Arizona Biomedical Scientist Development Program

亚利桑那州西班牙裔英才中心(HCOE)建议亚利桑那州生物医学科学家发展计划的扩展和制度化，这将有助于扩大多元化和具有文化能力的生物医学学术队伍，以服务于国家。该计划确定有才华和积极性的教职员工和来自不同背景的学生，他们展示了在医学学术界取得成功的潜力。在过渡时期，为学员提供有组织的指导、技能培养、专业发展和支持计划，以确保他们成功完成标准医学院课程。完成该计划的少数族裔教职员工和研究生无缝地融入了健康科学教职员工和学生的主流，从而避免了任何程序性的污名。亚利桑那生物医学科学家发展计划的使命是通过建立生物医学科学家培养计划，增加亚利桑那大学医学院少数族裔生物医学教师的数量和成功，特别是西班牙裔、黑人和美国印第安人，该计划将增加高素质和多样化的学术医生和科学家的数量，以服务于美国西南部的独特需求。该计划的具体目标包括： 1)到第五年，我们将使成功过渡到亚利桑那大学医学院的西班牙裔、黑人和美国印第安人生物医学教员的数量翻一番。 2)到第五年，我们将增加25%的西班牙裔、黑人和美国印第安人研究生(博士前、博士后和博士后)。 我们建议利用与捐赠相关的收入来扩大这一非常有前景的计划，该计划最终可能成为发展多样化学术卫生专业劳动力的全国样板。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Arizona Hispanic Center of Excellence (HCOE) proposes the expansion and institutionalization of Arizona Biomedical Scientist Development Program that will contribute to the expansion of a diverse and culturally competent biomedical academic workforce to serve the nation. This program identifies talented and motivated faculty and students from diverse backgrounds who demonstrate potential for success in medical academia. Participants are provided a structured program of instruction, skills building, professional development and support during a transitional period in order to ensure their professional successful completion of the standard medical school curriculum. Minority faculty and graduate students who complete the program mainstream seamlessly into the health sciences faculty and students and thus avoid any programmatic stigmatization. The mission of the Arizona Biomedical Scientist Development Program is to increase the number and the success of minority biomedical faculty, specifically Hispanic, Black and American Indian individuals, at the University of Arizona College of Medicine through the establishment of a biomedical scientist development program that will increase the number of high quality and diverse academic physicians and scientists to serve the unique needs of the American Southwest. The specific aims of this program include the following: 1) By Year 5, we will double the number of Hispanic, Black and American Indian biomedical faculty who successfully transition into medical school faculty at the University of Arizona. 2) By Year 5, we will increase by 25% the number of Hispanic, Black and American Indian graduate students (pre-doctoral, doctoral, and post-doctoral). We propose to utilize the Endowment related income to expand this very promising program, which may ultimately serve as a national model for the development of a diverse academic health professions workforce.