Graduate and Undergraduate Training in Biomedicine at ASU

描述（由申请人提供）：IMSD计划“亚利桑那州立大学生物医学研究生和本科生培训”将对整个亚利桑那州立大学校园产生重大影响。该计划的目标是增加代表性不足的学生人数，包括少数民族，经济困难和残疾学生，获得博士学位。从事生物医学/行为学科的研究工作。该计划的一个创新特点是强调通过社区联系为年轻科学家创造一个支持性的环境，突出生物医学研究与社区面临的健康挑战的相关性。我们认为这一重点将增加该计划的吸引力，以代表性不足的学生，也提高他们完成学位的能力。我们的目标将通过追求两个具体目标来实现。在目标1中，我们计划增加亚利桑那州立大学代表性不足的本科生人数，他们准备并有动力进入生物医学/行为科学的研究生学习。我们建议四年制本科课程从大一开始。在目标2中，我们计划增加获得博士学位的代表性不足的研究生人数。在亚利桑那州立大学，并选择继续在生物医学/行为科学的研究。我们提出了一个为期两年的研究生课程，将重点放在进入学生。对于这两个目标，我们将扩大我们的招聘工作都在亚利桑那州内外通过与备受尊敬的数学计划在亚利桑那州立大学代表性不足的学生和合作伙伴关系与加州州立大学的合作。我们将扩大研究机会，为学生在疾病影响他们的社区，例如通过亚利桑那州立大学/马约诊所中心代谢和血管生物学和Marvila胰岛素抵抗倡议。我们将通过指导教师对代表性不足的学生所面临的挑战，通过利用同行指导，并通过提供一套研讨会/研讨会，涵盖主题，如科学写作，批判性思维，定量方法和负责任的研究行为，提供一个支持性的环境。总的来说，我们广泛的培训计划将：激发共80名研究生和本科生在四年内与其社区的医疗保健问题的连接，促进他们获得广泛的教师导师，并通过结构化的学术活动增强他们的研究经验。我们将采用每两年一次的形成性评估，以确定真实的时间和总结性评估，以确定培训下一代代表性不足的科学家的机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The IMSD program "Graduate and Undergraduate Training in Biomedicine at ASU" will have a significant impact across the ASU campus. The goal of the program is to increase in the number of underrepresented students, including ethnic minority, financially disadvantaged and disabled students, that earn a Ph.D. and pursue research careers in biomedical/behavioral disciplines. An innovative feature of the program is its emphasis on creating a supportive environment for young scientists through community connections that highlights the relevance of biomedical research to the health challenges facing their communities. We feel this focus will increase the appeal of the program to underrepresented students and also enhance their ability to complete their degree. Our goals will be accomplished through the pursuit of two Specific Aims. In Aim 1 we plan to increase the number of underrepresented undergraduates at ASU who are prepared and motivated to enter graduate studies in biomedical/behavioral sciences. We propose a four-year undergraduate program beginning with entering freshman. In Aim 2 we plan to increase the number of underrepresented graduate students who earn their Ph.D. at ASU and choose to continue in research in biomedical/behavioral sciences. We propose a two-year graduate student program that will focus on entering students. For both Aims we will expand our recruitment efforts both within Arizona and beyond via collaborations with well-respected Mathematics programs for underrepresented students at ASU and partnerships with California State Universities. We will expand research opportunities for students in diseases affecting their communities, for example through the ASU/Mayo Clinic Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology and the Maricopa Insulin Resistance Initiative. We will provide a supportive environment by mentoring faculty on the challenges faced by underrepresented students, by utilizing peer mentoring and by offering a suite of workshops/seminars covering topics such as science writing, critical thinking, quantitative methods and responsible conduct of research. Overall, our broad training program will: excite a total of 80 graduate and undergraduate students over four years with its connection to health-care issues in their community, facilitate their access to a wide range of faculty mentors and enhance their research experience with structured academic activities. We will employ bi-annual formative evaluations to identify opportunities for program improvement in real time and a summative evaluation to set the stage for training the next generation of underrepresented scientists.