Building Integrated Pathways to Independence for Diverse Biomedical Researchers

为多元化生物医学研究人员建立独立的综合途径

• 批准号: 8935901
• 负责人: MARYAM FOROOZESH
• 金额: $ 222.86万
• 依托单位: XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-26 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8935901
• 关键词: Academic advising; African American; Area; Biological Sciences; Biomedical Research; Counseling; Doctor of Philosophy; Economics; Education; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Effectiveness; Ensure; Exposure to; Face; Faculty; Family; Fostering; Goals; Health; Institution; Instruction; Knowledge; Literature; Medical Students; Mentors; Mind; Minority; Modeling; One-Step dentin bonding system; Pathway interactions; Pharmacy facility; Population; Principal Investigator; Research; Research Activity; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Research Training; Resources; Rewards; STEM field; Schools; Science; Series; Services; Societies; Source; Students; Supplementation; Support System; Surveys; System; Talents; Time; Training; Training Activity; United States National Institutes of Health; Vision; base; career; early awareness; experience; graduate student; high risk; improved; innovation; interest; programs; skills; success; undergraduate research; undergraduate student

Xavier is ranked #1 in the nation as the primary undergraduate source of African American life sciences Ph.Ds and among the top 3 in MD/PhDs in spite of the fact that it is a relatively small school and the majority of Xavier student's families face severe economic challenges. Even so, there is room for improvement. When ranked by PhD yield per attending African American, Xavier is ranked 18th. The national literature identifies unique barriers faced by African Americans and other minorities entering into biomedical research careers, including the lack of: (1) early awareness and deepening exposure to the type of rewards associated with biomedical research careers, and the sense of accomplishment gained from success in early STEM educational experiences; (2) supportive relationships, particularly those related to faculty advising and mentoring; (3) suitable educational infrastructure, namely, (a) innovative STEM courses that engross students in activities that promote a STEM mind set and (b) the supplemental help needed when they face educational challenges; and (4) Active Engagement in meaningful life science research experiences and the presence offaculty and institutional resources needed to do this. Surveys of Xavier life science alums and the graduate faculty who teach them replicated many of these findings and pointed to areas in Xavier's curriculum and support services that need to be revised or supplemented. This NIH BULD project will implement strategies focused especially on the 78% of our pre-pharmacy/pre-medical students who change their majors before the junior year, at which time, pursuing a life science PhD becomes more difficult. This BUILD project will broaden the career interests of these and other students early on and engage them in activities attracting them to a life sciences Ph.D. Project strategies will involve a transformation of Xavier's academic and non-academic programs through the redesign, supplementation and integration of our career services, academic advising, tutoring, personal counseling and Centerfor Undergraduate Research units and the addition of departmental research training activities, faculty research mentoring, new STEM courses and the expansion of qualitatively improved undergraduate research activities. RELEVANCE (See instructions): Minorities currently represent an expanding portion ofthe U.S. population, and unless scientific education becomes more inclusive, our society will denied the talents of a large segment of our population. A diverse biomedical workforce provides benefits to society by tapping into unique perspectives and narrowing the health gap with a focus on health inequities and disparities, while promoting and ensuring fairness.

Xavier在全国排名第一，是非裔美国人生活科学的主要本科生 博士学位以及MD/PHD的前三名中的博士学位，尽管它是一所相对较小的学校，而大多数是一所相对较小的学校 Xavier学生的家庭面临严重的经济挑战。即便如此，还有改进的余地。 当每个参加非裔美国人的博士收益率排名时，Xavier排名第18位。国家文学 确定非裔美国人和其他少数群体所面临的独特障碍 职业，包括缺乏：（1）早期意识和加深对奖励类型的接触 与生物医学研究事业以及从早期成功获得的成就感相关 STEM教育经验； （2）支持性关系，尤其是与教师有关的关系， 指导； （3）合适的教育基础设施，即（a）创新的STEM课程 从事促进茎思维的活动的学生以及（b）当他们面对时需要补充帮助 教育挑战； （4）积极参与有意义的生活科学研究经验和 需要这样做的存在和机构资源。 Xavier Life Science校友的调查和 教他们的研究生教师复制了许多这些发现，并指出了Xavier的领域 需要修改或补充的课程和支持服务。这个大机项目将 实施策略特别关注的策略是我们78％的药房/医学前学生的改变 在大三之前（当时攻读生命科学博士学位）变得更加困难。这 构建项目将尽早扩大这些和其他学生的职业兴趣，并参与其中 将他们吸引到生命科学博士学位的活动。项目策略将涉及Xavier的转变 通过重新设计，补充和整合我们职业的学术和非学术计划 服务，学术咨询，辅导，个人咨询和中心本科研究单位 以及增加部门研究培训活动，教师研究指导，新的STEM课程 以及定性研究的扩大，改善了本科研究活动。 相关性（请参阅说明）： 少数民族目前代表了美国人口的不断扩大，除非科学教育 变得更具包容性，我们的社会将否认我们大部分人口的才能。多元化 生物医学劳动力通过利用独特的观点并缩小范围，为社会带来好处 健康差距着重于健康不平等和差异，同时促进和确保公平。