Enhancing Training for Minority Biomedical Researchers

描述（由申请人提供）：本项目的目标是增加训练有素的生物医学博士的数量。或医学博士/博士来自代表性不足（UR）人群的研究人员。该项目将在研究密集型的生物医学科学研究生院进行，该研究生院在教育UR科学家方面建立了良好的历史记录。学生的目标群体正在扩大到所有被录取的博士生。M.D.博士来自乌拉圭的学生和对IMSD目标感兴趣的学生。学生必须符合代表性不足或承诺多样性的具体标准，才能参加IMSD并继续参与该项目。 全部81位URM博士M.D.博士自1998年IMSD获得资助以来，已入学的学生参加了IMSD的活动。在任何时候注册的URM学生人数从1998年的20人增加到2002年以来的50多人。80%的留存率超过了非URM学生。URM学生现在赢得了不成比例的更高份额的奖项和荣誉，并有一个非常接近的非URM学生的出版记录，虽然URM人口是由于最近的入学人数增加向先进程度较低的学生倾斜。 博士学生教育将通过为IMSD的每个学生制定和颁布个人发展计划来加强。该项目有五个目标和可衡量的目标。(1)提高UR博士的入学率。学生人数从每年10人增加到每年12至14人。(2)提高UR学生在教学课程中的表现，目标是55%的学生将获得A，60%的学生将不会获得C，80%的学生将获得不到2个C。(3)保持至少80%的博士学位保留率。℃下(4)促进科学培训和专业发展，通过积极的教育活动，包括迷你课程，技能研讨会和小组，团队建设学习经验;通过指导和URM科学家研讨会系列与UR榜样互动;研究和指导。我们将监测学生的表现和项目的评估，以确定是否需要创建新的活动，以帮助学生朝着生物医学研究事业的进展。(5)通过演讲和学术出版物传播关于建立和维持一个增强UR生物医学博士教育的计划的信息。应学生的要求，我们将开始出版一份两年一次的研究出版物，其中包括UR学生自己贡献和评论的文章。资助这一更新将使研究生院，已成为公认的UR教育的进展，继续成功的计划组成部分，不能没有有针对性的赠款资助。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this project is to increase the numbers of well-trained biomedical Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. researchers from underrepresented (UR) populations. The project will be conducted at the research-intensive BCM Graduate School of Biomedical Science that has established an excellent track history in educating UR scientists. The target group of students is being extended to all matriculated BCM Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students from UR populations and those with an interest in the goals of the IMSD. Students must meet specific criteria of under-representation or commitment to diversity to enroll in the IMSD and continue their affiliation with the project. All 81 URM BCM Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students enrolled since the IMSD was funded in 1998 have participated in IMSD activities. The numbers of URM students enrolled at any one time has grown from 20 in 1998 to more than 50 at all times since 2002. The 80% retention rate exceeds that of non-URM students. URM students now win a disproportionately higher share of awards and honors and have a publication record very near that of non-URM students although the URM population is skewed toward less advanced students due to the recent increase in enrollment. Ph.D. student education will be enhanced by creating and enacting individual development plans for each student affiliated with the IMSD. There are five goals and measurable objectives of the project. (1) Increase matriculation of UR Ph.D. students from 10 per year to 12 to 14 per year. (2) Improve performance of UR students in didactic classes with the objective that 55% of students will make an A, 60% will make no Cs and 80% of students will make less than 2 Cs. (3) Maintain at least 80% retention toward the Ph.D. degree. (4) Promote scientific training and professional development through proactive educational activities including mini-courses, skills workshops and small group, team-building learning experiences; interaction with UR role models through mentoring and a URM Scientist Seminar Series; research and mentoring. We will monitor student performance and evaluation of the project to determine whether new activities need to be created to help students progress toward biomedical research careers. (5) Disseminate information on building and sustaining a program that enhances education of UR biomedical Ph.D.s through presentations and scholarly publications. At the students' request we will begin publishing a bi-yearly research publication with articles contributed and critiqued by the UR students themselves. Funding this renewal will enable a graduate school that has become recognized for its progress in UR education to continue successful program components that could not be funded without a targeted grant.