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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program

Award Number: R25GM083247
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The low number of college graduates from underrepresented (UR) groups in Arkansas, together with the small number of UR students nationally who graduate in the biological sciences, results in a small pool of UR students entering fields of biomedical research in Arkansas. To address this shortfall, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program was created in 2009 to provide a comprehensive start-to-finish mentoring and training program that includes 2 years of support (salary, tuition, fees) for UR students pursuing biomedical PhD degrees. The overall goals of the UAMS IMSD Program are to enhance our retention success with regard to UR students and to refine strategies to recruit additional UR students. The specific measureable objective is for 90% of IMSD students to complete the doctoral degree. The first Aim is to matriculate 6 new UR doctoral students each year. We will enhance recruitment activities to attract UR students to UAMS and the IMSD Program. The Program recently expanded to accept students from 3 doctoral programs (Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Informatics, and Pharmaceutical Sciences) two of which were started within the last 5 years. Aim 2 is to retain and graduate 90% of the students in the IMSD Program. Success will be built upon past retention by enhancing the PhD Summer Transition Program for matriculated students, expanding student development and retention activities, and enhancing our mentoring plan. The final Aim is to determine which program components contribute to student success and which areas need improvement, and disseminate the results. To identify the program components that contributed to past success and elucidate ways to improve, the program will be evaluated and results will be disseminated to the UAMS campus and other schools through the website, newsletters, presentations, and publications. The initiatives proposed here can contribute to the global recruitment, retention, and graduation of all UR students at UAMS and provide lessons learned to other institutions, which will ultimately increase the numbers of UR faculty and investigators in the biomedical science workforce serving Arkansas and the nation.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $445,062 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	13	1/31/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$400,555
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	13	4/17/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$44,507
														Subtotal = $445,062

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $557,151 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM	4301 W MARKHAM ST SLOT 812 BIO-MED BLDG 1 STE 102	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	12	8/30/2022	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$112,089
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM	4301 W MARKHAM ST SLOT 812 BIO-MED BLDG 1 STE 102	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	12	6/9/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$44,507
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM	4301 W MARKHAM ST SLOT 812 BIO-MED BLDG 1 STE 102	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	12	2/2/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$400,555
														Subtotal = $557,151

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $453,253 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM	4301 W MARKHAM ST SLOT 812 BIO-MED BLDG 1 STE 102	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	003	11	2/18/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$445,062
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM	4301 W MARKHAM ST SLOT 812 BIO-MED BLDG 1 STE 102	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	10	2/4/2021	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$22,050
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM	4301 W MARKHAM ST SLOT 812 BIO-MED BLDG 1 STE 102	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	10	11/2/2020	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$8,191
2021	2018	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM	4301 W MARKHAM ST SLOT 812 BIO-MED BLDG 1 STE 102	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	9	2/4/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$22,050
														Subtotal = $453,253

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $393,222 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM	4301 W MARKHAM ST SLOT 812 BIO-MED BLDG 1 STE 102	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	10	2/6/2020	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$393,222
														Subtotal = $393,222

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $189,936 )
2018	2018	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM	4301 W MARKHAM ST SLOT 812 BIO-MED BLDG 1 STE 102	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	9	2/13/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$189,936
														Subtotal = $189,936

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $244,969 )
2017	2017	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM	4301 W MARKHAM ST SLOT 812 BIO-MED BLDG 1 STE 102	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	8	1/20/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$244,969
														Subtotal = $244,969

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $489,936 )
2016	2016	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	7	2/1/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$489,936
														Subtotal = $489,936

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $489,936 )
2015	2015	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	6	1/31/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$489,936
														Subtotal = $489,936

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $489,936 )
2014	2014	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	5	3/28/2014	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$489,936
2014	2012	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	2/28/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2014	2012	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	4	3/24/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $489,936

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $454,783 )
2012	2012	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	4	2/15/2012	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$454,783
2012	2010	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support	000	1	11/28/2011	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
														Subtotal = $454,783

Issue Date FY: 2011 ( Subtotal = $457,018 )
2011	2011	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	2/1/2011	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$411,316
2011	2011	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	3	3/31/2011	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$45,702
														Subtotal = $457,018

Issue Date FY: 2010 ( Subtotal = $518,209 )
2010	2010	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support	002	1	9/6/2010	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2010	2010	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	2	1/25/2010	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$443,674
2010	2010	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support	000	1	11/27/2009	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$74,535
														Subtotal = $518,209

Issue Date FY: 2009 ( Subtotal = $243,783 )
2009	2009	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	2/6/2009	NEW	$243,783
2009	2009	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	4301 W MARKHAM ST, M S 545	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72205	PULASKI	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	1	3/13/2009	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $243,783

Grand Total All Awards = $5,427,194

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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program

Award Number: R25GM083247

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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