G-RISE at Meharry Medical College

项目总结/摘要 Meharry G-RISE计划旨在解决美国各方面缺乏多样性的问题。 生物医学研究人员的数量显着增加少数民族学生追求生物医学 和行为科学研究事业。梅哈里医学院有一个强大的记录毕业博士在 生物医学科学学科，其中许多人在学术机构，政府或行业中获得职位 在那里，他们继续教学，研究和服务的传统，这是我们的使命的一部分。职员学院是 一个整体已被证明致力于教育代表性不足的少数民族（URM）。1972年，毕业生 学校已授予307名生物医学科学博士学位。因此，它有一个证明记录准备学生 适合研究职业，重点关注对少数族裔影响尤为严重的疾病。Meharry G-RISE 该计划将建立在我们目前的RISE计划的成功基础上，该计划自1999年以来已支持了188名学生 至今已有108名生物医学博士毕业。这个G-RISE计划将让我们一起 与Meharry的其他项目一起，提供继续毕业所需的基础设施和活动， 少数民族在生物医学和行为科学博士一级。Meharry G的总体使命- RISE计划是为梅哈里研究生学习和研究学院的博士生提供 医学院的知识和专业知识，需要在学术界，工业界或 其他替代职业场所。在目前的G-RISE申请中提出了三个具体目标：1） 为URM学生提供生物医学研究方面的优秀培训，强调批判性思维，数据科学 和协作/团队科学的方法，并允许在一个博士学位的要求完成 2）加强书面和口头沟通能力，提供专业技能培训， 3）通过促进健康的导师/学员，创造一个支持性的培训环境 关系。该计划将在五年内每年支持8名博士生， 每名受训人员2至3年。一套明确的活动已经制定，以帮助过渡博士生 进入生物医学科学的研究生涯。这些活动包括多学科、严格的研究培训 与致力于URM学生和专业课程，如先进的成功教师的机会 分子生物学和生物信息学学生培训将通过完成一个 生物医学数据科学证书课程。学员还将参加一个强大的职业发展 课程，为他们准备博士后职位，并最终在生物医学领域的各种职业生涯 研究人员。该计划的成果将包括增加博士生的数量，完成 学位要求及时和更多样化的训练有素的生物医学科学家与 职业成功所需的技术、业务和专业技能。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Meharry G-RISE program is designed to address the lack of diversity within all facets of the United Stated biomedical research workforce by significantly increasing the number of minority students pursuing biomedical and behavioral sciences research careers. Meharry Medical College has a strong record of graduating PhDs in biomedical science disciplines, many of whom obtain positions in academic institutions, government or industry where they continue the tradition of teaching, research and service that is a part of our mission. The College as a whole has a proven commitment to educating underrepresented minorities (URM). Since 1972, the Graduate School has awarded 307 PhDs in Biomedical Sciences. Therefore, it has a proven record of preparing students for research careers with a strong focus in diseases that disproportionally affect minorities. The Meharry G-RISE program will build upon the success of our current RISE program, which has supported 188 students since 1999 and to date graduated 108 PhDs with degrees in biomedical science. This G-RISE program will allow us, together with other programs at Meharry, to provide the infrastructure and activities needed to continue to graduate more minorities in biomedical and behavioral sciences at the doctoral level. The overall mission of the Meharry G- RISE program is to provide PhD students within the School of Graduate Studies and Research at Meharry Medical College with the knowledge and expertise needed to pursue research careers in academia, industry or other alternative career venues. Three specific aims are proposed in the current G-RISE application: 1) To provide excellent training in biomedical research to URM students that emphasizes critical thinking, data science and collaborative/team science approaches and allows for completion of PhD degree requirements within a timely fashion; 2) To strengthen written and oral communication skills and provide professional skills training to program trainees; 3) To create a supportive training environment by promoting healthy mentor/mentee relationships. The proposed program will support a cohort of 8 PhD trainees each year for five years, appointing each trainee for 2 to 3 years. A set of well-defined activities has been developed to help transition PhD students into research careers in biomedical sciences. These activities include multidisciplinary, rigorous research training opportunities with faculty committed to the success of URM students and specialty courses such as Advances in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics. Student training will be enhanced by the opportunity to complete a certificate program in Biomedical Data Science. Trainees will also participate in a robust career development curriculum that prepares them for postdoctoral positions and ultimately a variety of careers within the biomedical research workforce. Program outcomes will include an increase in the number of PhD students that complete degree requirements in a timely fashion and a more diverse pool of well-trained biomedical scientists with the technical, operational and professional skills needed for career success.