Maximizing Opportunities for Research Excellence

最大限度地提高卓越研究的机会

• 批准号: 8996171
• 负责人: Ryan D. Hernandez
• 金额: $ 66.11万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-01-01 至 2019-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8996171
• 关键词: Academic achievement; Appointment; Award; Behavioral Research; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical Research; California; Career Exploration; Communication; Community Networks; Community Services; Doctor of Philosophy; Ensure; Evaluation; Extramural Activities; Faculty; Fellowship; Fostering; Funding; Goals; Grant; Health; Individual; Joints; Journals; Lead; Leadership; Measurable; Measures; Mentors; Mentorship; Monitor; Outcome; Population Heterogeneity; Positioning Attribute; Program Development; Publications; Qualifying; Research; Research Personnel; Resources; Rotation; San Francisco; Scientific Advances and Accomplishments; Scientist; Students; Support System; Technical Expertise; TimeLine; Underrepresented Groups; Underrepresented Students; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Work; career; design; job market; meetings; minority student; outreach; peer coaching; programs; retention rate; role model; skills; social learning; student mentoring; success; support network; tool

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This competing IMSD grant renewal from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is designed to continue to provide support for students from underrepresented groups to complete the PhD in biomedical and behavioral research and to advance to competitive postdoctoral and academic positions. The proposed program will increase opportunities for underrepresented students to thrive in the biomedical and behavioral sciences by providing them with the necessary tools, skills, and resources to complete their PhDs at UCSF in a timely fashion and to prepare for productive careers in research. Strong academic and professional mentoring leading to the successful completion of PhDs will increase the proportion of underrepresented students who join the biomedical workforce. Robust implementation and evaluation of measurable objectives, milestones, and outcomes will help create a more diverse population of future research scientists. The overall goal of this program will be achieved by the following specific objectives: 1) To ensure that IMSD Fellows' first-year research rotations and thesis lab placements are with renowned faculty in prestigious research programs who are also proven mentors supportive of new students and sensitive to unique issues facing many minority students. Strong mentorship by established researchers is key to the retention of students in the graduate program as well as for meaningful guidance toward obtaining postdoctoral positions and academic appointments after graduation. 2) To promote sustained success of IMSD students throughout their PhD work by fostering a community network of Fellows. Group learning, social engagement, peer mentoring, group discussions with role models, and participation in community service projects will create a support network to promote the progression of the group as a whole. 3) To accelerate IMSD Fellows' academic achievement by developing strong communication and organizational skills in order to maximize their research career progress and success. Progress can be measured by timely completion of milestones toward the degree; success can be measured by Fellows' presentations of their research in local and national settings, awards of competitive extramural fellowships, and eventual publications in high-impact journals. 4) To facilitate Fellows' ability t take a pro-active approach to career planning, by providing them with opportunities for career exploration and with tools and strategies to be competitive in the academic research job market. 5) To nurture a mindset that will encourage IMSD Fellows to serve as mentors, led by example, and support IMSD and similar programs throughout their academic careers by encouraging Fellows who have moved off IMSD funding to remain engaged with the Program through group activities, mentoring of junior fellows, and participation in campus outreach and diversity efforts With multi-faceted institutional support systems at UCSF, this proposed program will help to foster and sustain diversity in tomorrow's biomedical workforce.

描述（由申请人提供）：加州大学旧金山分校 (UCSF) 提供的这一竞争性 IMSD 赠款续签旨在继续为代表性不足群体的学生提供支持，以完成生物医学和行为研究博士学位，并晋升为竞争性博士后和学术职位。拟议的项目将为代表性不足的学生提供必要的工具、技能和资源，以便他们及时在加州大学旧金山分校完成博士学位，并为从事富有成效的研究职业做好准备，从而增加他们在生物医学和行为科学领域蓬勃发展的机会。成功完成博士学位的强有力的学术和专业指导将增加加入生物医学队伍的代表性不足的学生的比例。对可衡量的目标、里程碑和成果的有力实施和评估将有助于培养更加多样化的未来研究科学家群体。该计划的总体目标将通过以下具体目标来实现： 1) 确保 IMSD 研究员第一年的研究轮换和论文实验室安置是与著名研究项目中的知名教师一起进行，这些教师也是经过证明能够支持新生和学生的导师。对许多少数民族学生面临的独特问题敏感。知名研究人员的强有力指导是学生留在研究生项目中的关键，也是毕业后获得博士后职位和学术任命的有意义的指导的关键。 2) 通过培育研究员社区网络，促进 IMSD 学生在整个博士研究过程中持续取得成功。小组学习、社会参与、同伴指导、与榜样的小组讨论以及参与社区服务项目将创建一个支持网络，促进整个小组的进步。 3) 通过培养强大的沟通和组织能力来加速IMSD研究员的学术成就，以最大限度地提高他们的研究生涯进步和成功。进度可以通过及时完成学位里程碑来衡量；成功可以通过研究员在地方和国家环境中展示他们的研究、获得竞争性的校外奖学金以及最终在高影响力期刊上发表的文章来衡量。 4) 通过为研究员提供职业探索的机会以及在学术研究就业市场上具有竞争力的工具和策略，提高研究员采取积极主动的方式进行职业规划的能力。 5) 培养一种心态，鼓励 IMSD 研究员以身作则，充当导师，并在整个学术生涯中支持 IMSD 和类似项目，鼓励已脱离 IMSD 资助的研究员通过小组活动、辅导继续参与该项目初级研究员的参与，以及参与校园外展和多元化工作凭借加州大学旧金山分校的多方面机构支持系统，该拟议计划将有助于培养和维持未来生物医学劳动力的多样性。