U-RISE at Howard University

摘要/摘要 美国生物医学科学（BMS）企业严重缺乏博士学位的多样性。水平这 问题是由于缺乏代表性不足的少数民族（URM）的学生在本科阶段主修 STEM（科学技术工程和数学）学科。多样化我们的BMS员工队伍将 通过消除健康差距来改善健康公平。自COVID-19以来，这一点至关重要 大流行病对美国代表性不足的人群的影响不成比例。鉴于适当的学术 和研究培训沿着与鼓励，大量的学术人才URM的学生 将在BMS员工队伍中寻求研究职业。大学生科研训练计划 增强（U-RISE）在霍华德大学计划将利用这一水库的学生，将有助于 我们BMS员工队伍的多样化。因此，HU计划领导层的U-RISE使命是招募 有才华和热情的本科生谁设想自己是创新的BMS科学家， 在各自领域的全球领导者。我们的计划使命是让他们参与增强的学术课程， 在大三和大四期间进行实践研究活动。这样才能培养出一个高学历的干部， 积极主动，训练有素的URM学生。为了在HU计划中实施和维持U-RISE， 该项目需要融入我们的科学界和文化。我们的具体目标如下： 1)招募学术才华和积极进取的URM学生作为学员参加，他们渴望 博士学位BMS学科的一级科学家。2)为我们的学员提供一个增强和结构化的 通过跨学科的实践校内研究经验的研究培训，校外暑期 研究经验（SRE）以及基于课堂的教学研究。3)让我们的项目至少有75% 接受研究密集型（R1）大学博士学位的学员两年内在BMS学科的计划 从霍华德大学毕业，和4）设计，实施，和制度化的STEM专业 发展课程，以激发学员的兴趣。最后，我们设想我们的计划将创造一个强大的 基金会对霍华德大学在招聘、招生、留人和升学方面的热情 BMS专业的本科生。

Summary/Abstract The United States (US) biomedical science (BMS) enterprise critically lacks diversity at the Ph.D. level. This problem is due to the lack of underrepresented minority (URM) students at the undergraduate level majoring in STEM (science technology engineering and mathematics) disciplines. Diversifying our BMS workforce would improve health equity by eradicating health disparities. This is of the utmost importance since the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting underrepresented populations in the US. Given the proper academic and research training along with encouragement, a substantial number of academically talented URM students would seek research career in the BMS workforce. The Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) at Howard University Program will tap into this reservoir of students that would contribute to the diversification of our BMS workforce. Hence, the U-RISE at HU Program leadership mission is to recruit talented and passionate undergraduate students who envision themselves as innovative BMS scientists and global leaders in their fields. Our program mission is to engage them in an enhanced academic curriculum and hands-on research activities during the junior and senior years. This will produce a cadre highly educated, motivated, and well-trained URM students. To implement and sustain U-RISE at HU Program, the objective of the project needs to be integrated into our science community and culture. Our specific aims are the following: 1) To recruit academically talented and highly motivated URMs students to participate as trainees who aspire to a career as a Ph.D. level scientist in BMS discipline. 2) To provide our trainees with an enhanced and structured research training through an interdisciplinary hands-on intramural research experience, extramural summer research experience (SRE) as well as a classroom based didactic research. 3) To have at least 75% our program trainees accepted into a research intensive (R1) university Ph.D. programs in a BMS discipline within two years of graduation from Howard University, and 4) To design, implement, and institutionalize a STEM professional development course to stimulate our trainees’ interest. Finally, we envision our program will create a strong foundation for Howard University in the recruitment, enrollment, retention, and advancement of enthusiastic undergraduate students majoring in the BMS disciplines.