UCSC Research Mentoring Internship Program: An Initiative to Increase Diversity and Inclusion in Genomics Research

摘要 圣克鲁斯的加州大学的UCSC多样性行动计划被称为研究 指导实习计划（RMI），一个研究教育计划，提高公平性和获得 基因组科学的职业。我们的具体目标是每年招聘和留住14名学员， 符合NIH的代表性不足标准;激励学员追求基因组学为重点的职业生涯， 培养一个专注于基因组学研究和相关ELSI调查的学者社区; 以健全的专业发展活动课程补充研究培训;并确保 80%或更多的毕业学员将迈向下一个学术或职业水平。马绍尔群岛共和国 该计划为代表性不足的少数民族（URM）提供指导性研究培训和财政支持 本科生，低收入家庭学生，残疾学生， 第一代上大学的学生，以及那些因系统性教育而被少数民族化的学生。 歧视我们的使命是准备和推进我们的学生走向成功的职业生涯在基因组学 研究或询问基因组学的伦理、法律的和社会影响（ELSI）的领域。学生 在RMI的支持下，他们被分配给一个教师研究导师，每周与他一起训练10-15个小时 在学年期间，夏季每周最多40小时。导师实验室可能在任何 研究重点是基因组科学的某些方面。STEM研究 环境可能是湿实验室或计算实验室; ELSI项目通常在 来自社会科学部的教员，通常在基因组学的一个特定方面进行研究， 以下领域之一：生物伦理学、政策、卫生保健、社会影响。马绍尔群岛共和国提供财政支持 以季度生活津贴的形式。除了研究培训，该计划还提供学术 和专业发展讲习班，一对一辅导，职业指导和近同行辅导。 在RMI暴露学生的文化和严格的研究环境下的监督下， 教师导师和扩展的导师网络的支持下，从而提高准备和 在研究生院及以后取得成功。除了从我们自己的多元化学生中招募学生外， 校园（指定为西班牙裔服务机构），我们从区域招收潜在的转学生 来自BBIPOC的学生比例很高的社区学院（布朗，黑人，土著， 有色人种），低收入和服务不足的人群。为了确保成功地坚持到一定程度， 完成后，我们根据最佳实践实施保留策略，以提供专业支持， 编程和扩展的导师网络在一个前沿的研究环境，提供我们的 我们的团队拥有在基因组学领域从事有意义的职业所需的知识、工具和信心。

ABSTRACT The UCSC Diversity Action Plan at the University of California, Santa Cruz is known as the Research Mentoring Internship Program (RMI), a research education program that improves equity and access to careers in genomic science. Our specific aims are to recruit and retain a full cohort of 14 trainees per year who meet NIH criteria in terms of underrepresentation; to inspire trainees to pursue genomics-focused careers by fostering a community of scholars focused on genomics research and relevant ELSI investigations; to supplement research training with a robust curriculum of professional development activities; and to ensure that 80% or more of our graduating trainees take steps toward the next academic or career level. The RMI program provides mentored research training and financial support for underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduate students, students from low-income households, students with disabilities, first-generation-to-college students, and students who have otherwise been minoritized by systemic discrimination. Our mission is to prepare and advance our students toward successful careers in genomics research or in fields that interrogate the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics. Students supported by the RMI are assigned to a faculty research mentor with whom they train 10-15 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during summer. Mentor labs may be in any department, provided that the research focuses on some aspect of genomic sciences. STEM research environments may be wet labs or computational labs; ELSI projects are usually conducted under the aegis of a faculty member from the Division of Social Sciences, and commonly approach a specific aspect of genomics in one of the following areas: bioethics, policy, health care, social implications. The RMI provides financial support in the form of quarterly subsistence payments. In addition to research training, the program offers academic and professional development workshops, one-on-one coaching, career guidance, and near-peer mentoring. The RMI exposes students to the culture and rigors of a research environment under the supervision of a faculty mentor and with the support of an extended mentor network, thus enhancing preparation for and success in graduate school and beyond. In addition to recruiting from the diverse student population of our own campus (designated a Hispanic Serving Institution), we recruit prospective transfer students from regional community colleges that have high percentages of students from BBIPOC (Brown, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), low-income, and underserved populations. To ensure successful persistence to degree completion, we implement retention strategies based on best practices to create professional support and programming and an expanded mentor network within a cutting-edge research environment that provides our cohort with the knowledge, tools, and confidence needed to advance to meaningful careers in genomics.