IMSD: An Initiative to Maximize Student Development in Biomedical Research at MU

密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校（MU）建议开发一个新的T32培训计划， 将培养来自生物医学领域代表性不足的群体的博士预科研究生。 研究成为成功的科学家追求事业的生物医学劳动力。 代表性不足的群体包括来自不同种族和民族背景的学生 （代表性不足的少数民族或URM）以及残疾学生。我们的使命 培训计划是为了促进我们的学员转化为独立的科学家， 是新的生物医学知识的积极生产者，并善于解决复杂的 对人类健康产生不利影响的疾病和疾病问题。为了实现这一 根据我们的使命，我们确定了以下六个目标：目标1： UR学生参与参与生物医学博士前课程， 目前的水平为16%至20%，这样我们的方案就反映了国家的多样性， 密苏里州的人口。目标#2：提高UR学生的博士毕业率 参与生物医学博士前课程从目前的84%到90%的水平，这样， UR学生完成博士学位的速度与来自代表性良好的大学的学生相同。 背景目标#3：使我们的学员掌握交流科学的技能， 使参与方案的工发组织代表受训人员中有30%获得外部奖学金 在他们的博士前培训期间。目标#4：增加我们的出版物数量 学员，这样我们的UR博士毕业生将发表，平均，2第一作者论文，而 贡献，平均而言，在他们的博士培训过程中，2个额外的出版物。 目标5：加强我们培训环境的包容性和支持性， 以及提高我们教师的指导技能。目标#6：制定稳健的 科学自我效能感、科学认同感、感知支持与辅导满意度 UR学员之间的关系，所有这些都是学术满意度的预测因子， 来自UR背景的学生之间的持久性结果。IMSD T32计划将 实施一系列广泛的方案活动，以实现既定目标。的 方案活动，以保留来自工发组织代表处背景的学生的最佳做法为基础， 如文献中所述，将发展技术，操作和专业技能 这将使我们的学员能够在他们独立的科学事业中蓬勃发展。

The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) proposes to develop a new T32 training program that will train predoctoral graduate students from groups that are underrepresented in biomedical research to become successful scientists pursuing careers in the biomedical workforce. Underrepresented (UR) groups include students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds (underrepresented minorities or URM) as well as students with disabilities. The mission of our training program is to facilitate the transformation of our trainees into independent scientists who are active producers of new biomedical knowledge and are adept at solving the complex problems of disease and illnesses that adversely affect human health. To accomplish this mission, we have established the following six objectives: Objective #1: To increase the participation of UR students in the participating biomedical predoctoral programs from the current level of 16% to 20%, such that our programs reflect the diversity of the state of Missouri’s population. Objective #2: To improve the PhD completion rate of UR students in the participating biomedical predoctoral programs from the current level of 84% to 90%, such that UR students complete their PhD at the same rate as students from well-represented backgrounds. Objective #3: To equip our trainees with the skills to communicate their science, such that 30% of UR trainees in the participating programs are awarded external fellowships during their predoctoral training. Objective #4: To increase the number of publications by our trainees, such that our UR PhD graduates will publish, on average, 2 first-author papers while contributing to, on average, 2 additional publications over the course of their doctoral training. Objective #5: To strengthen the inclusive and supportive nature of our training environment, as well as improve the mentoring skills of our faculty. Objective #6: To develop robust levels of science self-efficacy, science identity, perceived supports, and satisfaction with mentoring relationships among UR trainees, all of which are predictors of academic satisfaction and persistence outcomes among students from UR backgrounds. The IMSD T32 program will implement a wide-ranging set of programmatic activities to achieve the stated Objectives. The programmatic activities, based on best practices for retention of students from UR backgrounds, as described in the literature, will develop the technical, operational and professional skills that will enable our trainees to flourish in their independent scientific careers.