IMSD at Texas A&M University: Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity in Biomedical Sciences

项目摘要 德克萨斯A&M大学国际管理发展学院：最大限度地提高生物医学学生多样性的倡议 这项提议是在德克萨斯农工大学建立一个新的IMSD T32项目。这项工作的总体任务是 该计划旨在通过专注于招生和培训，最大限度地提高德克萨斯农工大学生物医学专业的学生多样性 保留未被充分代表的少数族裔(URM)群体--寻求博士学位的有技能的受训者 成功地过渡到生物医学研究劳动力的职业生涯。要求提供资金以支持六个 申请六大生物医学毕业生之一的博士前(博士候选人)URM实习生 德克萨斯A&M大学的培训项目：医学、生物医学、遗传学、毒理学、 生物化学与生物物理学和生物医学工程。德克萨斯A&M大学将为NIH提供六项支持 额外的奖学金。该计划将作为一个枢纽，统一以培训为导向的多样性倡议 生物医学领域，并在德克萨斯A&M建立URM学者社区，受训者将从教学中受益， 现有培训方案提供的研究、指导和职业发展要素，以及 新的倡议专门针对这群URM学者。我们的目标是为受训人员做好准备，使其成为 通过在课堂上提供培训，在多学科环境中提供独立的研究人员和/或从业者， 基于实验室和外部设备的设置。为了实现这一目标，我们组建了一支40人的优秀团队 专门从事不同生物医学领域的研究人员。该计划将由一个执行委员会领导 代表研究生和专业学习办公室和参与学院(医学、兽医)的联合PIs 医学、工程和农业与生命科学)。教导者有指导URM的良好记录 培训学员，并从联邦、州和其他来源获得竞争性支持。这一组是例外的 在专业知识、性别和学术职业水平方面取得了很好的平衡。内部和外部监督将是 由具有生物医学培训和多样性经验第一手知识的知名学者提供 就业。招聘将通过外部广告、毕业后多样化进行 课程，以及为本科生和硕士课程提供的德克萨斯农工大学的研究经验。支持来自 该课程将只在博士课程的第一年提供，当实习生进行 两个实验室轮换，遵循各自研究生课程的结构化核心学术课程，以及 以小组形式定期参加联合活动。该计划的一个显著特点是强烈鼓励 通过广泛而多样的学术实验室网络进行暑期实习(第一年)， 州和联邦政府机构以及行业和非政府组织。跟随 第一年，实习生的支持将转向他们的研究生计划、导师或其他资金；然而，实习生将 继续参与与项目相关的活动，从而与 除了他们的家庭项目外，他们的背景代表不足。参加该计划的实习生将是 在学术界、工业界、政府和其他健康相关学科的专业设置中非常成功。

Project Summary IMSD at Texas A&M University: Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity in Biomedical Sciences This proposal is to establish a new IMSD T32 program at Texas A&M University. The overall mission of this program is to maximize student diversity in biomedical sciences at Texas A&M by focusing on recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority (URM) populations of trainees seeking a PhD degree who have the skills to successfully transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce. Funds are requested to support six pre-doctoral (Ph.D. candidates) URM trainees who are applying to one of the six major biomedical graduate training programs at Texas A&M University: Medical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, Toxicology, Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering. Texas A&M University will match NIH support with six additional fellowships. This program will serve as a hub for unifying training-oriented diversity initiatives in biomedical fields and establish a community of URM scholars at Texas A&M. Trainees will benefit from didactic, research, mentoring and career development elements offered by the existing training programs, and from the new initiatives focused specifically on this cohort of URM scholars. Our goal is to prepare trainees to function as independent researchers and/or practitioners in a multidisciplinary setting by providing training in classroom-, laboratory- and externship-based settings. To achieve this goal we have assembled a team of 40 outstanding investigators who specialize in diverse biomedical fields. The program will be led by an executive committee of co-PIs representing Office of Graduate & Professional Studies and participating Colleges (Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture & Life Sciences). The preceptors have strong records of mentoring URM trainees and obtaining competitive support from Federal, State and other sources. This group is exceptionally well balanced with respect to expertise, sex, and academic career level. Internal and external oversight will be provided by eminent scholars with first-hand knowledge of diversity experiences in biomedical training and employment. Recruitment will be conducted through external advertisement, post-baccalaureate diversity programs, as well as Texas A&M research experience for undergraduates and masters programs. Support from this program will be offered only in the first year of the doctoral program at the time when trainees undertake two laboratory rotations, follow structured core academic curricula of their respective graduate programs, and participate in regular joint activities as a group. A distinctive feature of the program is a strongly encouraged hands-on summer (in the 1st year) externship through a broad and diverse network of academic laboratories, state and federal governmental agencies, as well as industry and non-governmental organizations. Following the first year, trainee support will shift to their graduate program, mentor, or other funding; however, trainees will continue participation in program-related functions thus maintaining a strong bond to a community of scholars of underrepresented backgrounds in addition to their home programs. Trainees affiliated with this program will be highly successful in academia, industry, government and other professional settings in health-related disciplines.