University of Maryland FIRST Program

马里兰大学 FIRST 项目

• 批准号: 10494944
• 负责人: JAMES B KAPER
• 金额: $ 39.45万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-09 至 2027-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10494944
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Modified Project Summary/Abstract Section The overarching goal of the University of Maryland FIRST program is to create a comprehensive model that is dedicated to ensuring a diverse, scholarly environment and encouraging outstanding individuals to enter the academic profession through a commitment to inclusive excellence. This proposal represents a Partnership between the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). As defined by the FIRST RFA, the UMSOM is a Highly Resourced Institution (HRI) with an average of $140 million in NIH funding over the last three years and UMBC is a Limited-Resourced Institution (LRI) with an average of $7.5 million in NIH funding over the last three years. The UMSOM is one of six professional schools on the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) campus located in downtown Baltimore. UMBC is located in the Baltimore suburbs, just 8 miles away from UMB. UMB and UMBC have been closely linked ever since the 1966 founding of UMBC through a variety of interactions and relationships as described in the proposal. We will “build” upon UMBC’s rich reputation as a public research university for producing highly capable and competitive undergraduate and graduate scholars in a diverse setting. We will combine our experience in hiring a diverse faculty through effective post-doctoral and pre-professoriate programs with the stellar reputation of UMB-SOM in producing highly successful biomedical researchers. This new model will seek to hire three cohorts of underrepresented scholars, who are committed to diversity in the academy and to prepare those scholars for successful possible tenure track appointments at UMBC. In addition, the program will serve to encourage and support departments and programs in their efforts to enrich their intellectual communities through the increased representation of diverse perspectives in research, teaching, and service. Cohorts will be recruited into broadly themed areas of cancer biology, neuroscience, and microbiology/infectious diseases, which are all areas of significant strength at both institutions. Ten new faculty members from underrepresented groups will be recruited, with six recruits being primarily affiliated with the UMSOM and four recruits primarily affiliated with UMBC. All recruits will have secondary appointments in the other institution and will undergo faculty development and other program activities as a cohort. The general approach proposed in this initiative is to combine the experiences and strengths of our two institutions through leveraging existing programs and new initiatives to infuse the unbiased hiring and mentoring of faculty, especially underrepresented minorities, into the fabric of departmental culture and thereby affect institutional change. Of primary importance are institutional policies and procedures that codify the importance of a diverse professoriate and provide a sustainable infrastructure for it to establish and grow.

修改后的项目摘要/摘要部分 马里兰大学 FIRST 项目的总体目标是创建一个全面的模型，致力于确保多元化的学术环境，并通过致力于包容性卓越来鼓励杰出人士进入学术界。该提案代表了马里兰大学医学院 (UMSOM) 和马里兰大学巴尔的摩县分校 (UMBC) 之间的合作伙伴关系。根据 FIRST RFA 的定义，UMSOM 是一个资源丰富的机构 (HRI)，过去三年平均获得 NIH 资助 1.4 亿美元，UMBC 是一个资源有限机构 (LRI)，过去三年平均获得 NIH 资助 750 万美元。 UMSOM 是位于巴尔的摩市中心的马里兰大学巴尔的摩分校 (UMB) 校园内的六所专业学院之一。 UMBC 位于巴尔的摩郊区，距 UMB 仅 8 英里。自 1966 年 UMBC 成立以来，UMB 和 UMBC 就通过提案中描述的各种互动和关系紧密联系在一起。我们将“巩固”UMBC 作为一所公立研究型大学的良好声誉，在多元化的环境中培养高素质、有竞争力的本科生和研究生学者。我们将通过有效的博士后和教授预科项目聘用多元化教师的经验与 UMB-SOM 在培养非常成功的生物医学研究人员方面的良好声誉相结合。这种新模式将寻求聘用三批代表性不足的学者，他们致力于学院的多元化，并为这些学者在 UMBC 成功获得终身教职做好准备。此外，该计划还将鼓励和支持各部门和项目通过增加研究、教学和服务中不同观点的代表性来丰富其知识社区。队列将被招募到癌症生物学、神经科学和微生物学/传染病等广泛主题领域，这些都是两个机构的重要优势领域。将招募 10 名来自代表性不足群体的新教员，其中 6 名新聘人员主要隶属于 UMSOM，4 名新聘人员主要隶属于 UMBC。所有新聘人员都将在其他机构获得二次任命，并将作为一个群体接受教师发展和其他项目活动。 该倡议提出的总体方法是，通过利用现有计划和新倡议，将我们两个机构的经验和优势结合起来，将教师（特别是代表性不足的少数族裔）的公正聘用和指导融入院系文化结构中，从而影响机构变革。最重要的是制度政策和程序，它们规定了多元化教授队伍的重要性，并为其建立和发展提供可持续的基础设施。