MBRS IMSD UMDNJ-Rutgers University Pipeline Program

描述(由申请人提供)：这项建议是为了继续支持UMDNJ-罗格斯大学管道计划，以帮助未被充分代表的少数族裔(URM)学生进入生物医学研究职业生涯。中心目标1是增加在与生物医学研究相关的领域获得博士学位，然后从事研究事业的URM学生的数量。主要活动是为本科生举办的住宿暑期研究计划(“Rise at Rutgers/UMDNJ”)和对URM研究生的培训，这些研究生在分子生物科学领域竞争激烈的研究生课程的核心课程中增加了灵活性并加强了支持服务，涉及UMDNJ和罗格斯大学。我们将维持并继续完善这些计划。我们还将专注于吸引更多的罗格斯大学URM本科生参加暑期升学计划或其他机构的暑期研究经验，以及支持URM学生在学年进行研究的学年计划。对于博士生，我们的目标是改善他们的表现，特别是通过增加对同伴辅导和认知技能评估的利用。我们亦正探讨课程灵活性的其他方法，以更好地配合学员的不同兴趣。目标2是鼓励和支持罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊医学院(RWJMS)的URM医学生成为内科科学家。我们将继续为医科学生在学年和暑期进行研究提供支持。我们还将加强医学博士/博士项目的机会和可取性。通过博士、医学博士或医学博士/博士方向对URM学生进行生物医学研究职业生涯的培训，在更多样化的生物医学研究环境中服务于国家对更多更好的科学家的需求，同时服务于我们大学为更多样化的学生群体和教师而实现的战略目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is for continued support of the UMDNJ-Rutgers University Pipeline Program for assisting underrepresented minority (URM) students to enter careers in biomedical research. The central Goal 1 is to increase the number of URM students who obtain the Ph.D. degree in a field related to biomedical research, and who then pursue research careers. The principal activities are a residential summer research program for undergraduates ("RISE at Rutgers/UMDNJ") and the training of URM graduate students who have increased flexibility and enhanced support services in the Core Curriculum of the highly competitive Graduate Programs in the Molecular Biosciences, involving both UMDNJ and Rutgers. We will maintain and continue to refine these programs. We will also focus on attracting additional Rutgers URM undergraduates into the summer RISE program or summer research experiences at other institutions, and into the Academic Year Program that supports URM students performing research during the academic year. For Ph.D. students, our goals are to improve their performance, particularly through increased utilization of Peer Tutoring and Cognitive Skills assessments. We are also exploring additional approaches to curriculum flexibility to better match the diverse interests of our trainees. Goal 2 is to encourage and support URM medical students of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) to become physician-scientists. We will continue to provide support for medical students to perform research during the academic year and summers. We will also enhance opportunities and the desirability of the M.D./Ph.D. program. The training of URM students for biomedical research careers, through the Ph.D., M.D., or M.D./Ph.D. paths, serves a national need for more and better scientists, in a more diverse biomedical research environment, while serving the strategic goals of our Universities for a more diverse student body and faculty.