Summary
PROJECT SUMMARY The diversity of the United States population is not reflected in its biomedical sciences workforce, with the greatest disparities at the highest levels of degree attainment and in careers that require advanced degrees. Institutions of higher education have both the capacity and the imperative to address the structural barriers that create inequitable outcomes in degree attainment for underrepresented populations, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels of education. The University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) is unique and uniquely positioned to meet this goal. CU Denv