DPC Hallmarks of Success

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EXP. 11/2019

Attachment 6:
Hallmarks of Success

DPC HALLMARKS ‐ ORIGINAL & NEW
STUDENT/TRAINEE HALLMARKS
ORIGINAL HALLMARKS (YR 1‐5)
PSY‐I6
PSY‐I1
PSY‐SN4

PSY‐SN6
PSY‐I4
IND‐B2
IND‐B3

Academic and scientific self‐efficacy
Science Identity/Researcher Identity
Satisfaction with faculty mentorship

NEW HALLMARKS (BEGINNING ‐ YR 6‐10)
STU‐1
STU‐2
STU‐3
STU‐4

Social integration/Perceived fit with
university setting

STU‐5

Intent to pursue career in Biomedical Research

STU‐7

Pursuit of Biomedical Science
Undergraduate degree
Retention and Persistence in Biomedical
Science Discipline

STU‐6

STU‐8
STU‐9
STU‐10

IND‐B4

Participation in Undergraduate/Summer
Biomedical Research Training in Labs or
Similar Research Environment

IND‐B7

Evidence of Biomedical Research Career
Preparedness (grades, GRE; std. exams)

Participation in academic and
PSY‐SN1 professional student organizations
IND‐B6

IND‐B5
&
B8

Submitted Applications & Receipt of Awards
including Research Fellowships and
Scholarships*
(B5) Poster or Paper Presentation at
Scientific Conferences; (B8) Authorship/Co‐
Authorship of Peer‐Reviewed Publication(s)

Completion of Undergraduate Degree in
Biomedical Science Discipline
Application & Acceptance to Attend
IND‐B10 Graduate Program in Biomedical Science
Discipline*
Entrance to Graduate Program in
IND‐B11 Biomedical Science Discipline

High self‐efficacy as a researcher
High science identity
Satisfaction with quality of mentorship
Perceived sense of belonging within the
university
Perceived sense of belonging within the
research community
Intent to pursue a career in biomedical research
Entry into an undergraduate biomedical degree
program
Persistence in biomedical degree or other
formal research training program
Frequent receipt of mentoring to enhance
success in the biomedical pathway
Participation in mentored or supervised
biomedical research

STU‐11
STU‐12

STU‐13

Evidence of competitiveness for transitioning
into the next phase in the biomedical career
pathway
Participation in academic or professional
organizations related to biomedical disciplines
Evidence of excelling in biomedical research and
scholarship

STU‐14

STU‐15
IND‐B9

High academic self‐efficacy

STU‐16
STU‐17

STU‐18

Strong academic and professional networks
Completion of biomedical degree or other
formal training program
Application and acceptance to a subsequent
research training program in a biomedical
discipline
Entrance into a subsequent research training
program in a biomedical discipline

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DPC HALLMARKS ‐ ORIGINAL & NEW
FACULTY HALLMARKS
ORIGINAL HALLMARKS (YR 1‐5)
FAC‐B1

Change/Increase in self‐
efficacy as instructor,
mentor and/or researcher
focused only on instructor

NEW HALLMARKS (BEGINNING ‐ YR 6‐10)
FAC‐1

FAC‐2
FAC‐3
FAC‐B16

FAC‐B15

Increased quality of
mentoring (Student and
mentor perceptions)
Increase in the number of
trainees mentored in
Programs Relevant to BUILD

FAC‐4

FAC‐5
FAC‐6
FAC‐7

FAC‐B8

Increased Research
Productivity in Grant
Submissions and Awards as
PI, multi‐PI and/or
collaborator for faculty in
Programs Relevant to BUILD

FAC‐8

High self‐efficacy as an instructor in a biomedical
field

High self‐efficacy as an instructor to a diverse
group of biomedical students
High self‐efficacy as a mentor to biomedical
research trainees
High self‐efficacy as a mentor to a diverse group of
biomedical research trainees
Frequently mentors students, post‐docs,
and/or more junior faculty on biomedical
related issues
High self‐efficacy as an independent biomedical
researcher
High self‐efficacy in the ability to secure external
funding
Engaged in activities to secure research or
research training funding
Securing research or research training funding

