Sperling Jessica B, Roth Noelle E Wyman, Welsh Whitney E, McElvaine Allison T, Permar Sallie R, Gbadegesin Rasheed A
Duke University Social Science Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA.
Duke University Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Durham, NC, USA.
J Clin Transl Sci. 2024 Sep 16;8(1):e124. doi: 10.1017/cts.2024.590. eCollection 2024.
The US biomedical research workforce suffers from systemic barriers causing insufficient diversity and perpetuating inequity. To inform programming enhancing graduate program access, we implemented a formative mixed-method study to identify needed supports for program applications and graduate program success. Overall, results indicate value in added supports for understanding application needs, network development, critical thinking, time management, and reading academic/scientific literature. We find selected differences for underrepresented minority (URM) students compared to others, including in the value of psychosocial supports. This work can inform broader efforts to enhance graduate school access and provides foundation for further understanding of URM students' experiences.
美国生物医学研究人员队伍面临系统性障碍，导致多样性不足且不平等现象长期存在。为了为扩大研究生项目入学机会的规划提供信息，我们开展了一项形成性混合方法研究，以确定申请项目和研究生项目成功所需的支持。总体而言，结果表明增加对理解申请需求、网络发展、批判性思维、时间管理以及阅读学术/科学文献等方面的支持具有价值。我们发现，与其他学生相比，少数族裔（URM）学生存在一些差异，包括心理社会支持的价值方面。这项工作可为扩大研究生入学机会的更广泛努力提供信息，并为进一步了解URM学生的经历奠定基础。
