UNM Initiative to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD)

新墨西哥大学最大化学生多样性倡议 (IMSD)

基本信息

批准号：
8034835
负责人：
MARGRET C. WERNER-WASHBURNE
金额：
$ 62.41万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2000
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2000-03-01 至 2013-02-28
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8034835
关键词：
AIDS/HIV problem Address Admission activity Alcoholism Area Awareness Behavioral Bioethics Biology Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Collaborations Color Control Groups Development Development Plans Diabetes Mellitus Discipline Doctor of Philosophy Educational process of instructing Educational workshop Effectiveness Elements Engineering Enrollment Ethics Ethnic group Evaluation Evaluation Research Face Faculty Financial Support Funding Genomics Goals Infant Mortality Interdisciplinary Study Leadership Malignant Neoplasms Mathematics Measurable Mentors Minority New Mexico Obesity Outcome Physics Poverty Preparation Publishing Research Research Project Grants Research Proposals School Enrollments Schools Science Series Students Underrepresented Minority United States National Institutes of Health Universities Washington Work Writing career career development computer science experience graduate student health disparity innovation meetings model organisms databases outreach peer posters programs public health relevance responsible research conduct role model skills success symposium

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of New Mexico is requesting $2.569 million to renew for four more years our Initiative for Minority Student Development (IMSD). Our IMSD prepares at least 40 students for graduate school, and supports at least 10 graduate students to complete their degrees in biomedical, behavioral and bioengineering fields. We expect most of them will pursue research careers that will help reduce health disparities (diabetes, cancer, obesity, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and alcoholism) that afflict minorities and those in poverty. The aims and objectives we have used successfully in the current program and propose for the next four years are: Aim 1: To increase numbers of undergraduates prepared for research careers, we are expanding our recruitment/retention efforts. All IMSD undergraduates participate in: (1) a faculty-mentored research experience to develop technical and intellectual skills; (2) a 1-credit conference course involving preparing a research proposal, research poster presentations, bioethics, seminars, and career development activities; (3) participating in research symposia; (4) attending workshops on graduate school applications and the GRE; 5) writing graduate school applications and taking the GRE; 6) attending a Discovery and Innovation course to be exposed to multi/interdisciplinary research; and 7) participating in a Responsible Conduct of Research series. Through these efforts, we will increase to 60% the number entering graduate school upon graduation. Aim 2: To broaden multi/interdisciplinary research opportunities for all students at UNM in areas funded by NIH, we will: 1) add mentors in more science and engineering fields; 2) develop courses and workshops taught by faculty from Model Organism Databases, e.g. FlyBase at Harvard; 3) develop new collaborations with the Genomics and MCB T32, etc., at the University of Washington; and 4) increase student understanding of interdisciplinary research by creating new Discovery and Innovation courses in other departments. Aim 3: To increase the success of underrepresented graduate students at UNM, we will: 1) support/mentor 5 graduate students during their first two years; 2) provide leadership opportunities through the conference class (which they will help to teach) and peer mentoring; 3) provide academic and financial support, as available, in their last 2 semesters prior to graduation; and 4) work with the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS), the Peer Mentoring for Graduate Students of Color organization, and others to increase the number of minority students in UNM graduate programs. Through these efforts, 90% of the IMSD Ph.D. students will complete their doctoral degrees within 6 years. Evaluations of IMSD students and a control group will be carried out to determine the success of each program element, to identify areas for improvement, and to provide information about enrollments, success, and challenges to the program and departments. Each of these objectives is aligned with the goals for IMSD programs and aimed at making sustainable increases in minority graduate school enrollment and success. Public health relevance: The UNM Initiative for Minority Student Development (IMSD) plans during the next four-year program of activities to prepare at least 40 underrepresented minority and other students for graduate school degree programs in the biomedical, behavioral and bioengineering fields, and to assist at least 10 underrepresented minority graduate students in these fields to complete their degree programs. The significance of these accomplishments is that we expect most of these students will pursue research careers that will help reduce health disparities (diabetes, cancer, obesity, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and alcoholism) that afflict minorities and those in poverty. To whatever extent their research will contribute toward this overall goal, to that extent will all ethnic groups and people benefit from the results of these efforts.

描述（由申请人提供）：新墨西哥大学请求 256.9 万美元将我们的少数族裔学生发展计划 (IMSD) 延长四年。我们的 IMSD 为至少 40 名学生准备进入研究生院，并支持至少 10 名研究生完成生物医学、行为和生物工程领域的学位。我们预计他们中的大多数人将从事研究工作，这将有助于减少困扰少数族裔和贫困人口的健康差距（糖尿病、癌症、肥胖、婴儿死亡率、艾滋病毒/艾滋病和酗酒）。我们在当前计划中成功使用并为未来四年提出的目的和目标是：目标 1：为了增加为研究职业做好准备的本科生数量，我们正在扩大招聘/保留工作。所有 IMSD 本科生都参加：(1) 教师指导的研究经验，以发展技术和智力技能； (2) 1学分的会议课程，包括准备研究计划、研究海报展示、生物伦理学、研讨会和职业发展活动；（三）参加研究会；（4）参加研究生院申请和GRE考试研讨会； 5）撰写研究生申请并参加GRE； 6) 参加发现和创新课程，接触多/跨学科研究； 7) 参与负责任的研究行为系列。通过这些努力，我们将把毕业后进入研究生院的人数增加到60%。目标 2：为了扩大新墨西哥大学所有学生在 NIH 资助领域的多/跨学科研究机会，我们将：1）在更多科学和工程领域增加导师； 2）开发由模型生物数据库的教师教授的课程和研讨会，例如哈佛大学的 FlyBase； 3）与华盛顿大学Genomics、MCB T32等开展新的合作； 4）通过在其他院系开设新的发现和创新课程，增加学生对跨学科研究的理解。目标 3：为了提高新墨西哥大学代表性不足的研究生的成功率，我们将： 1) 在前两年支持/指导 5 名研究生； 2）通过会议课程（他们将帮助教授）和同伴指导提供领导机会； 3) 在毕业前的最后两个学期提供尽可能的学术和经济支持； 4) 与研究生办公室 (OGS)、有色人种研究生同伴辅导组织等合作，增加新墨西哥大学研究生项目中少数族裔学生的数量。通过这些努力，90% 的 IMSD 博士获得了博士学位。学生将在6年内完成博士学位。将对 IMSD 学生和对照组进行评估，以确定每个项目要素的成功，确定需要改进的领域，并提供有关项目和部门的入学、成功和挑战的信息。这些目标中的每一个都与 IMSD 项目的目标保持一致，旨在可持续增加少数族裔研究生院的入学率和成功率。公共卫生相关性：新墨西哥大学少数族裔学生发展倡议 (IMSD) 计划在未来四年的活动计划中，为至少 40 名代表性不足的少数族裔和其他学生准备生物医学、行为和生物工程领域的研究生学位课程，并协助这些领域至少 10 名代表性不足的少数族裔研究生完成学位课程。这些成就的意义在于，我们预计这些学生中的大多数将从事研究职业，这将有助于减少困扰少数族裔和贫困人口的健康差距（糖尿病、癌症、肥胖、婴儿死亡率、艾滋病毒/艾滋病和酗酒）。无论他们的研究对这一总体目标有多大贡献，所有民族和人民都会从这些努力的成果中受益。