IMSD at the University of Utah (IMSD@U2)

项目摘要/摘要 IMSD@U2计划的使命是建立一支多样化的生物医学劳动力队伍，反映我们的一般 人口。在过去四年(2017-2020)，犹他大学对多样性和包容性的承诺 已经成功地招收了代表不足(UR)的学生参加生物科学博士项目，所以 UR学生占被录取学生总数的32%(49 UR/153)。然而，我们认识到 在过去的四年里，在我们即将到来的博士课程的多样性方面取得的实质性进展可能不会产生 扩大生物医学劳动力多样性的长期目标，没有有效、持续和 全面包容努力，加强UR学生的科学职业发展。该计划的目标是 IMSD@U2将培训和启动多元化、创造性和有才华的未充分代表(UR)学生的职业生涯 通过1)继续为我们的犹他大学生物科学大学成功地招收UR学生 博士项目；2)开发和利用创新项目，以留住UR学生通过我们的Extreme (加强职业发展、科学教育、科学发展和科学多样性)框架，从而 引导我们的UR学员走向成功的职业生涯；3)培养IMSD@U2学员成为自信的领导者 生物医学研究；以及4)指导教师导师，从而发展和培养一种研究密集型 和包容的环境，使UR学员和科学家能够在其中蓬勃发展。 为了实现这些目标，对当前方案进行补充的主要拟议活动包括： 个性化和队列指导、同行外展努力和社区建设，动态入职 支持成功开始研究生院、领导力发展、教师指导和 发展，以更好地满足UR社区的需求。最终，我们打算让我们的学员完成 他们的资格考试、发表原创研究、申请和获得奖学金、完成博士学位(70% 成功率)，平均6年获得学位，并晋升到高质量的博士后和职业生涯 在学术界、工业界和政府中从事科学密集型和科学相关职业的职位。

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT The mission of the IMSD@U2 program is to build a diverse biomedical workforce reflective of our general population. In the past four years (2017-2020), the University of Utah’s commitment to diversity and inclusion has resulted in successful recruitment of Underrepresented (UR) students to the Biosciences PhD programs, so that UR students comprise 32% (49 UR/153 total) of the matriculated students. However, we recognize that these substantial gains in the diversity of our incoming PhD classes over the last four years might fail to produce the longer-term objectives of expanding diversity in the biomedical workforce, without effective, sustained and comprehensive inclusion efforts that fortify scientific career development for UR students. The aims of the IMSD@U2 are to train and launch the careers of diverse, creative, and talented underrepresented (UR) students by 1) continuing to build our successful recruitment program for UR students to our University of Utah Bioscience PhD programs; 2) developing and utilizing innovative programs to retain UR students through our ExCEEDS (Excellence in Career Enhancement, Education, Development and Diversity in Science) framework, thereby launching our UR trainees into successful careers; 3) preparing IMSD@U2 trainees to become confident leaders in biomedical research; and 4) mentoring faculty mentors, thus developing and fostering a research-intensive and inclusive environment in which UR trainees and scientists can flourish. In order to accomplish these goals, key proposed activities that augment the current program include: personalized and cohort mentoring, peer outreach efforts and community building, a dynamic onboarding experience to support a successful start to graduate school, leadership development, faculty mentoring and development to better meet the needs of the UR community. Ultimately, we intend for our trainees to complete their qualifying exams, publish original research, apply for and obtain fellowships, complete their PhDs (70% success rate) with a mean time to degree of 6 years, and advance to high-quality postdoctoral and career positions in science-intensive and science-related careers in academia, industry, and government.