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，以提高我们的能力，增加获得生物医学科学博士学位的少数族裔学生的数量。通过拟议的imsd资助的少数族裔博士项目，UA研究生院寻求(1)为80名代表性不足的学生提供进入生物医学博士项目的研究技能和动力（该项目每年20人，加上其他大学支持的5人），他们就读于美国各地的大学，包括波多黎各和夏威夷；(2)在4年内将13个生物医学专业招收的少数族裔研究生人数增加44人（1、2年级新生10人，3、4年级新生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)测试是否增加了一个主题焦点，明确地将实验室研究与少数民族社区不成比例地承担的健康问题联系起来，从而增加了代表性不足的学生进入并完成生物医学领域博士学位的动机；(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：每年6月至8月期间，为美国各地大学（包括波多黎各和夏威夷）的大三和大四学生提供夏季研究机会计划，以及研究生组成部分斯隆学者计划，该计划支持第一年的学生津贴，需要3-4个实验室轮转，并为UA的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，会议旅行和论文供应支持。在这项工作中合作的13个研究生项目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。研究生院承诺减免学费、医疗保险，并每年提供1.5万美元，用于实施一项积极的招聘计划。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.