Research and Academic Enrichment Training Program

研究和学术强化培训计划

• 批准号: 7032245
• 负责人: LAUREE THOMAS
• 金额: $ 8.56万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-05-01 至 2009-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7032245
• 关键词: Research; Academic; Enrichment; Training; Program

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal for a Research and Academic Enrichment Training Program (RACE TP) is designed to promote the entry of outstanding underrepresented and disadvantaged minority students into biomedical research careers. This innovative research and academic enrichment program represents a creative approach that provides an exposure to biomedical concepts, modern biomedical research areas, and an intensive "hand-on" 10-week research experience. RACE TP matches individual students with research faculty mentors, and the program couples the daily research experience with an ongoing series of minicourses, workshops, roundtable discussions and weekly evening social events. An additional component of academic enrichment consisting of intensive study skills and GRE/MCAT prep courses is designed to increase the level of academic competitiveness in order to facilitate the trainees matriculation into graduate or medical school. The specific objectives are: 1) To provide an intensive, short-term research opportunity so that minority students will develop an interest in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematological, and sleep disorders research; 2) To provide mentoring for minority students at a critical time of career decision making in order to bolster the already short supply of minority biomedical investigators; 3) To encourage the development of participants investigative skills which may stimulate an increased level of interest and enthusiasm for a career in research; 4) To expose minority students to the medical school environment and provide these students with study skills and GRE/MCAT courses to enhance their prospects for matriculation and academic success; 5) To provide targeted, intensive mini courses for minority students in order to improve their basic biomedical concepts and skills; and 6) To recruit these talented students into the MD, PhD, or combined MD/PhD programs at UTMB or other universities. These objectives will be met by using our existing network of partnering institutions, pre-health advisors, faculty, alumni, and current students to help identify and recruit these students so that they can experience biomedical research first-hand in laboratories where outstanding faculty mentors bring the excitement of scientific inquiry to life. The subsequent entry of these students into professional careers will be tracked to determine outcomes and evaluate the success of the program.

描述（由申请人提供）： 这项研究和学术强化培训计划（RACE TP）提案旨在促进杰出的弱势少数族裔学生进入生物医学研究职业。这个创新研究和学术充实项目代表了一种创造性的方法，让学生接触生物医学概念、现代生物医学研究领域，以及为期 10 周的密集“实践”研究经验。 RACE TP 将个别学生与研究教师导师相匹配，该计划将日常研究经验与一系列正在进行的迷你课程、研讨会、圆桌讨论和每周晚间社交活动结合起来。学术充实的另一个组成部分包括强化学习技能和 GRE/MCAT 预备课程，旨在提高学术竞争力水平，以促进学员进入研究生或医学院。具体目标是： 1）提供密集、短期的研究机会，使少数民族学生对心血管、肺、血液和睡眠障碍研究产生兴趣； 2）在职业决策的关键时刻为少数族裔学生提供指导，以补充本已短缺的少数族裔生物医学研究者； 3) 鼓励参与者研究技能的发展，这可能会激发对研究职业的兴趣和热情的提高； 4) 让少数族裔学生接触医学院环境，并为这些学生提供学习技能和 GRE/MCAT 课程，以提高他们入学和学业成功的前景； 5）为少数民族学生提供有针对性的强化迷你课程，提高少数民族学生的生物医学基本概念和技能； 6) 招募这些有才华的学生进入 UTMB 或其他大学的 MD、PhD 或 MD/PhD 联合项目。这些目标将通过利用我们现有的合作机构、健康前顾问、教师、校友和在校学生网络来帮助识别和招募这些学生，以便他们能够在优秀教师导师带来的实验室中亲身体验生物医学研究，从而实现这些目标。对生活进行科学探究的兴奋。将跟踪这些学生随后进入职业生涯的情况，以确定结果并评估该计划的成功。