UTSA RISE Research Training Program

UTSA Rise计划的长期目标是培养特殊的代表不足的少数族裔(URM) 在生物医学和行为科学领域追求博士级别职业生涯的科学家。UTSA是西班牙裔 服务机构(HSI)，拥有28,959名学生(60.5%的URM)、24个博士项目和高质量研究项目 与NIH任务相关的领域，包括药物化学、神经生物学、微生物学、干细胞 细胞科学、生物医学工程和军事心理健康。UTSA正在战略性地追求Tier 1 在保持对南得克萨斯州城市管理学院人口教育的承诺的同时，保持其研究现状。在 2012-2016学年，UTSA在Rise-Support专业毕业了138名博士生；20名是URM和 18名RISE实习生。在同一时间范围内，101名前UTSA UGS(53名URM和12名RISE)获得 相关领域的博士学位。拟议的RISE计划将培训六个博士项目的URM学生 和7个本科生(UG)，分别来自生物，化学，物理，心理学和 生物医学工程学。Rise要求为16名UG(从20名)和20名博士生提供培训职位 (从16人增加)。UGS将获得最长四年的支持，博士生将获得五年的支持。具体目标 有：#1改进现行本科培养方案的内容和管理流程，进一步 减少实习生的流失，加强学生对博士培训的准备；#2加强现有的博士 通过改进职业和职业发展培训来实施培训方案；以及#3增加 保留在STEM领域并攻读生物医学和医学博士学位的URM学生 行为科学。UG训练序列将变得更加全面和适合阶段，以及 通过改进指导、监测、心理社会培训、选拔等措施，人员流失率将降至15% 实践，以及职位竞争。博士生将通过以下途径为研究生职位做好准备 增强了申请过程的专业经验和强化培训。额外的创新 将实施增加未来URM科学家数量的方法，包括使用RISE博士 增加UTSA URM招聘和录取的职位，制定科学教学计划以 将UTSA研究生培养成杰出的科学教师，实施科学转移学院 (Sta)支持正在转型的社区大学生与UTSA研究社区建立联系， 和正式的“志愿者”RISE培训计划(RISE-2博士)，以扩大UG培训人口。 通过这些活动，Rise建议将UG的预科比例从50%提高到55%，其中80%将是 保留在他们的博士课程中。至少85%的RISE博士生将完成他们的学位。至少65%的 STA学员在第一学期将获得UTSA GPA 3.0或更高，70%将留在UTSA 一年后在STEM田里。至少五名以上的URM博士生将被录取 基线和至少一次上升-2博士实习生将每年开始博士培训。

The long term goal of the UTSA RISE Program is to cultivate exceptional underrepresented minority (URM) scientists who pursue doctoral-level careers in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. UTSA is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) with 28,959 students (60.5% URM), 24 PhD programs, and quality research programs in fields pertinent to the NIH mission, including include medicinal chemistry, neurobiology, microbiology, stem cell science, biomedical engineering, and military mental health. UTSA is strategically pursuing Tier One research status while maintaining its commitment to the education of URM South Texas populations. In the 2012-2016 academic years, UTSA graduated 138 PhD students in RISE-supported majors; 20 were URM and 18 were RISE trainees. Over the same timeframe, 101 former UTSA UGs (53 URM and 12 from RISE) earned a doctorate in pertinent fields. The proposed RISE program will train URM students from six PhD programs and seven undergraduate (UG) majors in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering. RISE requests training positions for 16 UG (reduced from 20) and 20 PhD students (increased from 16). UGs will be supported for up to four years and PhD students for five. The specific aims are: #1 Improve the current undergraduate training program content and administrative processes to further reduce trainee attrition and enhance student preparation for doctoral training; #2 Enhance the current doctoral training program by improving career and professional development training; and #3 Increase the number of URM students who are retained in STEM fields and who pursue doctoral degrees in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. The UG training sequence will be made more comprehensive and stage-appropriate, and attrition will be reduced to 15% through improved mentoring, monitoring, psychosocial training, selection practices, and competition for positions. PhD trainees will be prepared for post-graduate positions through enhanced professional experiences and intensive training for the application process. Additional innovative approaches for enhancing the number of future URM scientists will be implemented, including using RISE PhD positions to increase URM recruitment and admittance at UTSA, developing a Science Teaching Program to grow UTSA graduate students into exceptional science instructors, implementing a Science Transfer Academy (STA) to support and connect transitioning community college students with the UTSA research community, and formalizing a “volunteer” RISE training program (RISE-2 the PhD) to expand the UG training population. Through these activities, RISE proposes to increase UG matriculation from 50 to 55%, of whom 80% will be retained in their PhD programs. At least 85% of RISE PhD trainees will complete their degree. At least 65% of STA trainees will achieve a 3.0 or higher UTSA GPA in their first semester and 70% will be retained in at UTSA in STEM fields after one year. At least five additional URM PhD students will be admitted above program baselines, and at least one RISE-2 the PhD trainee will start doctoral training annually.