# UNT Health Science Center IMSD

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · 2022 · $200,971

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The University of North Texas Health Science Center is committed to the training of a diverse biomedical
sciences workforce through the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences masters and doctoral programs.
Through a Coordinated Plan that links K-12 (Adopt-A-School) to undergraduate (SMART, McNair) and
graduate (NIH MKITS and NSF K-12 Graduate/Fellow teacher programs) training in the biomedical sciences,
the graduate school has achieved >20% underrepresented enrollment over the past several years. However,
such accomplishments are still short of the need to develop parity that is reflective of the underrepresented
population, particularly for Hispanics in Texas. The Specific Aims are: Aim 1: To create sustainable
pathways for entry of underrepresented students into UNTHSC doctoral graduate programs; Aim 2: Develop
and enhance graduate training interventions that produce evidence-based outcomes with the consideration of
multiple factors influencing trainee success; Aim 3: To implement competency-based academic and research
training driven by an individual development plan of each IMSD trainee; and Aim 4: Strengthen mentor-
mentee relationships through the development of a mentoring and coaching infrastructure aligned with training
a diverse population of trainees. Our comprehensive program with a network of partner institutions and past
success in the recruitment of underrepresented minorities into graduate programs in the biomedical sciences
should provide the formula for success with the proposed UNTHS-IMSD program. The institutional
commitment to these goals is reflected in the participation of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Research, as well as the Dean and Associate Deans of the graduate school.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10360431
- **Project number:** 5R25GM125587-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Harlan Pierre Jones
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $200,971
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-02-01 → 2025-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10360431

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10360431, UNT Health Science Center IMSD (5R25GM125587-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10360431. Licensed CC0.

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