South Carolina Post-Baccalaureate Research Program

南卡罗来纳州学士后研究计划

基本信息

批准号：
8608537
负责人：
BERT ELY
金额：
$ 37.25万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2004
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2004-09-05 至 2016-02-29
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8608537
关键词：
Address Admission activity African American Aptitude Bachelor&apos s Degree Biomedical Research Communities Doctor of Philosophy Employment Enrollment Environment Ethics Exposure to Faculty Family Fellowship Funding Goals Graduate Education Hand Income International Interview Journals Laboratories Laboratory Research Learning Mentors Minority Minority Groups Peer Review Perception Population Postdoctoral Fellow Program Evaluation Publications Publishing Qualifying Recruitment Activity Research Schools Science Scientist South Carolina Students Time Training Underrepresented Minority Universities Work Workplace base career college design doctoral student expectation experience graduate student improved meetings member peer pressure programs public health relevance response skills success undergraduate education undergraduate student

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Many talented minority students have the ability to do well in a biomedical science Ph. D. program, but either they do not have the necessary background or their credentials do not reflect their abilities. To provide deeper and longer exposure of bright, underrepresented minority students to biomedical science, the University of South Carolina established a PREP program that has increased the number of qualified URM applicants to biomedical Ph. D. programs by offering minority students the opportunity to work full-time in biomedical research laboratories while preparing for graduate school. To date 13 PREP scholars have been accepted into biomedical Ph. D. programs. The specific goals of the PREP program are: 1) To recruit qualified URs who have both a recent baccalaureate degree in a bio-medically relevant field and a strong commitment to obtaining entrance into a Ph. D. program in the biomedical sciences. 2) To improve research skills of PREP scholars through active laboratory participation in a mentored relationship with a faculty member and with graduate students/postdoctoral fellows. 3) To improve the analytical, English and quantitative skills of all scholars through hands on training, special course offerings, and participation in seminars and journal clubs so that all PREP scholars are competitive for acceptance to a well-respected graduate program as a doctoral student. 4) To help the scholars establish relationships among peers and faculty at USC and elsewhere in the research community so that the PREP scholar has well-defined career goals and a strong support network. 5) To help the PREP Scholars establish the credentials necessary for acceptance into a high quality biomedical science Ph. D. program. The goal of USC PREP is that at least 75% of the scholars will be accepted by such a program and that at least 80% will earn Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Minority groups are generally under-represented among scientists who are conducting biomedical research. However, research benefits from interactions among scientists with diverse perspectives. Therefore, increasing the pool of well-trained minority scientists will greatly benefit biomedical research.

描述（由申请人提供）：许多有才华的少数族裔学生有能力在生物医学科学博士课程中取得好成绩，但他们要么没有必要的背景，要么他们的证书不能反映他们的能力。为了让聪明、代表性不足的少数族裔学生更深入、更长时间地接触生物医学科学，南卡罗来纳大学建立了一个 PREP 计划，通过为少数族裔学生提供全职工作的机会，增加了合格的 URM 生物医学博士课程申请者的数量。 - 在生物医学研究实验室工作，同时为研究生院做准备。迄今为止，已有 13 名 PREP 学者被生物医学博士项目录取。 PREP 计划的具体目标是： 1) 招募合格的 UR，他们既拥有生物医学相关领域的近期学士学位，又坚定地致力于获得生物医学科学博士学位。 2) 通过积极参与实验室并与教职人员和研究生/博士后建立指导关系，提高 PREP 学者的研究技能。 3) 通过实践培训、提供特殊课程以及参加研讨会和期刊俱乐部，提高所有学者的分析、英语和定量技能，以便所有 PREP 学者都具有竞争力，能够以博士生身份进入受人尊敬的研究生课程。 4) 帮助学者们在南加州大学和研究界其他地方的同行和教师之间建立关系，以便 PREP 学者拥有明确的职业目标和强大的支持网络。 5) 帮助 PREP 学者获得接受高质量生物医学博士项目所需的资格。 USC PREP 的目标是至少 75% 的学者将被该项目录取，并且至少 80% 的学者将获得博士学位。生物医学科学学位。公共卫生相关性：在进行生物医学研究的科学家中，少数群体的代表性普遍不足。然而，研究受益于具有不同观点的科学家之间的互动。因此，增加训练有素的少数族裔科学家的数量将极大地有利于生物医学研究。