University of Chicago Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)

 描述(由申请人提供)：芝加哥大学(UC)学生发展最大化计划(IMSD)旨在为生物医学和行为科学中代表性不足(UR)群体的新录取博士研究生提供研究、培训和教育机会，以及将受益于IMSD机会的非UR学生。该计划将重点放在干预和发展活动上，以匹配每个学生的背景准备、研究经验和学习风格以及他们在研究生院的进步阶段。学生将在夏季学期开始研究生学习时加入IMSD，完成个人发展计划(IDP)，该计划将作为每个学生在芝加哥大学IMSD任期内课程的路线图，并参加一个新兵训练营，帮助他们为加州大学严格的研究生教育做好准备。将通过互动学习模块(ILM)促进轮换和课程作业的导航，以及培养沟通和应对技能，并得到同行和教员指导的加强。该计划为研究生院的第一年和第二年提供支持。在攻读博士学位期间，学生将继续是IMSD项目的成员，受益于旨在磨练科学技能、增强领导技能、发展专业技能和网络技能并探索职业选择的ILM。尽管该计划将是高度结构化和逻辑组织的，它也将根据每个学生的需求进行定制。与此同时，教职员工将积极参与提高他们的指导技能，同时所有利益相关者将共同努力，建立一个更加多样化的学者社区。IMSD项目的最终成功将以学生博士课程的完成程度、他们作为生物医学科学家的长期成功以及随着时间的推移生物医学研究社区的多样性的增加来衡量。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Chicago (UC) Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) is designed to provide research training and educational opportunities for newly admitted PhD graduate students from groups underrepresented (UR) in the biomedical and behavioral sciences and for non-UR students who would benefit from IMSD opportunities. The Program is tiered to focus intervention and developmental activities to match the background preparation, research experience, and learning styles of individual students as well as their stage of progression in graduate school. Students will join the IMSD in the Summer term at the point of entry to graduate studies, complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP) that will serve as the roadmap for each student's course over their tenure in the University of Chicago IMSD, and participate in a boot camp that will prepare them for the rigors of a UC graduate education. Navigation through rotations and coursework, as well as developing communication and coping skills will be facilitated through Interactive Learning Modules (ILMs) and augmented by peer and faculty mentoring. Support from the Program is provided for years one and two of graduate school. Students will remain members of the IMSD program while advancing to completion of the PhD, benefitting from ILMs designed to hone scientific skills, enhance leadership skills, develop professional and networking skills and explore career options. Although the Program will be highly structured and logically organized, it also will be customizable depending on each student's needs. Concomitantly, faculty will be actively engaged to improve their mentoring skills, while all stakeholders work together toward a more diverse community of scholars. The ultimate success of the IMSD Program will be measured by completion of the students' PhD programs, their long-term success as biomedical scientists, and an increase in the diversity of the biomedical research community over time.