Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

项目总结/摘要 聋人和听力障碍（DHH）的人是惊人的代表性不足，在医生准备的生物医学 科学家罗切斯特桥梁博士学位（RB 2D）计划的长期目标是增加 DHH的学生谁去成功的生物医学研究事业的数量。RB 2D结合了两个 致力于这一目标的机构：罗切斯特大学（UR）和罗切斯特理工学院（RIT）。 RIT是一个主要的理学硕士（MS）学位授予机构和国家技术学院的家 聋人（NTID），拥有DHH人员的最重要的高等教育机构。UR赠款生物医学 研究博士，有一个研究密集型的学术医学中心，是家庭对国家中心 聋人健康研究（NCDHR），UR临床和转化科学研究所的一个组成部分。RB2D 目标是在我们成功的基础上进一步发展、实施和评估这一示范方案， 最终为更多样化的生物医学研究队伍做出贡献。RB 2D有四个具体目标：1） 进一步发展RIT（MS授予机构）的RB 2D计划; 2）进一步发展RB 2D 计划在UR，博士授予机构; 3）招募DHH MS候选人成为RB 2D学者; 4） 评估RB 2D计划。RB 2D创建并实施各种方案，以解决知识、技能 和基础设施，促进机构文化变革，以增加卫生部成功的可能性 生物医学研究领域的个人。RB 2D的研究教育计划包括课程，实验室 经验，以及专门设计的RB 2D课程活动，专门为DHH学员和 与他们合作以取得成功的项目。在本供资期结束时，2D区域局将得到加强， 扩大DHH学生的机会和先进的机构目标。将有一个增加， 进入生物医学博士培训课程的卫生部人员人数和教师人数， 与DHH学员有效合作的实验室。这两所锚在研究方面的卓越和多样性， 教育将通过更深入的研究生课程联系和外部合作得到加强。 促进DHH科学家的成功将提高知名度，吸引更多的DHH学生进入生物医学领域。 研究事业，最终实现长期目标，以提高劳动力的多样性和增加 卫生部人员在生物医学研究队伍中的代表性。

Project Summary/Abstract Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) people are strikingly underrepresented among doctoral-prepared biomedical scientists. The long-term goal of the Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate (RB2D) Program is to increase the number of DHH students who go on to successful biomedical research careers. RB2D brings together two institutions committed to this goal: University of Rochester (UR) and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). RIT is a major Master of Science (MS) degree granting institution and home of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), the foremost higher education institution with DHH persons. UR grants biomedical research PhDs, has a research-intensive academic medical center, and is home to the National Center for Deaf Health Research (NCDHR), a component of the UR Clinical & Translational Science Institute. RB2D's objective is to build on our successes to further develop, implement, and evaluate this model program, ultimately contributing to a more diverse biomedical research workforce. RB2D has four specific aims: 1) To further develop the RB2D Program at RIT, the MS-granting institution; 2) To further develop the RB2D Program at UR, the PhD-granting institution; 3) To recruit DHH MS candidates to be RB2D Scholars; 4) To evaluate the RB2D program. RB2D creates and implements programs that address gaps in knowledge, skills, and infrastructure, and facilitates institutional culture change, to increase the likelihood of success of DHH individuals in biomedical research fields. RB2D's research education program includes coursework, lab experiences, and specialized RB2D curricular activities designed specifically to equip DHH trainees and the programs that work with them for success. At the end of this funding period, RB2D will have strengthened and expanded opportunities for DHH students and advanced institutional goals. There will be an increase in the number of DHH individuals entering biomedical doctoral training programs and in the number of faculty and labs who work effectively with DHH trainees. Both anchor institutions' excellence and diversity in research and education will be strengthened through deeper graduate program connections and external collaborations. Facilitating the success of DHH scientists will increase visibility and attract more DHH students into biomedical research careers, ultimately achieving the long-term goal to enhance workforce diversity and increase representation of DHH people in the biomedical research workforce.