University of Maryland Summer Training and Research (UM STAR) Program

马里兰大学暑期培训与研究 (UM STAR) 计划

• 批准号: 8657088
• 负责人: JAMES M HAGBERG
• 金额: $ 10.7万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-04-15 至 2018-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8657088
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Maryland School of Public Health proposes to continue a Summer Training and Research (STAR) program to provide underrepresented undergraduate students with 2 10-wk summer sessions of research and career development training to enhance their potential to apply for and complete graduate degrees in biomedical/behavioral science relevant to preventing and treating cardiovascular (CV) disease. Our aim is to increase diversity in individuals who choose careers in biomedical/behavioral research to reduce morbidity and mortality from CV and related diseases. Specific objectives are to: (1) Increase knowledge of landmark research on the causes and prevention of CV and related diseases, (2) Enhance research skills and experience necessary to be competitive graduate school applicants in CV and related disease research areas, (3) Enhance awareness of the process, practice, and ethics of scientific research, (4) Prepare Trainees for graduate school and a research career, and (5) Provide quality mentoring. The program extends over 2 consecutive summers, with distinct activities for each summer. Applicants are recruited locally and nationally through mailings, email listservs, our Internet web site, visits to undergraduate campuses, and faculty networks. An Admissions Committee consisting of the Program Directors and Program Coordinator select Trainees and match them with Mentors. Trainees are provided with housing and remunerated for their work. Trainees primarily focus on research closely integrated with that of their Mentor. Research training comprises ~80% of the Trainees' time, with 20% spent in ethics, research-related, and career development training. Mentors are selected from School of Public Health faculty with research programs in content areas that are highly relevant to NHLBI. The mix of expertise ranges from laboratory-based bench research to applied community-based and community participatory research. In addition to direct research experience, Trainees meet weekly to discuss research activities, to set weekly goals, meet with various academic professionals for dynamic exchanges about graduate school issues, and discuss classic research articles relevant to CV disease. Weekly sessions on either Ethics- (1st Yr Trainees) or Research-Related (2nd Yr Trainees) Training is included. These sessions are highly interactive and provide Trainees with unique perspectives to consider and discuss. A 2nd Yr/1st Yr mentor/mentee program also enhances Trainee retention over two summers. Trainees present their research in oral and poster formats at the end of the summer session. Scientific, social, and cultural activities in the Washington, DC area are planned. Extensive program evaluation assesses how well the program achieves pre-determined Benchmarks. Internal and External Advisory Boards meet to review outcome data and make recommendations to improve and maintain program quality. We met virtually all of our original Benchmarks in the first 5 yrs of funding and made a number of substantive changes to improve the Program based on the feedback from the Trainees, Mentors, and Internal and External Advisory Boards. (End of Abstract)

描述（由申请人提供）：马里兰大学公共卫生学院提议继续进行夏季培训和研究（Star）计划，以提供代表性不足的本科生进行2次10周的夏季研究和职业发展培训，以增强其申请和完全研究和治疗Cardiof Cardiof Cardiof Cardief和治疗CVERING和治疗CV）的潜力。我们的目的是增加选择生物医学/行为研究职业的个人的多样性，以降低简历和相关疾病的发病率和死亡率。具体目标是：（1）增加对CV及相关疾病原因和预防相关疾病的知识，（2）提高研究技能和经验，以成为CV及相关疾病研究领域的竞争性研究生院申请人，（3）提高对科学研究的过程，实践和伦理学的认识，（4）为研究生和研究职业和（5）提供了培训，并为研究生提供了培训和（5）培训和（5）训练和（5）。该计划连续2个夏季延长了整个夏天，每个夏天都有不同的活动。申请人通过邮件，电子邮件列表服务，我们的互联网网络在本地和全国范围内招募 站点，访问本科校园以及教师网络。由计划董事和计划协调员选择的招生委员会委员会与导师相匹配。为学员提供住房，并为他们的工作提供报酬。学员主要专注于与导师密切相结合的研究。研究培训占学员的约80％的时间，在道德，研究相关和职业发展培训方面花费了20％。从与NHLBI高度相关的内容领域的研究计划中，从公共卫生学院选出导师。专业知识的组合范围从基于实验室的基础研究到应用社区和社区参与性研究。除了直接研究经验外，学员还每周开会，讨论研究活动，设定每周目标，与各种学术专业人士见面，以进行有关研究生院问题的动态交流，并讨论与CV疾病有关的经典研究文章。包括（第一年学员）或与研究相关的（第二年学员）培训的每周课程。这些会议是高度互动的，并为受训者提供了独特的观点，需要考虑和讨论。第二年/第一年的导师/导师计划还可以在两个夏天增强学员的保留。学员在夏季会议结束时以口头和海报格式进行研究。计划在华盛顿特区地区进行科学，社会和文化活动。广泛的计划评估评估了该计划在预定的基准测试方面的能力。内部和外部咨询委员会开会以审查结果数据，并提出建议，以改善和维护计划质量。我们在前5年的资金中几乎符合我们所有原始的基准，并根据受训者，导师，内部和外部咨询委员会的反馈做出了许多实质性更改，以改善该计划。 （抽象的结尾）