BUILDing SCHOLARS

描述(由申请者提供)：这笔由德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校(UTEP)申请的规划拨款将致力于开发一项名为建筑学者(建筑基础设施通向多样性：西南面向健康的教育领袖和研究学者联盟)的创新项目。长期目标是设计一个项目，通过创建一个包括德克萨斯州、新墨西哥州和亚利桑那州在内的多机构联盟，培训来自美国西南部代表性不足群体的下一代生物医学科学家。计划建设学者的具体目标如下：(1)巩固机构内和跨机构网络，并与合作机构的领导人合作，制定高效的本科生培训和指导计划；(2)对UTEP和合作机构的生物医学和社会行为研究培训基础设施进行正式的能力/需求评估，为计划的设计提供信息；以及(3)为计划的学生培训和指导方面制定战略活动。第一个目标将通过一系列电话会议实现，虚拟的 合作会议和现场访问，最终将在UTEP与来自所有联盟机构的领导人举行面对面的研讨会，以制定战略计划。第二个目标将通过对学生和教职员工的调查以及对小学和合作机构的项目主任的采访来实现。第三个目标将通过制定招聘和留用战略、导师培训计划、咨询委员会和评价模式来实现。这些活动具有创新性，部分原因是对拉美裔健康的跨学科重视；使用资产捆绑的方法来克服研究培训障碍；整合技术以联系合作伙伴并加强学生之间的联系；以及开发整合学科和机构的课程(面对面、在线和混合)。这一规划申请意义重大，因为它采取了地区性的方法来设计一个多机构生物医学研究、培训和指导计划，以满足集中在美国西南部的代表性不足群体的需求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This planning grant requested by The University at Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will focus efforts on the development of an innovative program called BUILDing SCHOLARS (Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity: Southwest Consortium of Health-Oriented education Leaders and Research Scholars). The long-term goal is to design a program that will train the next generation of biomedical scientists from US Southwest underrepresented groups through the creation of a multi-institution consortium to include Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. The specific aims of the intended BUILDing SCHOLARS are as follows: (1) solidify the intra- and cross-institutional network and work together with leaders fro partner institutions to develop a highly effective program for training and mentoring undergraduate students; (2) conduct a formal capacities/needs-assessment of biomedical and socio-behavioral research training infrastructure at UTEP and partner institutions to inform the design of the program; and (3) develop strategic activities for the student training and mentoring aspect of the program. The first aim will be achieved through a series of conference calls, virtual collaborative meetings and site visits and will culminate in a face-to-face workshop at UTEP with leaders from all consortium institutions to develop the strategic plan. The second aim will be addressed through surveys of students and faculty members, and program director interviews at the primary and partner institutions. The third aim will be achieved through the development of recruitment and retention strategies, a mentor training plan, an advisory committee, and an evaluation model. The activities are innovative in part because of the trans-disciplinary emphasis on Hispanic Health; the use of an assets bundling approach to overcoming research training barriers; integration of technology to link partners and enhance student connectivity; and development of courses (face-to-face, online and blended) that integrate disciplines and institutions. This planning application is significant because it takes a regional approach to designing a multi-institutional biomedical research training and mentoring program that will meet the needs of underrepresented groups concentrated in the US Southwest.