RISE Option III - Morehouse School of Medicine MBRS/RISE

描述（由申请人提供）：MSM RISE项目的总体目标是增加未被充分代表的群体中成功完成生物医学和行为研究博士学位课程的学生数量，并提高MSM在生物医学和行为科学方面的研究培训产出。MSM RISE计划的具体目标是：目标1 -支持博士预科研究生完成博士课程，具备“技能/知识集”，使他们在以研究为基础的博士后和研究资助支持中具有竞争力。这一目标将通过以下目标来实现：1)提供提高科学写作、批判性思维和沟通技巧的发展活动；2)利用MSM研究企业的广度和实力，加强博士生培养；3)提供培训，提高学生在研究中使用生物信息学的理解。目标2：支持硕士研究生培养与博士项目竞争的“技能组合”。以下目标将实现这一目标：1)提供个别辅导支持和学生发展活动，以提高写作，批判性思维和沟通技巧；2)提供研究培训机会

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of the MSM RISE Program is to increase the number of students from under-represented groups who successfully complete Ph.D. degree programs in biomedical and behavioral research, and to enhance the research training output of MSM in biomedical and behavioral sciences. The specific goals and objectives of the MSM RISE Program are: Goal #1 - Support predoctoral graduate students in completing the Ph.D. Program with a "skill/knowledge set" that will make them competitive for research-based postdoctoral and research grant support. This goal will be addressed with the following objectives: 1) Provide development activities that improve scientific writing, critical thinking an communication skills; 2) Utilize the breadth and strength of the MSM research enterprise to enhance training of predoctoral students; 3) Provide training that will enhance students' understanding of using bioinformatics in research. Goal #2 - Support Masters graduate students in developing "skill sets" competitive for Ph.D. programs. The following objectives will address this goal: 1) Provide individual tutorial support and student development activities to enhance writing, critical thinking and communication skills; 2) Provide research training opportunities for Master students with highly productive research mentors; 3) Design practical workshop series focused on preparing Master students to pursue Ph.D. training opportunities. Goal #3 - Establish a RISE Graduate Student Learning Community that will enhance the graduate experience for all RISE students. This goal is addressed by the following objectives: 1) Establish a Peer-to-Peer mentoring and Mentor-Mentee Networking Program; 2) Expand leadership development activities; 3) Continue the "State of the Science" and the Career Development Seminar Series, and initiate a Student Research Seminar Series. The anticipated miles stones include: a clear improvement in the quality of student initiated abstracts; show increased numbers of published manuscripts; achieve an average graduation rate of 90%, with an average of 80% of RISE graduates entering research-based postdoctoral fellowships; increased use of bioinformatics software in research; and students will publish manuscripts that contain bioinformatics-generated data.