IMSD at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health

这一IMSD的目的是增加代表性不足的少数民族学生谁接受社会医学科学和流行病学研究生研究培训的人数。该倡议有两个组成部分，分别针对哥伦比亚大学公共卫生硕士项目的约瑟夫·L·哈钦森和哥伦比亚大学公共卫生硕士项目的研究生。梅尔曼公共卫生学院和本科生谁是参加哥伦比亚的艺术与科学的夏季研究计划的学生从历史上代表性不足的少数群体的研究生院。对于硕士生，将开展一些发展活动，以加强学生的研究技能，并促进他们过渡到博士课程。其中包括：一个研讨会课程，提供研究方法，统计分析，科学写作，技术和应对策略的研讨会，以在研究生院取得成功，研究生涯和专业发展;研究实习的特点是与导师的强大指导关系;与高级研究生的指导关系，即，一个“伙伴系统”，即硕士生与博士生匹配;并出席科学会议。对于本科生，我们的教师和随后的学生参与暑期研究计划与流行病学和社会医学科学教师导师的信息推广将加强少数民族学生进入研究生研究项目的管道。预计毕业后，硕士生谁已经完成了这项计划将进入博士研究项目或研究生涯。

The purpose of this IMSD is to increase the number of underrepresented ethnic minority students who receive graduate research training in Sociomedical Sciences and Epidemiology. The Initiative has two components, targeting both Columbia University graduate students in the Masters of Public Health program of the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health and undergraduates who are participating in Columbia's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences' Summer Research Program for Students from Historically Underrepresented Minority Groups. For the Master's students, a number of development activities will be undertaken to strengthen students' research skills and to facilitate their transition into doctoral programs. These include: a seminar course that provides workshops on research methods, statistical analyses, scientific writing, techniques and coping strategies for success in graduate school, research career and professional development; research placements characterized by strong mentoring relationships with preceptors; mentoring relationships with advanced graduate students, i.e., a "buddy system" whereby Master's students are matched with Doctoral students; and attendance at scientific conferences. For the undergraduate students, informational outreach by our faculty and subsequent student participation in the Summer Research Program with Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences faculty mentors will strengthen the pipeline of minority students into graduate research programs. It is anticipated that upon graduation, Master's students who have completed this Initiative program will enter doctoral research programs or research careers.