IMSD Program at Wayne State University

描述（由申请人提供）：韦恩州立大学IMSD项目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项目最初于1978年获得资助。该项目已经发展壮大，目前为25名本科生和20名研究生提供45个职位。目前的建议是要求继续提供资金。WSU的IMSD项目非常成功地实现了NIH MORE项目的目标。我们的学生中有相当多的人进入了研究生和/或专业学校。我们强调了研究生职业和项目的兴奋，这将导致IMSD学生的学术生涯。华盛顿州立大学让学士学位毕业生继续从事研究生工作的历史正在继续朝着积极的方向发展，越来越多的大一和大二学生参加了这个项目，作为一种引导他们更早地将学术科学作为职业选择的手段，而不仅仅是专业学校。我们与初学的学生建立了外展关系，使他们意识到学术而不是职业生涯。然而，我们在学生进入医学和其他专业课程方面继续取得成功。该项目招收了8000多名少数民族学生，我们有理由相信，在未来四年的支持下，我们将继续取得成功。IMSD的存在无疑对韦恩州立大学少数族裔研究生的成功产生了影响。IMSD项目一直是招聘、职业发展和支持部门研究和培训项目的基地。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.