Increasing diversity of the biomedical workforce is an important national goal to which the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) contributes. UAB is an outstanding, research-intensive university, ranking in the top 1% of all public, private, and international organizations funded by the National Institutes of Health. UAB has a successful record of training graduate students and a strong commitment to training doctoral students from diverse backgrounds. There are several currently active programs at UAB to help both undergraduate students from underserved groups who aspire to doctoral careers and graduate students who need financial support to pursue graduate study. The UAB PREP Scholars Program (established in 2009) provides an additional pathway for a diverse pool of postbaccalaureate applicants to enter doctoral programs in the biomedical sciences. The UAB PREP Scholars Program will provide individuals that lack the necessary experience and qualifications for admittance into doctoral graduate programs with significant financial and academic support, research experience, and educational and professional development training to increase their competitiveness for entry into biomedical-related doctoral graduate programs and ensure success in completing their Ph.D. degrees. UAB offers an outstanding environment for PREP Scholars to achieve their goals and successfully enter and complete high quality graduate programs. The Objectives of the UAB PREP Scholars Program are: I. Meet financial needs for support of PREP Scholars during their training; II. Provide activities to prepare PREP Scholars for success as doctoral students- provide individual development plans and other activities to prepare them for the rigors of doctoral education; III. Provide individual support, guidance, and encouragement for Scholars to increase their preparedness and self-reliance required for success in Graduate School; IV. Match each PREP Scholar with an NIH-funded mentor committed to providing them with a high-quality research experience crucial to their entry into a top graduate program; V. Immerse PREP Scholars locally within the UAB biomedical science community and nationally by attending ABRCMS; VI. Expand PREP Scholars’ professional networks to promote their sense of community and confidence in their chosen field; and VII. Assist each Scholar in planning and applying to biomedical PhD programs. These objectives were designed to meet previously identified needs of those from historically marginalized communities interested in pursuing advanced training in the biomedical sciences. Our Research Education Program Plan will provide essential training and skills necessary to successfully matriculate into high quality biomedical doctoral graduate PhD programs. Our overall goal for the UAB PREP Scholars Program is for 75% of participants to both enter and complete biomedical doctoral graduate programs.