Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

项目摘要/摘要 聋人和重听人(DHH)在博士毕业的生物医学专业中的比例明显偏低 科学家。罗切斯特博士学位(RB2D)项目的长期目标是增加 继续从事成功的生物医学研究事业的DHH学生的数量。RB2D将两个 致力于这一目标的机构：罗切斯特大学(UR)和罗切斯特理工学院(RIT)。 RIT是一家主要的理科硕士学位授予机构，也是国家技术学院的所在地 聋人(NTID)，拥有DHH人员的首屈一指的高等教育机构。UR授予生物医学 研究博士，拥有一个研究密集型学术医学中心，是国家医学研究中心的所在地 聋人健康研究(NCDHR)，UR临床与翻译科学研究所的一个组成部分。RB2D的 目标是在我们成功的基础上，进一步开发、实施和评估这一示范计划， 最终为更多样化的生物医学研究队伍做出贡献。RB2D有四个具体目标：1) 在RIT，MS-授予机构进一步发展RB2D计划；2)进一步发展RB2D 在授予博士学位的UR计划；3)招募DHH硕士候选人成为RB2D学者；4) 评估RB2D计划。RB2D创建并实施了解决知识、技能、 和基础设施，并促进机构文化变革，以增加DHH成功的可能性 生物医学研究领域的个人。RB2D的研究教育计划包括课程作业、实验室 经验和专门设计的RB2D课程活动，使DHH学员和 与他们合作取得成功的计划。在本供资期间结束时，RB2D将得到加强和 为DHH学生提供了更多的机会和更高的院校目标。将会有更多的 参加生物医学博士培训计划的DHH个人数量以及教职员工数量和 与DHH实习生有效合作的实验室。锚定机构在研究和多样性方面的卓越表现和多样性 教育将通过更深层次的研究生课程联系和外部合作来加强。 促进DHH科学家的成功将提高知名度并吸引更多DHH学生进入生物医学 研究职业，最终实现增强劳动力多样性和增加 DHH人员在生物医学研究队伍中的代表性。

Project Summary/Abstract Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) people are strikingly underrepresented among doctoral-prepared biomedical scientists. The long-term goal of the Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate (RB2D) Program is to increase the number of DHH students who go on to successful biomedical research careers. RB2D brings together two institutions committed to this goal: University of Rochester (UR) and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). RIT is a major Master of Science (MS) degree granting institution and home of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), the foremost higher education institution with DHH persons. UR grants biomedical research PhDs, has a research-intensive academic medical center, and is home to the National Center for Deaf Health Research (NCDHR), a component of the UR Clinical & Translational Science Institute. RB2D's objective is to build on our successes to further develop, implement, and evaluate this model program, ultimately contributing to a more diverse biomedical research workforce. RB2D has four specific aims: 1) To further develop the RB2D Program at RIT, the MS-granting institution; 2) To further develop the RB2D Program at UR, the PhD-granting institution; 3) To recruit DHH MS candidates to be RB2D Scholars; 4) To evaluate the RB2D program. RB2D creates and implements programs that address gaps in knowledge, skills, and infrastructure, and facilitates institutional culture change, to increase the likelihood of success of DHH individuals in biomedical research fields. RB2D's research education program includes coursework, lab experiences, and specialized RB2D curricular activities designed specifically to equip DHH trainees and the programs that work with them for success. At the end of this funding period, RB2D will have strengthened and expanded opportunities for DHH students and advanced institutional goals. There will be an increase in the number of DHH individuals entering biomedical doctoral training programs and in the number of faculty and labs who work effectively with DHH trainees. Both anchor institutions' excellence and diversity in research and education will be strengthened through deeper graduate program connections and external collaborations. Facilitating the success of DHH scientists will increase visibility and attract more DHH students into biomedical research careers, ultimately achieving the long-term goal to enhance workforce diversity and increase representation of DHH people in the biomedical research workforce.