MBRS IMSD Program at UNTHSC

描述（由申请人提供）：北德克萨斯大学健康科学中心致力于通过生物医学科学硕士和博士课程研究生院培养多样化的生物医学科学人才。通过一个协调计划，将K-12（A-School）与生物医学科学的本科（SMART，McNair）和研究生（博士学位桥梁和NSF K-12研究生/研究员教师计划）培训联系起来，研究生院在过去几年中实现了20%以上的入学率偏低。然而，这些成就仍然缺乏发展平等的必要性，这反映了代表性不足的人口，特别是德克萨斯州的西班牙裔。目前的IMSD少数民族研究和教育机会（更多）提案通过以下目标解决了这一需求：目标1 -增加进入UNTHSC研究生课程的代表性不足的少数民族学生人数，以接近这些群体在四（4）年内的得克萨斯州人口概况。目标2 -保留并随后毕业95%的所有录取代表性不足更多的学者在六（6）在博士课程入学的年内，并在两（2）年内为那些在硕士课程。嵌入在这些目标是目标和战略，提供了一个具体的教育计划和“三层”的指导过程，为所有更多的学者，旨在克服成功的障碍。关键的评估绩效指标将被用来通过一个全面的评估过程，其中包括三个不同的实体确定程序的有效性：外展计划办公室（管理日常关注），更多的进步委员会（每学期审查学生的进步）和更多的程序评估委员会（每年审查程序的成果和过程目标的程度得到满足）。我们的全面计划与合作机构的网络和过去的成功招聘代表性不足的少数民族进入研究生课程在生物医学科学应该提供成功的公式与拟议的更多的程序。对这些目标的机构承诺反映在研究生院院长，副院长和助理院长的参与以及对机构已包括的更多计划目标的财政支持水平。随着我们的K-12和本科课程的基础，为研究生入学提供培训基地，实现拟议的目标将得以实现。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of North Texas Health Science Center is committed to the training of a diverse biomedical sciences workforce through the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences masters and doctoral programs. Through a Coordinated Plan that links K-12 (Adopt-A-School) to undergraduate (SMART, McNair) and graduate (Bridges to the Doctoral Degree and NSF K-12 Graduate/Fellow teacher programs) training in the biomedical sciences, the graduate school has achieved >20% underrepresented enrollment over the past several years. However, such accomplishments are still short of the need to develop parity that is reflective of the underrepresented population, particularly for Hispanics in Texas. The current IMSD Minority Opportunities in Research and Education (MORE) proposal addresses this need through the following goals: Goal 1 - Increase the number of underrepresented minority students entering graduate programs at UNTHSC to approach that of the Texas demographic profile of these groups within a four (4) year period. Goal 2 - Retain and subsequently graduate 95% of all matriculated underrepresented MORE Scholars within six (6) years of enrollment in a doctoral program and within two (2) years for those in masters programs. Imbedded in these goals are objectives and strategies that provide a specific educational program and a "three-tier" mentorship process for all MORE Scholars designed to overcome barriers to success. Key evaluation performance measures will be used to determine program effectiveness through a comprehensive evaluation process that includes three distinct entities: the Office of Outreach Programs (manages day to day concerns), the MORE Progress Committee (reviews student progress each semester) and the MORE Program Evaluation Committee (yearly reviews the extent the program outcomes and process objectives were met). Our comprehensive program with a network of partner institutions and past success in the recruitment of underrepresented minorities into graduate programs in the biomedical sciences should provide the formula for success with the proposed MORE program. The institutional commitment to these goals is reflected in the participation of the Dean, Associate and Assistant Deans of the graduate school and the level of financial support toward MORE program goals that has been included by the institution. With the foundation of our K-12 and undergraduate programs as providing the training ground for graduate enrollment, the attainment of the proposed goals will be achieved.