Pathway to graduate study post-baccalaureate training program

项目摘要 令人沮丧的结果显示，在2020年，只有3.2%的获得博士学位的人 生物/生物医学科学博士学位是黑人或非洲裔美国人，6.2%是 西班牙裔或拉丁裔。在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%是西班牙裔或拉丁美洲人。仍然迫切需要建立一个多样化的 生物医学研究人员。马萨诸塞州大学陈医学院在 美国国立卫生研究院资助的晨边研究生院学士后研究教育计划（PREP） 生物医学科学这个成熟的计划提供了一个出色的机会，以提高学生的学术 准备和增加实验室或临床研究经验。该计划的目标是 为学生做好准备，使他们有竞争力进入顶级博士或MD/博士课程。我们寻求 继续资助NIH扩大我们的研究教育培训计划。UMass Chan PREP的目标 （1）促进传统上代表性不足的群体的受训人员的科学发展;（2）支持 这些学员过渡到领先的博士和MD/博士培训计划; 3）支持自我认同 这些学者作为科学家，导致他们在生物医学科学方面的持续成就和坚持 careers.马萨诸塞大学陈准备将通过提供强大的辅导团队准备学者实现这些目标; 高素质的研究经验，在研究密集型马萨诸塞州陈医学院部门，中心， 和研究所;学术培训适合他们的研究目标和他们以前的教育和研究 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，马萨诸塞大学陈准备提供支持，因为他们完善自己的身份作为科学家，通过 讨论与性别、种族/民族和多样性的其他方面有关。关于冒名顶替者综合征的会议， 交叉性，和导航研究生院的指导（例如，学习自我宣传，管理指导 关系）是重要的会议，提高准备成功的研究生院。我们的广度 导师，科学学科和学术课程提供了灵活性，个性化每个学员的 经验，同时提供了一个坚实的基础，以增加未来的学术和研究的可能性 成功我们预计，我们将继续有至少75%的预科学者录取和成功 完成研究生课程，促进受训人口和劳动力的多样化，在 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.