Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
Cell. 2023 Aug 17;186(17):3529-3547. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.07.029.
Applying to graduate school can be particularly challenging for students from historically minoritized backgrounds due to a hidden curriculum in the graduate admissions process. To address this issue, a team of volunteer STEM trainees established the Científico Latino Graduate Student Mentorship Initiative (CL-GSMI) in 2019 to support applicants from historically minoritized backgrounds. CL-GSMI is designed to improve access to critical resources, including information, mentorship, and financial support, and has assisted 443 students in applying and matriculating to graduate school. Using program evaluation data from 2020 to 2021, we highlight areas in graduate school admissions that can be improved to promote equity and inclusion.
申请研究生院对于历史上处于少数群体背景的学生来说可能特别具有挑战性，因为研究生招生过程中存在隐藏的课程。为了解决这个问题，一组志愿 STEM 实习生于 2019 年成立了拉丁裔研究生导师指导倡议 (CL-GSMI)，以支持历史上处于少数群体背景的申请人。CL-GSMI 的目的是改善获得关键资源的机会，包括信息、指导和财政支持，并协助 443 名学生申请和进入研究生院。我们利用 2020 年至 2021 年的项目评估数据，强调了可以改进的研究生招生领域，以促进公平和平等。
