IMSD Program at Wayne State University

描述（由申请人提供）：IMSD计划在韦恩州立大学的主要目标是加强和增加少数民族本科生和研究生的生物医学研究培训和职业发展。 韦恩州立大学（WSU）的IMSD计划最初于1978年获得资助。 该计划已经发展壮大，目前支持25名本科生和20名研究生的45个职位。 目前的提案要求继续提供资金。 IMSD计划在WSU已经非常成功地实现了NIH更多的计划的目标。 我们的学生中有相当多的人去了研究生和/或专业学校。 我们强调了研究生职业和课程的兴奋，这将导致IMSD学生的学术生涯。 在WSU的历史得到B. S.通过增加参加该方案的大一新生和大二学生的人数，引导他们更早地选择学术科学而不仅仅是专业学校作为职业选择，使毕业生从事研究生工作的趋势继续朝着积极的方向发展。 我们与初学者建立了外联关系，使他们了解学术而不是职业生涯。 然而，我们继续成功地与学生进入医学和其他专业课程。 有超过8，000名学生从该计划所涵盖的民族队伍入学，我们有理由相信在未来四年的支持继续取得成功。 IMSD的存在肯定影响了少数民族研究生在韦恩州立大学的成功。 IMSD计划已成为招聘，职业发展和支持部门为基础的研究和培训计划的基础。 我们的本科和研究生部分将继续取得成功。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary goal of the IMSD Program at Wayne State University is to enhance and augment biomedical research training and career development of minority undergraduate and graduate students. The IMSD Program at Wayne State University (WSU) was initially funded in 1978. The program has grown and currently supports 45 positions for 25 undergraduate and 20 graduate students. The current proposal is requesting continued funding. The IMSD Program at WSU has been very successful at achieving the goals of the NIH MORE programs. A significant number of our students have gone to graduate and/or professional schools. We have emphasized the excitement of graduate careers and programs that will lead to academic careers for the IMSD students. The history at WSU getting B.S. graduates to pursue graduate work is continuing in a positive direction by increasing the number of freshmen and sophomores participating in the program as a means of directing them to the academic sciences as career choices earlier rather than only the professional schools. We have outreach relationships with beginning students that make them aware of academic rather than professional careers. However, we continue to be successful with students entering medicine and other professional programs. With over 8,000 students enrolled from the ethnic ranks covered by this program, we have reasons to feel assured of continued success in the next four years of support. The presence of the IMSD has definitely influenced the success of minority graduate students at Wayne State University. The IMSD program has served as a base for recruitment, career development and support for department based research and training programs. Our undergraduate and graduate component will continue to be successful.