IMSD at the University of Massachusetts Medical School

马萨诸塞大学医学院 IMSD

• 批准号: 10553216
• 负责人: BRIAN C LEWIS
• 金额: $ 34.5万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-02-01 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10553216
• 关键词: Massachusetts; Universities; medical schools

Despite great advances in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, and major advances in clinical care, major health challenges remain that negatively impact public health. Addressing these challenges requires that the biomedical field draw from the broadest talent pool available. Yet, analysis of the trends in the biomedical sciences workforce and trainee pool consistently demonstrate that specific racial and ethnic groups remain underrepresented in this arena relative to their representation within the population of the United States. Therefore, programs that address the discrepancy in participation rates between different racial, ethnic, gender and/or socioeconomic groups, and promote the engagement of the maximum number of talented individuals are needed. In this application, we propose the implementation of a research training program, under the umbrella of the Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD), to alleviate this discrepancy at our institution, the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. The mission of the proposed IMSD is to facilitate the excellence of a cadre of talented young scientists from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. The program will achieve its mission through the development and deployment of: a series of academic and research activities that increase the excellence of participating students as biomedical scientists; professional development activities that prepare participants for success in a range of biomedical sciences- related careers; and the implementation of training workshops that shift trainee self-perception and mentor training capacity. These activities are expected to produce rigorously trained, successful young PhD scientists who will persist in biomedical sciences-related careers. The program will measure the success of its activities through the following metrics: 1) Increased student retention and completion rates. We expect to observe >90% retention through the successful completion of the Qualifying Examination at the end of year 2, and >85% successful completion of the PhD. These retention and completion rates will match or exceed the rates for the broader population of PhD trainees in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) at UMMS. 2) Decreased time to degree completion. The current average time to completion for PhD trainees in the GSBS is 6.4 years. We expect the time to degree completion for IMSD trainees to be shorter than for the average GSBS student. During the initial reporting period, we anticipate that the average time to degree will be 6.2 years, with the goal of achieving an average time to completion of < 6 years. 3) Increased student publications. We expect that IMSD participants will, on average, publish 4 papers during graduate study, including 2 as first author. These metrics are in line with the output of the broader GSBS population. 4) Successful attainment of individual fellowships. We anticipate that 50% of IMSD program participants will successfully compete for individual fellowships from the NIH or private funding agencies. 5) Attainment of desired post-graduate opportunities. We expect that IMSD participants will be top candidates in their chosen career paths. We further expect that 100% of IMSD participants will transition from PhD training to their preferred career path. 6) Increased sense of belonging at UMMS and self-identity as scientists. Through activities that increase the capacity of research mentors and other faculty to effectively mentor a diverse student population, as well as activities that increase students’ self-identity as scientists, IMSD trainees will develop increased sense of belonging at UMMS and envision themselves as important contributors to the scientific enterprise at UMMS and in their future careers. The successful implementation of the program will increase the number of students from underrepresented backgrounds earning PhDs at UMMS, enhance the persistence of these newly minted PhDs in biomedical careers, and enhance the research excellence at UMMS by positively shifting the research training environment.

尽管生物医学和行为科学取得了巨大进步，临床护理也取得了重大进展，但主要的 健康挑战依然存在，对公共卫生产生了负面影响。应对这些挑战需要 生物医学领域从最广泛的人才库中汲取。然而，分析生物医学领域的发展趋势， 科学工作者和受训者群体一致表明，特定的种族和族裔群体仍然存在， 在这个竞技场中，相对于他们在美国人口中的代表性，他们的代表性不足。 因此，解决不同种族、民族、性别 和/或社会经济群体，并促进最大数量的人才的参与 是必要的。 在这项申请中，我们提出了一个研究培训计划的实施，在保护伞下， 最大限度地提高学生发展的倡议（IMSD），以减轻我们机构的这种差异， 位于马萨诸塞州伍斯特市的马萨诸塞州大学医学院。拟议的信息管理事务司的使命 是促进优秀的青年科学家骨干，从传统上代表性不足， 背景该计划将通过开发和部署以下各项来实现其使命： 学术和研究活动，提高参与学生作为生物医学科学家的卓越性; 专业发展活动，为参与者在一系列生物医学科学方面取得成功做好准备- 相关职业;以及举办培训讲习班，改变受训者的自我认知和指导 培训能力。这些活动有望培养出经过严格训练的、成功的年轻博士科学家 谁将坚持生物医学科学相关的职业生涯。该计划将衡量其活动的成功 通过以下指标： 1)提高学生的保留率和完成率。我们希望通过以下方式观察到>90%的保留率 在第二年年底成功完成资格考试，并且成功率>85% 完成PhD。这些保留率和完成率将达到或超过 在UMMS生物医学科学研究生院（GSBS）的博士生更广泛的人口。 2)缩短完成学位的时间。2004年博士生完成学业的平均时间 GSBS为6.4年。我们预计，IMSD学员完成学位课程的时间将比 对于普通的GSBS学生来说。在初步报告所述期间，我们预计， 学位将是6.2年，目标是实现平均完成时间< 6年。 3)增加学生出版物。我们预计IMSD参与者平均将发表4篇论文 在研究生学习期间，包括2名第一作者。这些指标与 更广泛的GSBS人口。 4)成功获得个人奖学金。我们预计IMSD计划的50% 参与者将成功地从NIH或私人基金中竞争个人奖学金 社. 5)获得理想的研究生机会。我们希望IMSD的参与者将是顶级的 候选人在他们选择的职业道路。我们进一步预计，100%的IMSD参与者将 从博士培训过渡到他们喜欢的职业道路。 6)增强了对UMMS的归属感和作为科学家的自我认同感。通过各种活动， 提高研究导师和其他教师的能力，以有效地指导多样化的学生 人口，以及提高学生作为科学家的自我认同的活动，IMSD学员将 发展在UMMS的归属感增加，并设想自己是重要的贡献者， 在UMMS的科学事业和他们未来的职业生涯。 该计划的成功实施将增加来自代表性不足的学生人数， 在UMMS获得博士学位的背景，提高了这些新崛起的生物医学博士的持久性 职业，并通过积极转变研究培训，提高UMMS的研究卓越性 环境