Pathway to graduate study post-baccalaureate training program

项目总结 来自博士学位调查的令人沮丧的结果显示，在2020年，只有3.2%的获奖者 生物/生物医学的博士学位是黑人或非裔美国人，6.2%是 拉美裔或拉丁裔。在那些获得健康科学博士学位的人中，9.4%是黑人或非洲人-- 美国人和4.8%的人是西班牙裔或拉丁裔。仍然迫切需要创造多样化的 生物医学研究队伍。马萨诸塞大学陈医学院拥有一所非常成功的 国立卫生研究院资助的莫宁赛德研究生院的学士后研究教育计划(PREP) 生物医学科学。这一久经考验的课程提供了一个极好的机会来提高学生的学术水平 做好准备，增加实验室或临床研究经验。该计划的目标是 让学生做好准备，使他们在进入顶级博士或MD/博士项目时具有竞争力。我们在寻找 继续资助NIH扩大我们的研究教育培训计划。陈冯富珍大学预备课程的目标 是：1)促进来自传统代表性不足群体的受训人员的科学发展；2)支持 这些受训人员转变为主要的博士和医学博士/博士培训项目；3)支持自我认同 这些学者作为科学家，使他们在生物医学科学上取得了持续的成就和执着 事业。马萨诸塞州立大学预科将通过为预科学者提供强大的指导团队来实现这些目标； 在研究密集型的陈冯富珍医学院院系、中心、 和研究所；为他们的研究目标和以前的教育和研究量身定制的学术培训 经验；以及磨练技术和专业技能的机会(例如写作、演讲、时间 管理)。重要的是，UMassChan Prep在他们完善自己作为科学家的身份时提供支持 与性别、种族/族裔以及多样性的其他方面有关的讨论。关于冒名顶替者综合症的会议， 交叉性，以及对研究生院的指导(例如，学习自我倡导、管理指导 人际关系)是加强研究生学习准备的重要课程。我们的广度 导师、科学学科和学术计划提供了灵活性，使每个受训者的 经验，同时提供坚实的基础，以增加未来学术和研究的可能性 成功。我们预计我们将继续有至少75%的预科学生被录取并成功 完成研究生课程，有助于实现受训人口和劳动力的多样化 生物医学和行为科学。

PROJECT SUMMARY Discouraging results from the Survey of Earned Doctorates revealed that in 2020, only 3.2% of those awarded doctoral degrees in the biological / biomedical sciences were Black or African-Americans and 6.2% were Hispanics or Latinos. For those awarded doctoral degrees in the health sciences, 9.4% were Black or African- Americans and 4.8% were Hispanics or Latinos. There continues to be an urgent need to create a diverse biomedical research workforce. The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School has a highly successful NIH funded Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) in the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. This proven program offers an outstanding opportunity to enhance student academic preparedness and increase laboratory-based or clinical research experience. The goal of the program is to prepare students so that they are competitive for admission into top-tier PhD or MD/PhD programs. We seek continued NIH funding to expand our research education training program. The goals of the UMass Chan PREP are: 1) Promote the scientific development of trainees from traditionally underrepresented groups; 2) Support the transition of these trainees into leading PhD and MD/PhD training programs; 3) Support the self-identification of these scholars as scientists, resulting in their sustained achievement and persistence in biomedical sciences careers. UMass Chan PREP will achieve these goals by providing PREP scholars with strong mentoring teams; high-caliber research experiences within research-intensive UMass Chan Medical School Departments, Centers, and Institutes; academic training tailored to their research goals and their previous educational and research experiences; and opportunities to hone technical and professional skills (e.g. writing, presentations, time management). Importantly, UMass Chan PREP offers support as they refine their identities as scientists through discussions related to gender, race/ethnicity, and other aspects of diversity. Sessions on imposter syndrome, intersectionality, and guidance on navigating graduate school (e.g., learning self-advocacy, managing mentoring relationships) are important sessions that enhance preparedness for success in graduate school. Our breadth of mentors, scientific disciplines, and academic programs offers the flexibility to individualize each trainee’s experience while providing a strong foundation to increase the likelihood of future academic and research success. We expect that we will continue to have at least 75% of our PREP scholars matriculate and successfully complete graduate programs contributing to the diversification of the trainee population, and workforce, in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.