Enhancing Training for Minority Biomedical Researchers

描述(由申请人提供)：该项目的目标是增加受过良好培训的生物医学博士或医学博士/博士研究人员的数量，这些研究人员来自代表性不足(UR)的人群。该项目将在研究密集的BCM生物医学研究生院进行，该学院在培养UR科学家方面建立了良好的跟踪历史。目标学生群体正在扩大到所有被录取的BCM博士和医学博士/博士研究生，以及那些对国际管理和可持续发展学院的目标感兴趣的人。学生必须符合代表性不足或致力于多样性的特定标准，才能加入国际管理学院，并继续参与该项目。 自1998年国际管理学院获得资助以来，注册的81名国际管理学院BCM博士和医学博士/博士研究生全部参加了管理学院的活动。自2002年以来，任何时候注册的城市管理学院学生人数都从1998年的20人增加到50人以上。80%的留校率超过了非城市管理专业的学生。现在，URM学生获得的奖项和荣誉比例高得不成比例，其发表记录与非URM学生非常接近，尽管由于最近招生人数的增加，URM学生的群体偏向于不那么先进的学生。 博士生教育将通过制定和颁布每个附属于国际管理发展学院的学生的个人发展计划来加强。该项目有五个目标和可衡量的目标。(1)将加州大学博士生的入学人数由每年10人增加至每年12至14人。(2)提高优等生在教学中的成绩，达到55%的学生得A，60%的学生得不到C，80%的学生得不到2C的目标。(3)保持对博士学位至少80%的保留率。(4)通过积极主动的教育活动促进科学培训和专业发展，包括迷你课程、技能讲习班和小组、团队建设学习经验；通过辅导和城市管理科学家系列研讨会与城市研究中心榜样互动；研究和辅导。我们将监控学生的表现和对项目的评估，以确定是否需要创建新的活动来帮助学生在生物医学研究职业生涯中取得进展。(5)通过演讲和学术出版物，传播关于建立和维持一个加强UR生物医学博士教育的计划的信息。应学生的要求，我们将开始出版一年两次的研究出版物，其中包括由UR学生自己投稿和批评的文章。为此次续期提供资金将使一所在UR教育方面取得进展而受到认可的研究生院能够继续成功地开展如果没有定向拨款就无法资助的项目部分。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this project is to increase the numbers of well-trained biomedical Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. researchers from underrepresented (UR) populations. The project will be conducted at the research-intensive BCM Graduate School of Biomedical Science that has established an excellent track history in educating UR scientists. The target group of students is being extended to all matriculated BCM Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students from UR populations and those with an interest in the goals of the IMSD. Students must meet specific criteria of under-representation or commitment to diversity to enroll in the IMSD and continue their affiliation with the project. All 81 URM BCM Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students enrolled since the IMSD was funded in 1998 have participated in IMSD activities. The numbers of URM students enrolled at any one time has grown from 20 in 1998 to more than 50 at all times since 2002. The 80% retention rate exceeds that of non-URM students. URM students now win a disproportionately higher share of awards and honors and have a publication record very near that of non-URM students although the URM population is skewed toward less advanced students due to the recent increase in enrollment. Ph.D. student education will be enhanced by creating and enacting individual development plans for each student affiliated with the IMSD. There are five goals and measurable objectives of the project. (1) Increase matriculation of UR Ph.D. students from 10 per year to 12 to 14 per year. (2) Improve performance of UR students in didactic classes with the objective that 55% of students will make an A, 60% will make no Cs and 80% of students will make less than 2 Cs. (3) Maintain at least 80% retention toward the Ph.D. degree. (4) Promote scientific training and professional development through proactive educational activities including mini-courses, skills workshops and small group, team-building learning experiences; interaction with UR role models through mentoring and a URM Scientist Seminar Series; research and mentoring. We will monitor student performance and evaluation of the project to determine whether new activities need to be created to help students progress toward biomedical research careers. (5) Disseminate information on building and sustaining a program that enhances education of UR biomedical Ph.D.s through presentations and scholarly publications. At the students' request we will begin publishing a bi-yearly research publication with articles contributed and critiqued by the UR students themselves. Funding this renewal will enable a graduate school that has become recognized for its progress in UR education to continue successful program components that could not be funded without a targeted grant.