Expand Participation by Minorities in Biomedical Science

描述（由申请人提供）：成立于1996年，IMSD“生物医学研究生研究员计划”已经从字面上改变了UMBC的研究生教育。自成立以来，参与博士课程（生物科学，化学，生物化学，工程和人类服务心理学）的代表性不足的少数民族（URM）入学率分别从0%，1%，2%，0%和8%增加到目前的13%，16%，18%，13%和21%。在这些部门中，少数民族入学人数不足的学生总数已从该计划之前的5名学生增加到目前的30名学生，最近又有6名IMSD学生获得博士学位。18名IMSD学生预计将在未来四年内获得博士学位。进展率显着增加，40%的IMSD研究员在5年内晋升为博士，而非URM学生为25%，非IMSD URM学生为11%。兴趣继续攀升，在AY-04有39份申请8个可用的职位。对本科生暑期研究外展部分的兴趣也在继续增长，有100多名申请人申请15个暑期-03职位。博士生保留率超过部门和全国平均水平的所有部门，除了化学。化学留存率（53%）低于部门平均水平（72%），远低于预期，必须加以解决。未来的目标包括（1）计划和可能的部门课程修改，以提高化学保留率，（2）增加了两年的支持2 MD/博士生，这将促进少数民族参与MD/博士课程的增长，（3）包括药学院作为一个新的参与部门，（4）增加参与研究生的人数从每年8至10名新入学的学生，以适应额外的教师，以及（5）扩大本科夏季研究外展部分从15至25名学生。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Established in 1996, the IMSD "Biomedical Graduate Fellows Program" has literally transformed graduate education at UMBC. Since its inception, underrepresented minority (URM) enrollment in participating PhD programs (Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Engineering, and Human Services Psychology) has increased from 0%, 1%, 2%, 0% and 8%, respectively, to current levels of 13%, 16%, 18%, 13% and 21%, respectively. Total underrepresented minority enrollment in these departments has increased from 5 students prior to the program to 30 currently enrolled students, with 6 additional IMSD students recently receiving PhD degrees. Eighteen IMSD students are projected to earn PhD degrees in the next four years. Progression rates have dramatically increased, with 40% of the IMSD fellows advancing to the PhD within 5 years, compared to 25% for non-URM students and 11% for non-IMSD URM students. Interest continues to climb, with 39 applications in AY-04 for 8 available positions. Interest in the Undergraduate Summer Research outreach component also continues to grow, with more than 100 applicants for 15 Summer-03 positions. Doctoral student retention rates exceed departmental and national averages for all departments except Chemistry. The Chemistry retention rate (53%) is below the departmental average (72%) and well below expectations and must be addressed. Future goals include (1) program and possibly departmental curriculum modifications to improve Chemistry retention rates, (2) addition of two years of support for 2 MD/PhD students, which will promote growth of minority participation in the MD/PhD program, (3) inclusion of the School of Pharmacy as a new participating department, (4) increasing the number of participating graduate students from 8 to 10 new incoming students per year to accommodate the additional faculty, and (5) expanding the Undergraduate Summer Research outreach component from 15 to 25 students.