Spelman RISE: The Next Generation of Black Women Scientists

描述（由申请人提供）：斯佩尔曼学院是一所私立的研究活跃的，历史悠久的黑人文理学院，是有色人种女性教育的领导者，特别是在科学，数学和工程领域。学术卓越是学院使命的核心，因为斯佩尔曼学院鼓励女性进行批判性和创造性思考，并提高她们的沟通、定量和技术技能。因此，在过去的10年里，斯佩尔曼大学一直是全国第二的黑人博士学位获得者的学士学位机构。尽管取得了这样的成功，但众所周知，在科学领域，女性在博士及以上级别的代表仍然不足；对于少数族裔女性来说，数据甚至更糟。目前的申请增强了我们现有的RISE项目的一些方面，这些方面已经取得了明显的积极成果，并为该项目引入了新的方面，特别是在学术丰富和高级学习准备方面，以便学生可以从研究密集型的博士项目中入学和毕业。目标1：为了提高学生对生物医学研究的认识，并鼓励学生从事研究工作，我们的主要重点是暑期研究培训计划-我们预计至少有50%的二年级学生在学年期间从事研究。目标2：为了培养学生的实证研究知识和技能，以便他们为博士课程的高级研究培训做好准备，我们的主要重点是研究发展计划，RISE学者在研究实验室与选定的教师导师一起工作-我们希望学生通过会议演讲和书面报告展示他们的研究知识。目标3：增加直接进入博士研究项目的学生数量，使他们在入学时更具竞争力。我们的中心重点是研究教育模块的顺序，名为“调查关键技能”（CSI），旨在关注批判性思维，定量技能，研究设计，阅读理解和科学写作-我们预计RISE毕业生直接进入博士课程的比例将在第一年增加到30%，到第三年至少达到50%。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Spelman College is a private research-active, historically Black liberal arts college that is a leader in the education of women of color, particularly in the areas of science, mathematics, and engineering. Academic excellence is the heart of the College's mission, in that Spelman women are encouraged to think critically and creatively and to refine their communicative, quantitative, and technological skills. As a result, for the last 10 years, Spelman has been ranked second in the country as baccalaureate institution of origin of Black doctorate recipients. Despite this success, it is well known that in the sciences women are still underrepresented at the PhD level and beyond; for minority women, the data are even worse. The current application enhances aspects of our existing RISE program that have had clear positive outcomes, and introduces new facets to the program, particularly in the area of academic enrichment and preparation for advanced study, so that students can matriculate and graduate from research-intensive Ph.D. programs. Aim 1: To increase student awareness of biomedical research and to encourage students to pursue a career in research, our main focus is the Summer Research Training Program - where we expect at least 50% of rising sophomores to engage in research during the academic year. Aim 2: To develop empirical research knowledge and skills of students so that they will be prepared for the rigor of the advanced research training of doctoral programs, our main focus is the Research Development Program, where RISE Scholars work in research labs with selected faculty mentors - we expect students to demonstrate their knowledge of research through conference presentations and written reports. Aim 3: To increase the number of students going directly to Ph.D. research programs, by making them more competitive for admission. Our central focus is the sequence of research education modules entitled Critical Skills for Investigation (CSI), which are designed to focuses on critical thinking, quantitative skills, research design, reading comprehension, and scientific writing - we expect that the percentage of RISE graduates going directly into doctoral programs will increase to 30% in Year 1, and reach at least 50% by Year 3. Public health relevance: HBCU's have a critical role to play in impacting the current underrepresentation of minority women in the biomedical research pipeline. Currently women and minorities are severely underrepresented among the nation's biomedical scientists. As a historically black research active college Spelman College seeks to address this disparity. The current proposal will continue to prepare black women for doctoral programs as they pursue biomedical research careers.