Enhancing biomedical training and diversity through a Hispanic science network

通过西班牙裔科学网络加强生物医学培训和多样性

• 批准号: 8866920
• 负责人: Giovanna Guerrero-Medina
• 金额: $ 32.12万
• 依托单位: YALE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-01 至 2020-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8866920
• 关键词: Academia; Address; Advisory Committees; Awareness; Career Choice; Collaborations; Communication; Communities; Complement; Control Groups; Country; Cultural Backgrounds; Development; Development Plans; Doctor of Philosophy; E-learning; Education; Education Projects; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; Ethnic Origin; Evaluation; Faculty; Feeling; Goals; Hispanics; Individual; Information Networks; Institution; Institutional National Research Service Award; Intervention; Laboratories; Latino; Leadership; Learning; Mass Media; Measurable; Mentors; Minority; Minority Graduate Student; Minority Participation; Modeling; Motivation; Network-based; Oral; Outcome; Participant; Peer Group; Persons; Population; Preparation; Psychological Stress; Publications; Puerto Rican; Puerto Rico; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Training; Schools; Science; Scientist; Self Efficacy; Social Identification; Social Impacts; Social Network; Social Values; Solutions; Stress; Students; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; Visit; Work; Writing; base; career; career development; cohort; expectation; experience; graduate student; improved; innovation; insight; meetings; member; next generation; novel strategies; outreach; outreach program; peer; post intervention; programs; public health relevance; role model; science education; skills; social; success; teacher; theories; tool; underrepresented minority student

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Latinos are the fastest growing U.S. demographic, but remain substantially underrepresented in biomedical careers. Research suggests that minority participation in science is hindered by social factors (lack of same-ethnicity role models and peer support), gaps in career development information and networks, and limited opportunities to contribute with science to their communities of origin. Academic institutions are not well equipped to confront these problems due to low minority representation. We propose to apply an established and dynamic Hispanic science network, the Yale-sponsored Ciencia Puerto Rico initiative, with more than 6,800 scientific members, to enhance the training and retention of minority graduate students in science. Specifically, we will utilize a social network approach to: 1) create online learning communities that close the geographic gap between graduate students and role models, mentors, and peers from similar cultural backgrounds; 2) provide training that addresses common gaps and provides skills for professional development; and 3) enable trainees to contribute through their science to their community of origin. A minimum of 40 graduate students will participate per year in the Yale-CienciaPR IPERT project. Activities will include online conversations with successful Hispanic scientist mentors; moderated peer group discussions on topics of academic and professional development; and workshops on topics such as being a proactive mentee, defining and working towards professional goals through individual development plans, scientific communication skills, and becoming an effective teacher. Participants will also have the opportunity to impact Hispanic communities through the publication of science articles or podcasts or visits of local schools. An annual meeting will cement the sense of community an extend opportunities for networking and professional development. Based on established career development theories and proven diversity interventions, this innovative experience will complement institutional research training programs and is expected to result in (i) enhanced feelings of competency in science and positive expectations for a scientific career; (ii) larger and more focused individual professional networks; (iii) competency in important academic and professional skills; and (iv) awareness of social value as scientists. An evaluation plan consisting of pre- and post-intervention assessments and control group comparisons will help determine results. In the long-term, the program is expected to increase retention in science and thus increase diversity across the scientific enterprise.

 描述（由申请人提供）：拉丁美洲人是美国增长最快的人口，但在生物医学职业中仍然代表性不足。研究表明，少数民族参与科学受到社会因素的阻碍（缺乏同种族的榜样 这些问题包括：缺乏科学知识（包括科学知识和同行支持）、职业发展信息和网络方面的差距以及为原籍社区贡献科学的机会有限。由于少数群体的代表性低，学术机构没有充分的准备来应对这些问题。我们建议应用一个建立和动态的西班牙裔科学网络，耶鲁大学赞助的公民波多黎各倡议，有超过6,800名科学成员，以加强少数民族研究生在科学的培训和保留。具体而言，我们将利用社交网络的方法：1）创建在线学习社区，缩小研究生与榜样，导师和来自相似文化背景的同龄人之间的地理差距; 2）提供解决共同差距的培训，并提供专业发展技能; 3）使学员能够通过他们的科学为他们的社区做出贡献。每年至少有40名研究生将参加耶鲁大学科学院IPERT项目。活动将包括与成功的西班牙裔科学家导师的在线对话;关于学术和专业发展主题的主持同行小组讨论;以及关于主题的研讨会，例如作为一个积极主动的学员，通过个人发展计划，科学沟通技巧和成为一名有效的教师来定义和实现专业目标。参与者还将有机会通过发表科学文章或播客或访问当地学校来影响西班牙裔社区。年度会议将巩固社区意识，扩大网络和专业发展的机会。基于既定的职业发展理论和行之有效的多样性干预措施，这种创新的经验将补充机构研究培训 计划，并预计将导致（一）在科学能力和科学生涯的积极期望增强的感觉;（二）更大，更集中的个人专业 网络;（iii）在重要学术和专业技能方面的能力;（iv）作为科学家的社会价值意识。包括干预前后评估和对照组比较的评估计划将有助于确定结果。从长远来看，该计划预计将增加科学保留，从而增加整个科学企业的多样性。