Vanderbilt/Meharry Initiative for Minority Student Dvpt

来自梅哈里医学中心和范德比尔特大学的这项IMSD提案旨在帮助增加进入科学职业生涯的弱势少数族裔的数量。实现这一目标的概念和机制是在Vanderbilt/Meharry联盟的框架内构建的，该联盟代表一所一流的研究型大学和一所历史悠久的黑人医学院做出独特的承诺，就临床护理、生物医学研究和研究培训进行广泛互动。目标是保留这两所学校独特的有益特点，同时加强这两所学校的研究和教育。IMSD的这项建议设想将两组少数族裔学生聚集在一起，在两所学校形成一个广泛指导的环境。第一组将是学士学位后项目的成员，该项目由对未来的研究事业感兴趣但希望更多接触科学的学生组成。除了研究经验之外，这个项目还提供广泛的指导，指导这些学生在这一努力中取得成功所必需的承诺和策略。这项计划将从6个月到18个月不等。第二组是刚刚进入范德比尔特/梅哈里跨学科研究生项目的学生，其中包括相当数量的范德比尔特大学和梅哈里·布里兹博士项目的学生。设想的办法是，在许多少数族裔学生感到压力和挑战的时候，提供支持，以促进他们随后发展成为杰出的研究科学家。所要求的大部分资金都用于学生支持和相关的教职员工释放时间。然而，我们预计在这一计划期间，两个联盟机构之间将形成新的结构和互动。这在很大程度上将取决于每个机构的教育部门之间的支持性和响应性互动，这项请求的一部分也是支持联盟的这一方面。

This IMSD proposal from Meharry Medical Center and Vanderbilt University is designed to help increase the number of disadvantaged minorities entering careers in science. The concept and mechanism for attaining this goal are constructed within the framework of the Vanderbilt/Meharry Alliance, a unique commitment on behalf of a front rank research university and a historically Black medical school to interact extensively on clinical care, biomedical research and research training. The goal is to preserve the unique beneficial characteristics of these two schools while leading to enhanced research and education at both institutions acting together. This IMSD proposal envisages bringing together two groups of minority students into an extensively mentored environment at the two schools. The first group would be members of a post baccalaureate program consisting of students with a future interest in a research career but would like more exposure to hands on science. In addition to research experience, this program provides extensive mentoring about the commitment and strategies necessary for such students to succeed in this endeavor. This program would be from 6 to 18 months in length. The second group would be students who have just matriculated into the Vanderbilt/Meharry Interdisciplinary Graduate programs, including a significant number fro Vanderbilt and from Meharry Brides to the Doctorate programs. The approach envisaged is that which would facilitate a subsequent development into outstanding research scientists by providing support at a time when many minority students feel stressed and challenged by what is often a highly unfamiliar new environment in terms of the educational institution, the learning strategies and the heavy dependence on laboratory instruction and the scientific literature. Much of the requested funding is directed towards student support and to associated faculty release time. However, we anticipate that new structures and interactions will be formed between the two alliance institutions during the time of this program. Much will depend upon a supportive and responsive interaction between the educational components of each institution and a part of this request is also to support this aspect of the Alliance.