Initiative for Maximizing Student Development in Biomedical and Behavioral Scienc

描述(由申请人提供)：建立一支多样化的生物医学和行为科学研究队伍对于有效地发展知识和创造创新的技术和治疗方法非常重要。研究专业人员之间的多样性对于缩小医疗保健差距以及将批判性的社会和文化视角应用于与生物医学和行为研究相关的问题至关重要，这些群体通常代表人数较少。北卡罗来纳州立大学的学生发展最大化倡议(IMSD)项目自2008年以来一直得到资助，在新的资助下，将继续使用两级方法来增加来自代表性不足群体的获得博士学位并从事生物医学和行为科学研究的学生数量。该计划的目标是：(1)增加注册生物医学或行为科学的URM学生的人才库；(2)增加成功攻读并完成生物医学或行为研究博士学位的URM研究生人数；以及(3)增加在院校层面上获得生物医学或行为科学学士学位的URM本科生和获得生物医学或行为科学博士学位的研究生人数。首批TIR通过以下方式支持和培训25名本科生：(1)提供课程和研讨会，介绍学生探索生物医学和行为科学的潜在职业；(2)加强我们目前的教育和专业发展活动；(3)扩大对指导性研究机会的支持；以及(4)培训和准备学生攻读生物医学或行为科学博士学位。第二层在支持的学科中设立30个研究生研究助学金。学生将获得IMSD两年的经济资助，随后的资助来自各自的系、外部资金或个人研究奖学金。国际管理发展学院的研究生将在其整个研究生生涯中得到帮助和指导，超过了国际管理发展学院的支持期。与其他现有方案的结合将提供额外的研究生准备和保留活动，以确保完成博士学位。现有的IMSD学生将担任即将入学的IMSD资助学生的导师。此外，本科生和研究生将完成负责任的研究行为的课程和培训模块。严格的评估将系统地评估可持续发展管理学院的进展情况，并协助可持续发展学院不断改进和制度化。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Achieving a diverse biomedical and behavioral science research workforce is important to effectively advance knowledge and create innovative technologies and treatments. Diversity among research professionals is crucial to reduce healthcare disparities and to bring critical social and cultural perspectives to bear on issues related to biomedical and behavioral research among groups who are typically underrepresented. NC State University's Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program has been funded since 2008, and with renewed funding will continue to use a two-tier approach to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups who receive PhD degrees and engage in research in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. The goals of the IMSD Program are to: (1) Increase the talent pool of URM students who enroll in biomedical or behavioral sciences; (2) Increase the number of URM graduate students who successfully pursue and complete doctorates in biomedical or behavioral research; and (3) Increase the number of URM undergraduates achieving a bachelor's degree and graduate students achieving a doctorate in biomedical or behavioral sciences at the institutional level. The first tir supports and trains 25 undergraduate students by: (1) providing courses and seminars to introduce students to explore potential careers in biomedical and behavioral sciences; (2) enhancing our current educational and professional development activities; (3) expanding support for mentored research opportunities; and (4) training and preparing students to pursue a PhD in the biomedical or behavioral sciences. The second tier creates 30 graduate student research assistantships in supported disciplines. Students will receive two years of financial support from IMSD, with subsequent support coming from their respective departments, external funding, or individual research fellowships. IMSD graduate students will be assisted and mentored throughout their entire graduate careers, beyond the IMSD support period. Integration with other existing programs will provide for additional graduate preparation and retention activities to ensure the completion of the PhD. Existing IMSD students will serve as mentors for incoming IMSD-supported students. Additionally, undergraduate and graduate IMSD students will complete courses and training modules on Responsible Conduct of Research. Rigorous evaluation will systematically assess IMSD progress and assist in continuous improvement and institutionalization of IMSD.