The University of Arizona Initiative for Minority Ph.D.

描述(由申请人提供)：亚利桑那大学提议实施一项综合计划，该计划将增强我们的能力，以增加获得生物医学科学博士学位的少数族裔学生的人数。通过拟议的IMSD资助的少数民族博士计划，UA研究生院寻求(1)为80名在全美包括波多黎各和夏威夷在内的大学就读的代表不足的学生(该计划每年20名加上其他大学支持的5名)提供研究技能和进入生物医学博士课程的动力；(2)在4年内将13个生物医学专业博士生招生人数增加44人(一、二年级10人，三、四年级12人)，并为他们提供经济和学术支持，确保他们及时完成博士学位；(3)测试增加一个主题重点，明确将实验室研究与少数族裔社区承担的健康问题不成比例地联系起来，是否会增加未被充分代表的学生进入并完成生物医学领域博士学位的动机，以及(4)确定可能有助于预测研究生成功和博士学位完成的心理社会因素。该计划提出了两个组成部分：一个是面向6-8月期间在波多黎各和夏威夷等全美大学就读的大三和大四学生的年度暑期研究机会计划；另一个是研究生部分，即斯隆学者计划，它支持一年级的学生津贴，需要3-4个实验室轮换，并为加州大学13个生物医学研究生项目的44名博士生提供额外的技能培训、会议旅行和论文支持。在这一努力中合作的13个研究生项目中的每个项目都承诺为IMP学生提供四年的经济支持，以及教师的工资。研究生院承诺免除学费、医疗保险和每年15,000美元，以实施积极的招生计划。形成性评价和总结性评价都将是该方案的组成部分。

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.