Pathway to graduate study post-baccalaureate training program

项目摘要 对获得博士学位调查结果的分析显示，2013年，只有4%的人 获得生物/生物医学科学博士学位的人是黑人或非洲裔美国人， 是西班牙裔或拉丁裔。在获得健康科学博士学位的人中，12%是黑人或 非洲裔美国人和4%是西班牙裔或拉丁美洲人。为了解决建立一个多样化 生物医学研究人员，马萨诸塞州医学院的大学已经推出了路径， 生物医学研究科研究生课程。我们的计划提供了一个杰出的 有机会提高学生的学术准备和实验室或临床研究经验。 该计划的目标是让学生做好准备，使他们有竞争力进入顶级研究生入学 程序.这一机构支持的学士后培训计划取得了成功。我们 因此，寻求扩大我们的研究教育培训计划与此赠款。我们扩大的目标 该计划包括：1）从国家和地方候选人库中招募合格的学者， 导致学员群体在学科观点方面多样化; 2）向PREP提供 强大的导师团队，为他们的研究目标量身定制的学术培训， 以前的教育和研究经验;以及磨练技术技能和专业技能的机会 必要的技能（如写作，演讲，时间管理），以提高学术准备， 研究生院; 3）提供嵌入研究密集型UMMS的“动手”研究经验 部门，中心和研究所。我们的导师，科学学科和学术课程的广度 提供了灵活性，以个性化每个学员的经验，同时提供了一个强大的基础，以增加 未来学术成功的可能性。我们预计至少有75%的PREP学者将被录取 并成功完成研究生课程，促进受训人口的多样化， 劳动力，在生物医学和行为科学。

Project Summary An analysis of the results from the Survey of Earned Doctorates revealed that in 2013, only 4% of those awarded doctoral degrees in the biological / biomedical sciences were Black or African-Americans and 7% were Hispanics or Latinos. For those awarded doctoral degrees in the health sciences, 12% were Black or African-Americans and 4% were Hispanics or Latinos. To address the urgent need to create a diverse biomedical research workforce, the University of Massachusetts Medical School has launched the Pathway to Graduate Study Program in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Our program offers an outstanding opportunity to enhance student academic preparedness and laboratory-based or clinical research experience. The goal of the program is to prepare students so that they are competitive for admission into top-tier graduate programs. This institutionally supported post-baccalaureate training program has met with success. We therefore seek to expand our research education training program with this grant. The goals of our expanded program include: 1) The recruitment of eligible scholars from national and local pools of candidates, resulting in a diverse trainee population with respect to disciplinary perspectives; 2) To provide to PREP scholars strong mentoring teams, academic training tailored to their research goals and tailored to build on previous educational and research experiences; and opportunities to hone technical skills and professional skills (e.g. writing, presentations, time management) necessary to enhance academic preparedness for graduate school; 3) To provide “hands on” research experience embedded within research-intensive UMMS Departments, Centers, and Institutes. Our breadth of mentors, scientific disciplines, and academic programs offers the flexibility to individualize each trainee's experience while providing a strong foundation to increase the likelihood of future academic success. We expect that at least 75% of the PREP scholars will matriculate and successfully complete graduate programs contributing to the diversification of the trainee population, and workforce, in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.