Maximizing Opportunities for Research Excellence

描述（由申请人提供）：这项来自加州大学旧金山分校（UCSF）的竞争性IMSD补助金更新的总体目标是增加生物医学和行为研究中代表性不足的群体的学生完成博士学位，进入竞争性博士后和学术职位，并作为研究人员，领导者和教育工作者取得科学进步。我们的总体目标将通过以下具体目标和措施来实现：1)确保IMSD研究员在第一年的研究轮转和最终的实验室安排不仅是在著名的研究项目中与知名的教师一起，而且还有支持新生并对许多少数民族学生面临的独特问题敏感的导师；2)通过小组学习、社会参与、同伴指导、榜样小组讨论和参与社区服务，培养IMSD学员的社区意识，从而建立一个支持网络，促进整个群体的发展；3)通过提高学生的写作、阅读和沟通能力，提高学生的学术发展水平，以提高他们在校外奖学金中的竞争力；增加他们的研究和第一作者出版物的数量；并最大限度地提高他们的研究事业成功；4)促进研究员对自己的职业规划和发展负责，为他们提供获得有竞争力的博士后职位和学术职位的工具和策略；5)通过提供指导、小组活动、学术和职业支持，使所有IMSD研究员在博士学习期间融入IMSD计划；并培养一种心态，鼓励IMSD研究员在他们的学术生涯中充当导师，以身作则，并支持IMSD和类似的项目。对可衡量的目标、里程碑和成果进行强有力的评估，将有助于培养更加多样化的未来科学领袖。拟议的项目与NIGMS/MORE/MBRS的使命密切相关，即创建有效的学术发展计划，为生物医学或行为科学领域代表性不足的学生提供研究职业和领导职位的准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of this competing IMSD grant renewal from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups in biomedical and behavioral research who complete the PhD, advance to competitive postdoctoral and academic positions, and make scientific advances as researchers, leaders, and educators. Our overall objective will be met through the following specific goals and measures: 1) To ensure that IMSD Fellows' research rotations in year one, and final lab placement are not only with renowned faculty in prestigious research programs, but also with mentors who are supportive of new students and sensitive to unique issues facing many minority students; 2) To foster a sense of community among IMSD Fellows through group learning, social engagement, peer mentoring, group discussions with role models, and participation in community service, which will create a support network to promote the progression of the group as a whole; 3) To improve IMSD Fellows' academic development by developing strong writing, reading, and communication skills in order to boost their competitiveness for extramural fellowships; increase their number of research and first-authored publications; and maximize their research career success; 4) To facilitate Fellows' taking responsibility for their own career planning and development, by giving them tools and strategies to obtain a competitive postdoctoral position and academic appointment; 5) To integrate all IMSD Fellows into the IMSD Program throughout their PhD study, by providing mentoring, group activities, academic, and career support; and to nurture a mindset that will encourage IMSD Fellows to serve as mentors, lead by example, and support IMSD and similar programs throughout their academic careers. Robust evaluation of measurable objectives, milestones and outcomes will help create a more diverse population of future scientific leaders. The proposed project is closely aligned with the mission of the NIGMS/MORE/MBRS to create effective academic development programs to prepare students underrepresented in biomedical or behavioral science for research careers and leadership positions. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proposed program will broaden opportunities for underrepresented students to participate in biomedical and behavioral research and to successfully complete their PhD at UCSF. It is important for California to educate those who are more representative of our citizenry where minorities are in the majority. With multi-faceted support systems this proposed program will help create tomorrow's scientific leaders.