Enhancing the success of underrepresented students in the biomedical sciences

提高生物医学领域代表性不足的学生的成功

• 批准号: 8844171
• 负责人: BRIAN C LEWIS
• 金额: $ 33.28万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-08-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8844171
• 关键词: Address; Area; Behavioral Sciences; Biotechnology; Capital; Career Choice; Communication; Country; Critical Thinking; Degree Completion; Development; Development Plans; Doctor of Philosophy; Education; Educational Background; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; Ensure; Ethnic Origin; Ethnic group; Event; Faculty; Fellowship; Gender; Goals; Grant; Health; Human; Individual; Institutes; Institution; Interest Group; Knowledge; Left; Massachusetts; Mentors; Minority-Serving Institution; Modeling; Outcome; Participant; Phase; Population; Preparation; Productivity; Public Health; Qualifying; Race; Regimen; Regulatory Affairs; Relative (related person); Research; Role; STEM field; Schools; Science; Series; Students; Talents; Teacher Professional Development; Time; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; Underrepresented Students; United States; Universities; Visit; Work; Writing; career; career development; clinical care; graduate student; health disparity; human disease; innovation; interest; medical schools; peer; post-doctoral training; programs; public health relevance; racial and ethnic; skills; socioeconomics; success; symposium; tool; trend; underrepresented minority student

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Despite great advances in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, and major advances in clinical care, major health challenges remain that negatively impact public health. Addressing these challenges requires that the biomedical field draw from the broadest talent pool available. Yet, analysis of the trends in the biomedical sciences workforce and trainee pool consistently demonstrate that specific racial and ethnic groups remain underrepresented in this arena relative to their representation within the population of the United States. Therefore, programs that address the discrepancy in participation rates between different racial, ethnic, gender and/or socioeconomic groups, and promote the engagement of the maximum number of talented individuals are needed. In this application, we propose the development of a research education program to alleviate this discrepancy at our institution, the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. The goals of the proposed program are: to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups, to enhance the retention and progression to candidacy of students from traditionally underrepresented groups, and to enhance the career development of participating students so that they successfully transition to their desired role within the biomedical sciences workforce. To achieve the desired goals, we will employ a multi-faceted approach that includes: 1) Increased involvement of UMMS at national conferences targeted towards trainees from traditionally underrepresented groups as well as the development and enhancement of relationships with undergraduate institutions and training programs that promote the training of students in STEM fields; 2) The implementation of onboarding courses that provide preparation and guidance for the first-year graduate school curriculum; the implementation of a series of workshops that equip students with the tools to successfully navigate the path to PhD candidacy; as well as the establishment of an enhanced advising program that provides one-on-one advising interactions between students and faculty; and 3) The implementation of a series of career development and networking events, including the development and annual revision of an Individual Development Plan, that promote clarity surrounding career goals, the development of a career path, and the acquisition of the scientific communication skills and professional network that facilitate the successful transition to the next phase of the chosen career. The proposed approaches are expected to increase the number of underrepresented students attaining PhD degrees in the biomedical sciences from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. If successful, the proposed approaches may serve as models that can be implemented broadly at institutions around the country.

 描述（由申请人提供）：尽管生物医学和行为科学取得了巨大进步，临床护理也取得了重大进展，但重大健康挑战仍然存在，对公众健康产生负面影响。应对这些挑战需要生物医学领域从最广泛的人才库中汲取人才。然而，对生物医学科学劳动力和实习生群体趋势的分析一致表明，相对于美国人口中的代表性，特定种族和族裔群体在这一领域的代表性仍然不足。因此，需要制定解决不同种族、民族、性别和/或社会经济群体之间参与率差异的方案，并促进最大数量的人才的参与。在本申请中，我们建议开发一项研究教育计划，以减轻我们所在机构（位于马萨诸塞州伍斯特的马萨诸塞大学医学院）的这种差异。拟议计划的目标是：增加来自代表性不足群体的学生数量，提高来自传统代表性不足群体的学生的保留和晋升资格，并促进参与学生的职业发展，使他们成功过渡到生物医学科学劳动力中所需的角色。为了实现预期目标，我们将采用多方面的方法，其中包括： 1) UMMS 更多地参与针对传统上代表性不足群体的学员的全国会议，并发展和加强与本科院校和培训项目的关系，以促进 STEM 领域学生的培训； 2）实施入职课程，为研究生一年级课程提供准备和指导；举办一系列研讨会，为学生提供成功获得博士学位候选之路的工具；以及建立一个强化的咨询计划，为学生和教师之间提供一对一的咨询互动； 3) 实施一系列职业发展和社交活动，包括制定和每年修订个人发展计划，以促进职业目标的明确性、职业道路的发展以及科学沟通技巧和专业网络的获取，从而促进成功过渡到下一个阶段 所选职业的阶段。拟议的方法预计将增加获得马萨诸塞大学医学院生物医学博士学位的少数学生数量。如果成功，所提出的方法可以作为模型在全国各地的机构中广泛实施。