少数族裔 应为拟议的UNTHS-IMSD方案提供成功的模式。体制上的 对这些目标的承诺体现在主管学术事务的执行副院长的参与上 以及研究生院的院长和副院长。

Project Summary/Abstract The University of North Texas Health Science Center is committed to the training of a diverse biomedical sciences workforce through the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences masters and doctoral programs. Through a Coordinated Plan that links K-12 (Adopt-A-School) to undergraduate (SMART, McNair) and graduate (NIH MKITS and NSF K-12 Graduate/Fellow teacher programs) training in the biomedical sciences, the graduate school has achieved >20% underrepresented enrollment over the past several years. However, such accomplishments are still short of the need to develop parity that is reflective of the underrepresented population, particularly for Hispanics in Texas. The Specific Aims are: Aim 1: To create sustainable pathways for entry of underrepresented students into UNTHSC doctoral graduate programs; Aim 2: Develop and enhance graduate training interventions that produce evidence-based outcomes with the consideration of multiple factors influencing trainee success; Aim 3: To implement competency-based academic and research training driven by an individual development plan of each IMSD trainee; and Aim 4: Strengthen mentor- mentee relationships through the development of a mentoring and coaching infrastructure aligned with training a diverse population of trainees. Our comprehensive program with a network of partner institutions and past success in the recruitment of underrepresented minorities into graduate programs in the biomedical sciences should provide the formula for success with the proposed UNTHS-IMSD program. The institutional commitment to these goals is reflected in the participation of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, as well as the Dean and Associate Deans of the graduate school.