Innovative Strategies for URM Pipelines to Biomedical Research Careers

描述（由申请人提供）：北卡罗来纳州A&T州立大学（NCA&T）已被公认为在生产授予非裔美国人的STEM学士学位的领导者，是在STEM的非裔美国人博士学位的第4号原产地机构。由于其学生总入学人数的85%是非洲裔美国人，NCA&T是一个很好的位置，成为非洲裔美国学生谁追求生物医学和行为健康科学的职业生涯的顶级生产者之一。尽管非裔美国人进入STEM领域的速度与他们的白色和亚洲同行相同，但在大学的第一年和第二年离开STEM专业的比例很高。这部分是由于缺乏有关STEM职业的信息，以及对STEM课程的速度和负荷感到不知所措。另一个促成因素是对数学、化学和生物等“看门人”科学课程的先决条件准备不足和表现不佳。为了增加URM在生物医学和行为健康科学研究职业管道的数量，需要一个全面的方法，不仅招募和保留学生在干专业，但提供上级指导经验，使生物医学研究职业的一个有吸引力的选择。这项BUILD规划拨款的总体目标是将NCA&T和研究密集型合作机构的利益相关者的意见汇总在一起，以确定和解决限制我们国家STEM人才库的差异因素。将组织一系列重点小组会议、讲习班和务虚会，以制定实现以下具体目标的战略; 1）利用联盟机构的资源，改变每个机构在生物医学研究中招募和留住URM学生的能力，2）创建蓝图，以加强培养URM学生生物医学研究的教师的发展，3）创建一个发展有利于本科生研究培训和网络的基础设施的计划，4）设计方法，将学生过渡和融入研究密集型机构的学术环境，以及5）建立一个行政框架，以协调实施和维持BUILD倡议。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&T) has been recognized as a leader in the production of STEM baccalaureate degrees awarded to African Americans and is the number 4 institution of origin for African American PhDs in STEM. Since 85% of its total student enrollment is African American, NCA&T is an excellent position to become one of the top producers of African American students who pursue careers in biomedical and behavioral health sciences. Although African Americans enter STEM fields at the same rates as their White and Asian counterparts, a high percentage leave the STEM majors in the first and second years of college. This is in part due to lack of information about STEM careers, and feeling overwhelmed by the pace and load of STEM curricula. Another contributing factor is under-preparedness in prerequisites for and underperformance in "gatekeeper" science courses such as mathematics, chemistry, and biology. To increase the number of URMs in the biomedical and behavioral health sciences research career pipeline requires a comprehensive approach that not only recruits and retains students in STEM majors, but offers superior mentoring experiences that make biomedical research careers an attractive option. The overall objective of this BUILD planning grant is to put together a blueprint with inpu from stakeholders at NCA&T and research intensive partner institutions to identify and resolve differential factors that have been limiting our nations STEM talent pool. A series of focus group meetings, workshops, and retreats will be organized to develop strategies to achieve the following specific aims; 1) Leverage resources at consortia institutions to transform the ability o each to recruit and retain URM students in biomedical research, 2) Create a blueprint to enhance the development of faculty who train URM students in biomedical research, 3) Create a plan for developing infrastructure conducive for undergraduate research training and networking, 4) Design approaches for transitioning and integrating students into the academic environment at research intensive institutions, and 5) Establish an administrative framework to coordinate the implementation and sustain BUILD Initiatives.