NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY MBRS RISE TO EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

描述（由申请人提供）：新墨西哥州立大学RISE to Excellence项目的长期目标是通过促进在生物医学和生物行为研究中未被充分代表的群体的学生完成博士学位，使健康科学家群体多样化。新密歇根州立大学在实现这一目标方面处于独特的地位，因为该机构是一所博士学位，研究密集型，土地赠款，少数民族（西班牙裔）服务大学，拥有多样化的学生群体和一批有成就的导师。新密歇根州立大学RISE计划旨在为学生提供研究机会，特别是那些在追求研究生涯中遇到障碍或障碍的学生，并帮助学生发现和实现他们的科学潜力。提出了三个学生发展活动。活动一，RISE到博士学位，将为RISE本科生提供单独指导的实验室研究经验和专业技能发展。A1将允许50%的本科生进入博士课程，另外25%进入学士学位或硕士课程。活动2，RISE to the postdoctoral，将为进入博士项目的RISE研究生提供个人指导的实验室研究经验和专业技能发展。A2将帮助90%的博士前学者完成博士学位，并随后进入博士后研究岗位。活动三，RISE团队发现研讨会，将在夏季为本科生和研究生提供三个探究式的团队研究经验：西南药用植物，将招募非专业的生物医学研究人员；基因组学发现项目将保留那些即将毕业且没有实验室指导经验的理科生；健康差距，将通过强调研究与社区福祉的相关性来激励和激励RISE学生。新密歇根州立大学RISE项目的学生通过实验室体验、研讨会、专业技能讲习班以及研究动态和实验设计课程，为他们的职业生涯的下一步做好准备。学生们还接受负责任的研究行为方面的正规教育，并通过一系列研讨会得到加强。特别强调的是强大的书面和口头沟通能力的发展，在电子专业作品集的准备，每年由教师委员会审查，并在提交奖学金和实习申请的所有学生，根据他们的职业阶段。项目活动的评估和评价被整合到项目元素的设计和持续改进中。新密歇根州立大学RISE项目的一个显著特点是，RISE导师承诺共同努力，确定指导实践，以促进招募和保留代表性不足的少数民族学生攻读博士学位。一年一度的领导力研训将为学生和导师提供一个论坛，讨论身份、社区和科学家的角色问题，特别是那些来自代表性不足的群体的科学家，作为生物医学研究人员和领导者，在充满挑战的全球环境中。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long term goal of the New Mexico State University RISE to Excellence Program is to diversify the community of health scientists by furthering the completion of Ph.D. degrees by students who are members of groups underrepresented in biomedical and biobehavioral research. NMSU is uniquely positioned to achieve this goal because of the institution's status as a doctoral, research-intensive, land grant, minority (Hispanic) serving university with a diverse student population and a cadre of accomplished mentors. The NMSU RISE program aspires to provide research opportunities for students, especially those who have faced barriers or obstacles in pursuit of a research career, and to aid students in discovering and fulfilling their scientific potential. Three student development activities are proposed. Activity 1, RISE to the Doctorate, will provide individually mentored laboratory research experiences and professional skills development for RISE Undergraduate Scholars. A1 will enable the entry of 50% of the undergraduate participants to a Ph.D. program, and another 25% to postbaccalaureate or MS programs. Activity 2, RISE to the Postdoctorate, will provide individually mentored laboratory research experiences and professional skills development for RISE Graduate Scholars who are matriculated into Ph.D. programs. A2 will facilitate the completion of a Ph.D. by 90% of the predoctoral Scholars and their subsequent entry to postdoctoral research positions. Activity 3, RISE Team Discovery Workshops, will provide three inquiry-based team research experiences during the summer for undergraduate and graduate students: Medicinal Plants of the Southwest, will recruit non-majors to biomedical research; Genomics Discovery, will retain science students in research who are near graduation and have not had a mentored laboratory experience; Health Disparities, will motivate and inspire RISE students by emphasizing the relevance of research for the well-being of their communities. Students in the NMSU RISE Program are prepared for the next step of their career through laboratory experiences, seminars, professional skills workshops, and courses in research dynamics and experimental design. Students also receive formal education in responsible conduct in research that is reinforced by a seminar series. Special emphasis is placed on the development of strong written and oral communication skills, on the preparation of an electronic professional portfolio that is reviewed yearly by a faculty committee, and on submission of fellowship and internship applications by all students, as appropriate for their career stage. Assessment and evaluation of program activities are integrated into the design and continual refinement of programmatic elements. A distinguishing feature of the NMSU RISE program is the commitment of RISE mentors to work collaboratively to identify mentoring practices that promote recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority students to the Ph.D.. A yearly Leadership Retreat will provide a forum for students and mentors to discuss issues of identity, community, and the role of scientists, especially those from underrepresented groups, as biomedical researchers and leaders in a challenging global environment. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Fostering excellence in a diverse research workforce can lead to more innovative solutions to challenging biomedical problems. Increasing the numbers of highly trained Ph.D. recipients from traditionally underrepresented groups ensures that the scientific community has the broadest capacity and most robust potential to find treatments for diseases and disorders that impair the quality of human life, such as those that are associated with health disparities between populations.