G-RISE at Meharry Medical College

项目摘要/摘要 Meharry G-Rise计划旨在解决美国各方面缺乏多样性的问题 通过显著增加学习生物医学的少数民族学生的数量来培养生物医学研究队伍 和行为科学研究职业。Meharry医学院在#年毕业博士的记录很好 生物医学学科，其中许多人在学术机构、政府或行业获得职位 在那里，他们延续了教学、研究和服务的传统，这是我们使命的一部分。书院作为 整个国家都致力于教育代表不足的少数群体(URM)。自1972年以来，《毕业生》 该校已授予307名生物医学博士学位。因此，它在为学生做好准备方面有着良好的记录 主要针对对少数群体有不成比例影响的疾病的研究职业。Meharry G-Rise 该计划将建立在我们目前的Rise计划的成功基础上，该计划自1999年以来已经支持了188名学生 到目前为止，有108名博士毕业，获得了生物医学学位。这个G-Rise计划将让我们一起 与Meharry的其他项目一起，提供继续毕业所需的基础设施和活动 博士水平的生物医学和行为科学方面的少数群体。Meharry G的总体任务是- RISE计划是在梅哈里研究生院提供博士生 具有在学术界、工业界或其他行业从事研究工作所需的知识和专业知识的医学院 其他可供选择的职业场所。在目前的G-Rise应用中提出了三个具体目标：1) 为URM学生提供出色的生物医学研究培训，强调批判性思维、数据科学 和协作/团队科学方法，并允许在 2)加强书面和口头沟通能力，并提供专业技能培训 计划学员；3)通过促进健康的导师/学员来创造支持性的培训环境 两性关系。拟议的计划将在五年内每年支持8名博士生，任命 每名实习生为期2至3年。已经制定了一套明确的活动来帮助博士生过渡 进入生物医学科学的研究生涯。这些活动包括多学科、严格的研究培训。 与致力于URM学生和专业课程(如高级课程)成功的教师一起工作的机会 分子生物学和生物信息学。学生培训将通过完成一项 生物医学数据科学证书课程。实习生还将参与稳健的职业发展 为他们准备博士后职位，并最终在生物医学领域从事各种职业的课程 研究人员。项目结果将包括增加完成学业的博士生人数 及时满足学位要求，培养更多训练有素的生物医学科学家 职业成功所需的技术、操作和专业技能。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Meharry G-RISE program is designed to address the lack of diversity within all facets of the United Stated biomedical research workforce by significantly increasing the number of minority students pursuing biomedical and behavioral sciences research careers. Meharry Medical College has a strong record of graduating PhDs in biomedical science disciplines, many of whom obtain positions in academic institutions, government or industry where they continue the tradition of teaching, research and service that is a part of our mission. The College as a whole has a proven commitment to educating underrepresented minorities (URM). Since 1972, the Graduate School has awarded 307 PhDs in Biomedical Sciences. Therefore, it has a proven record of preparing students for research careers with a strong focus in diseases that disproportionally affect minorities. The Meharry G-RISE program will build upon the success of our current RISE program, which has supported 188 students since 1999 and to date graduated 108 PhDs with degrees in biomedical science. This G-RISE program will allow us, together with other programs at Meharry, to provide the infrastructure and activities needed to continue to graduate more minorities in biomedical and behavioral sciences at the doctoral level. The overall mission of the Meharry G- RISE program is to provide PhD students within the School of Graduate Studies and Research at Meharry Medical College with the knowledge and expertise needed to pursue research careers in academia, industry or other alternative career venues. Three specific aims are proposed in the current G-RISE application: 1) To provide excellent training in biomedical research to URM students that emphasizes critical thinking, data science and collaborative/team science approaches and allows for completion of PhD degree requirements within a timely fashion; 2) To strengthen written and oral communication skills and provide professional skills training to program trainees; 3) To create a supportive training environment by promoting healthy mentor/mentee relationships. The proposed program will support a cohort of 8 PhD trainees each year for five years, appointing each trainee for 2 to 3 years. A set of well-defined activities has been developed to help transition PhD students into research careers in biomedical sciences. These activities include multidisciplinary, rigorous research training opportunities with faculty committed to the success of URM students and specialty courses such as Advances in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics. Student training will be enhanced by the opportunity to complete a certificate program in Biomedical Data Science. Trainees will also participate in a robust career development curriculum that prepares them for postdoctoral positions and ultimately a variety of careers within the biomedical research workforce. Program outcomes will include an increase in the number of PhD students that complete degree requirements in a timely fashion and a more diverse pool of well-trained biomedical scientists with the technical, operational and professional skills needed for career success.