FAC‐9
FAC‐10
FAC‐11
FAC‐12
FAC‐13
FAC‐14
FAC‐15
FAC‐16

FAC‐17

Evidence of scholarly productivity
Evidence of professional recognition and service
Strong academic and professional networks
Advancement to next career stage
Advancement to leadership positions in
biomedical research and research training
Evidence of receiving training in areas to foster
inclusive research training environments
Strong self‐efficacy to act as a change agent to
enhance diversity in biomedical research and
research training environments
Uses evidence‐based practices in teaching and
mentoring

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DPC HALLMARKS ‐ ORIGINAL & NEW
INSTITUTIONAL HALLMARKS
ORIGINAL HALLMARKS (YR 1‐5)

NEW HALLMARKS (BEGINNING ‐ YR 6‐10)

Increase, enhance, and/or develop Inter‐
Commitment to efforts that create, enhance, and/or
Institutional Collaborations to achieve
maintain diversity and inclusion at all levels of the
BUILD outcomes related to research,
institution
mentorship, and faculty development
INST‐B14 (e.g., linkages with Community Colleges or INST‐1
other partner institutions, collaborations
and postdocs at Research‐Intensive
partner institutions, engagement with
NRMN)
Increased institutional commitment to
Evidence of creating, enhancing, and/or maintaining
sustaining activities of BUILD (i.e.
diverse, inclusive, and culturally appropriate research
research infrastructure, FTE, scholarships,
and research training environments
space), changing the academic culture,
culture of faculty promotion, tenure,
INST‐B18 research development (release time),
INST‐2
stronger emphasis on student mentoring
and advising to increase institutional
outcomes, curriculum improvements**
Demonstrated institutional commitment to creating,
enhancing, and/or maintaining the diversity of the
INST‐3 biomedical faculty on campus by recruiting a diverse
pool of potential applicants
Implementation of sustainable institutionally
supported intra‐ institutional activities to achieve
INST‐4 positive outcomes related to biomedical research
capacity building and faculty development
Enhanced inter‐institutional collaborations to achieve
positive outcomes related to biomedical research,
INST‐5 research training, and faculty development
Institutional commitment to BUILD
sustainability evidenced by site
INST‐B17 maintenance of key elements of program
interventions after grant period**
Improved Undergraduate Retention
Rates of Students in Programs
INST‐B1 Relevant to BUILD (biomedical/
behavioral sciences)

Implementation of sustainable institutionally
supported activities to achieve positive outcomes
INST‐6 related to biomedical research training
Enhancing or maintaining the diversity of students,
e.g. those from nationally underrepresented groups,
INST‐7 who pursue degrees in biomedical fields
Demonstrated institutional commitment to efforts
that sustain the interest of trainees from all
INST‐8 backgrounds pursuing degrees in biomedical fields
that increase persistence

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DPC HALLMARKS ‐ ORIGINAL & NEW
INSTITUTIONAL HALLMARKS
(Continued)
ORIGINAL HALLMARKS (YR 1‐5)

Increased Participation in Mentoring
Activities (Students and Faculty) in
INST‐B2 Programs Relevant to BUILD

NEW HALLMARKS (BEGINNING ‐ YR 6‐10)
Employs evidence‐based approaches to establish
and attain goals for graduation rates, time‐to‐
INST‐9 degree, and the ability to transition to biomedical
graduate and professional degree programs for
students from all backgrounds
Demonstrated institutional commitment to
implementing and sustaining mentoring practices
INST‐10 that promote the development of research‐oriented
students from all backgrounds
Institutional infrastructure to track regular reporting
INST‐11 of student demographics and outcomes with respect
to biomedical fields

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