The University of Arizona Initiative for Minority Ph.D.

描述（由申请人提供）：亚利桑那大学提出实施一项综合计划，这将提高我们的能力，以增加获得生物医学博士学位的代表性不足的少数民族学生的数量。通过IMSD资助的少数民族博士计划，美国大学研究生院寻求（1）提供研究技能和动力进入生物医学博士学位。计划80名代表性不足的学生（20在该计划每年加上其他大学的支持5）参加美国各地的大学，包括波多黎各和夏威夷;（2）增加UA代表性不足的少数民族研究生就读博士学位的人数。在13个生物医学课程的44名学生在4年（10名新生在第1年和第2年和12名新生在第3年和第4年），并为他们提供财政和学术支持，以确保他们完成博士学位。及时;（3）测试是否增加了一个主题重点，明确联系实验室研究与少数民族社区不成比例地承担的健康问题，增加了代表性不足的学生进入和完成生物医学领域博士学位的动机，（4）确定心理社会因素，可能有助于预测研究生的成功和博士学位。建成该方案提出了两个组成部分：每年夏季研究机会计划的大三和大四学生参加大学在美国各地，包括波多黎各和夏威夷在6月至8月，和研究生组成部分，斯隆学者计划，支持第一年的学生津贴，需要3-4实验室轮换，并提供额外的技能培训，会议旅行，和论文为44名博士提供支持学生在十三个生物医学研究生课程在UA。在这项工作中合作的13个研究生课程中的每一个都承诺为IMP学生提供四年的财政支持以及教师工资。研究生院已承诺学费减免，医疗保险，每年$15，000对实施积极的招聘计划。形成性和总结性评估都将是该计划的组成部分。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Arizona proposes to implement a comprehensive program that will enhance our ability to increase the number of underrepresented minority students who obtain doctoral degrees in the biomedical sciences. Through the proposed IMSD-funded Initiative for Minority Ph.D.s program, the UA's Graduate College seeks (1) to provide research skills and motivation to enter biomedical Ph.D. programs to 80 underrepresented students (20 in each year of the program plus 5 supported by other universities) attending universities throughout the U.S. including Puerto Rico and Hawaii; (2) to increase the number of UA underrepresented minority graduate students enrolled in Ph.D. programs in thirteen biomedical programs by 44 students in 4 years (10 new students in years 1 and 2 and 12 new students in years 3 and 4), and provide them the financial and academic support to ensure that they complete the Ph.D. in a timely fashion; (3) to test whether addition of a thematic focus that explicitly links laboratory research with health problems disproportionately borne by minority communities increases the motivation of underrepresented students to enter and finish doctoral degrees in biomedical fields, and (4) to identify psychosocial factors that may help predict graduate student success and Ph.D. completion. The program proposes two components: an annual Summer Research Opportunity Program for juniors and seniors attending universities throughout the U.S. including Puerto Rico and Hawaii during the months of June-August, and a graduate component, the Sloan Scholars program, that supports first year student stipends, requires 3-4 laboratory rotations, and provides additional skills training, conference travel, and dissertation supplies support for 44 Ph.D. students in thirteen biomedical graduate programs at UA. Each of the thirteen graduate programs collaborating in this effort has committed four years of financial support to IMP students as well as faculty salaries. The Graduate College has committed tuition waivers, health insurance, and $15,000 per year toward the implementation of an aggressive recruitment plan. Both formative and summative evaluations will be integral parts of the program.