The Meharry RISE initiative

拟议的Meharry Rise计划的目标是显著增加 攻读生物医学和行为科学研究的少数民族学生人数 通过让他们参与一个卓越的计划来促进他们的职业发展。 梅哈里医学院在生物医学博士毕业方面有很好的记录 科学学科，其中许多人进入学术机构，在那里他们继续 教学、研究和服务的传统是我们使命的一部分。书院作为一个 Whole已证明致力于教育未被充分代表的少数族裔。自1972年以来， 该研究生院授予了281名生物医学博士学位。因此，它有 在为学生的研究生涯做准备方面有良好的记录，重点放在 不成比例地影响少数民族的疾病。RISE计划，已经支持了172 从1999年开始招生，到目前为止，已有92名学者毕业于博士学位。RISE计划 通过提供有能力的研究为我们的学生的发展做出了贡献 培训加上极好的教育机会。 Meharry Rise计划的持续资金将使我们能够与其他 计划，以提供基础设施和活动，以继续 让更多的少数民族在生物医学和行为科学方面获得博士学位。 在目前的RISE申请中提出了三个具体目标：1)提供 为URM学生成功完成以下要求提供了出色的研究培训 博士学位；2)为学生提供职业发展课程，以 通过提升职业生涯加强我们学员的研究职业生涯连续性 发展办公室；3)加强导师和学员之间的关系 以提升研究生的实训体验。 已经制定了一套明确的活动来帮助博士生过渡 进入生物医学科学的研究生涯。这些活动包括加强 通过特殊课程对学生进行培训，如分子生物学和 生物信息学/大数据，制定职业发展课程，以及 Rise博士生培训领域的研究机会。 Meharry Rise计划的总体目标是为学生提供 梅哈里医学院研究生院提供更多机会确保 他们向成功和富有成效的研究职业的过渡。

The goal of the proposed Meharry RISE program is to significantly increase the number of minority students pursuing biomedical and behavioral sciences research careers by involving them in a program of excellence. Meharry Medical College has a strong record of graduating Ph.D.s in biomedical science disciplines, many of whom enter academic institutions where they continue the tradition of teaching, research and service that is a part of our mission. The College as a whole has a proven commitment to educating underrepresented minorities. Since 1972, the Graduate School has awarded 281 Ph.D.s in Biomedical Sciences. Therefore, it has a proven record of preparing students for research careers with a strong focus in diseases that disproportionally affect minorities. The RISE program, has supported 172 students since 1999 and so far, 92 scholars graduated with a PhD. The RISE program has contributed to the development of our students by providing competent research training coupled with excellent education opportunities. Continuing funding of the Meharry RISE program will allow us, together with other programs at Meharry, to provide the infrastructure and activities needed to continue to graduate more minorities in biomedical and behavioral science at the doctoral level. Three specific aims are proposed in the current RISE application: 1) Provide excellent research training for URM students to successfully complete requirements for the Ph.D. degree; 2) Provide students with a career development curriculum to strengthen the research career continuum of our trainees through the RISE Career Development Office; 3) Strengthen the relationship between mentors and mentees in order to enhance the graduate training experience. A set of well-defined activities has been developed to help transition Ph.D. students into research careers in biomedical sciences. These activities involve enhancement of student training with specialty courses such Advances in Molecular Biology as well as Bioinformatics/Big Data, development of a career development curriculum, as well as research opportunities in the training areas of the RISE Ph.D. students. The overall objective of the Meharry RISE program is to provide students in the Graduate School at Meharry Medical College with enhanced opportunities to ensure their transition to successful and productive research careers.