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The overarching mission of the Faculty Accomplished Community that Cultivates Equity and Success in Science (ACCESS) Program focused on racial/ethnic underrepresented minority (URM) scholars across the career trajectory at PWIs is to equip junior and mid-career level URM faculty that have yet to receive R01 level NIH funding with the tools and resources needed to become successfully NIH funded and promoted biomedical research leaders.
The Faculty ACCESS Program utilizes a holistic approach centered on wellness to provide programming, mentoring, and training for URM faculty at PWIs that focuses on skill building to increase rigorous research productivity and provide targeted training in grant-writing to increase NIH grant submissions by URM faculty.
The ACCESS program provides a network of successful and productive scholars that URM faculty can call upon should they find themselves at their home institutions dealing with feelings of isolation. Further, the Faculty ACCESS Program serves as an outside source of support and validation for URM faculty.
