Expand Participation by Minorities in Biomedical Science

描述(由申请者提供)：IMSD成立于1996年的“生物医学研究生计划”确实改变了密歇根大学的研究生教育。自成立以来，参加博士课程(生物科学、化学、生物化学、工程学和人类服务心理学)的代表性不足少数民族(URM)的入学率分别从0%、1%、2%、0%和8%增加到目前的13%、16%、18%、13%和21%。这些系招收人数不足的少数族裔学生总数已从项目前的5名学生增加到目前的30名学生，另外还有6名IMSD学生最近获得了博士学位。预计未来四年将有18名IMSD学生获得博士学位。升学率大幅提高，有40%的IMSD研究员在5年内攻读博士学位，相比之下，非URM学生的升学率为25%，非IMSD URM学生的升学率为11%。兴趣继续攀升，AY-04有39份申请申请8个空缺职位。对本科生暑期研究推广部分的兴趣也在继续增长，有100多名申请者申请2003年夏季的15个职位。除化学外，所有系的博士生留存率都超过了系和全国的平均水平。化学保留率(53%)低于部门平均水平(72%)，也远低于预期，必须加以解决。未来的目标包括(1)计划和可能的系级课程修改以提高化学保留率，(2)为2名医学博士/博士学生增加两年的支持，这将促进少数族裔参与医学/博士计划的增长，(3)将药学院纳入一个新的参与系，(4)将参与的研究生人数从每年8名增加到10名新生，以适应额外的教师，以及(5)将本科生暑期研究推广部分从15名学生扩大到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.