Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences

最大限度地提高生物医学和行为科学学生多样性的倡议

基本信息

批准号：
8051803
负责人：
TRUDY F. MACKAY
金额：
$ 54.76万
依托单位：
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-04-01 至 2012-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8051803
关键词：
Address Bachelor&apos s Degree Behavioral Behavioral Research Behavioral Sciences Biological Sciences Biomedical Research Chemicals Complement Development Doctor of Philosophy Education Engineering Enrollment Ensure Environment Faculty Fellowship Financial Support Fostering Funding Future Genetic Goals Graduate Education Health Healthcare Historically Black Colleges and Universities Individual Institution Knowledge Master of Science Medical Mentors Minority Minority Groups Molecular Toxicology Movement North Carolina Population Postdoctoral Fellow Recruitment Activity Research Research Personnel Schools Services Students Sum Talents Technology Time Training Training Programs Training Support Underrepresented Minority United States United States National Institutes of Health Universities Ursidae Family base career college design environmental toxicology experience graduate student innovative technologies next generation programs role model skills social statistics success university student

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Achieving a diverse biomedical research workforce is important to effectively advance knowledge and create innovative technologies and treatments. To reduce health care disparities and to bring critical social and cultural perspectives to bear on issues related to biomedical research among groups who are typically underrepresented in the research arena, diversity among research professionals is crucial. A new Initiative to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD) will use a two-tier approach to increase the number of underrepresented minority (URM) students who receive Ph.D. degrees and engage in research in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. The first tier will support and train 35 undergraduate students by: (1) providing courses and seminars to introduce students to explore potential careers in biomedical and behavioral sciences; (2) substantially enhancing our current educational and professional development activities; (3) expanding support for mentored research opportunities; and (4) training and preparing them to enroll in and complete a Ph.D. program in biomedical or behavioral research. The second tier will create 9 new graduate student assistantships in biomedical and behavioral research for students from underrepresented groups. Students will receive two years of financial support from IMSD, with subsequent support coming from their respective departments, external funding, or individual research fellowships. Our proposed NIH IMSD project will complement existing and highly successful NSF-funded AGEP and NIH-supported Bridges and T32 training programs, creating a unified plan through the education continuum. We will foster a positive exploratory environment with supportive programming, guidance and recognition for URM students to complete Ph.D. degrees in biomedical and behavioral science research, to ultimately become the faculty researchers and role models for the next generation. Achieving a diverse biomedical research workforce is important to effectively advance knowledge and create innovative technologies and treatments. To reduce health care disparities and to bring critical social and cultural perspectives to bear on issues related to biomedical research among groups who are typically underrepresented in the research arena, diversity among research professionals is crucial. Realizing this goal of workforce diversity in the United States continues to be a challenge, one which this IMSD proposal will address.

描述（由申请人提供）：实现多元化的生物医学研究队伍对于有效推进知识和创造创新技术和治疗方法非常重要。为了减少医疗保健差异，并将批判性的社会和文化观点纳入研究领域代表性不足的群体中与生物医学研究相关的问题，研究专业人员的多样性至关重要。一项新的最大化学生多样性计划（IMSD）将采用两层方法来增加获得博士学位的少数族裔（URM）学生的数量。学位并从事生物医学和行为科学研究。第一层将通过以下方式支持和培训35名本科生：（1）提供课程和研讨会，引导学生探索生物医学和行为科学领域的潜在职业； (2) 大幅加强我们当前的教育和专业发展活动； (3) 扩大对指导研究机会的支持； (4) 培训并准备他们注册并完成博士学位。生物医学或行为研究项目。第二层将为来自代表性不足群体的学生设立 9 个生物医学和行为研究领域的新研究生助学金。学生将获得 IMSD 两年的经济支持，随后的支持将来自各自部门、外部资金或个人研究奖学金。我们提出的 NIH IMSD 项目将补充现有的、非常成功的 NSF 资助的 AGEP 和 NIH 支持的 Bridge 和 T32 培训项目，通过教育连续体创建一个统一的计划。我们将营造一个积极的探索环境，为 URM 学生完成博士学位提供支持性规划、指导和认可。生物医学和行为科学研究学位，最终成为下一代的教师研究人员和榜样。实现生物医学研究队伍的多元化对于有效推进知识和创造创新技术和治疗方法非常重要。为了减少医疗保健差异，并将批判性的社会和文化观点纳入研究领域代表性不足的群体中与生物医学研究相关的问题，研究专业人员的多样性至关重要。在美国实现劳动力多元化的目标仍然是一项挑战，IMSD 提案将解决这一挑战。