UC MERCED MARC PREP

加州大学默塞德分校马克预科

• 批准号: 9271201
• 负责人: Rudy M Ortiz
• 金额: $ 15.03万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-06-01 至 2019-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9271201
• 关键词: Address; Biology; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; California; Chemistry; Data; Development; Discipline; Doctor of Philosophy; Enrollment; Ensure; Foundations; Goals; Grant; Hispanic-serving Institution; Hispanics; Institution; Joints; Literature; Mathematics; Mentorship; Methods; Oral; Paper; Peer Review; Phase; Problem Solving; Protocols documentation; Research; Schools; Science; Students; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; biobehavior; career; demographics; faculty mentor; improved; pedagogy; peer; peer tutor; programs; skills; statistics; success; supplemental instruction; undergraduate student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): National statistics clearly indicate a disparity in the number of underrepresented minorities obtaining higher degrees in biomedical/biobehavioral disciplines. Given that the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is an established Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) with the highest number of Hispanic undergraduates enrolled of any of the 10 UC campuses, UC Merced is ideally situated to realize the greatest benefit from a MARC U*STAR training grant. Data from our campus indicate a justified need to enhance and enrich the quantitative skills of our pre- MARC students via constant supplemental instruction in primarily math and chemistry courses. The establishment of various training programs such as UCLEADS, CAMP and McNair at UC Merced indicates a strong foundation from which to establish a MARC U*STAR program at UC Merced. An advisory board that is constituted by current or previous MARC directors from other UC campuses will greatly facilitate and enhance the establishment of MARC at UC Merced. Furthermore, the current proposal was developed and submitted by a previous NIH trainee, providing a clear indication of the success of NIH training programs. The objectives of our proposal are to: 1) enhance and enrich the scholars' quantitative skills, especially in chemistry and math, through supplemental, peer-tutoring during the pre-MARC developmental phase 2) enhance the scholars' academic capabilities by developing their ability to read and critically analyze the scientific literature, especially peer-reviewed papers, 3) develop the scholars' appreciation for and understanding of the scientific method including developing their ability to apply the scientific method by demonstrating the ability to propose hypothesis-driven, experimental protocols with appropriate controls that solve problems in a logical, stepwise fashion, 4) refine their professional skills set by involving the scholars in multiple opportunities to practice their oral and written skills and to network with other peers, 5) develop the scholars' understanding of and appreciation for their responsible conduct in research through a supplemental RCR training course, and 6) enhance and improve the mentorship, pedagogical and grantsmanship skills of the faculty mentors with the intent that these refinements will result in direct benefits in the advancement of the scholars. Addressing our objectives will allow us to achieve our short- and long-range goals, which are: 1) (short) to ensure that 90% of the MARC scholars and non-scholarship students participating in the program activities submit a graduate school application, with approximately 80% of these students to be accepted into graduate PhD/MD programs in biomedical sciences in the first 5 years of the grant, and 2) (long) over the next 10 years we expect that 90% of our MARC scholars and non-scholarship associates to complete a PhD or joint PhD/MD and pursue a career in biomedical research. Given the low number of students currently pursuing PhDs in biomedical sciences despite the fact that a majority of undergraduates at UC Merced are in biology majors allows us to make a profound impact on our current numbers in a short period. In summary, UC Merced's HSI status, demographics and demonstrated need for enhanced training of its undergraduates makes it an ideal training institution to establish a MARC U*STAR program.

描述（由申请人提供）：国家统计数据清楚地表明，在生物医学/生物行为学科中获得更高学位的少数族裔人数存在差异。鉴于加州大学默塞德分校 (UC Merced) 是一所知名的拉美裔服务机构 (HSI)，其在加州大学 10 个校区中就读的拉美裔本科生人数最多，因此加州大学默塞德分校地理位置优越，能够从MARC U*STAR 培训补助金。来自我们校园的数据表明，我们有理由通过对主要是数学和化学课程的持续补充指导来增强和丰富 MARC 预科学生的定量技能。加州大学默塞德分校UCLEADS、CAMP和McNair等各种培训项目的建立，为加州大学默塞德分校建立MARC U*STAR项目奠定了坚实的基础。由加州大学其他校区的现任或前任 MARC 主任组成的顾问委员会将极大地促进和加强加州大学默塞德分校 MARC 的建立。此外，当前的提案是由以前的 NIH 实习生制定并提交的，清楚地表明了 NIH 培训计划的成功。我们建议的目标是： 1) 通过在 MARC 发展阶段的补充、同伴辅导，增强和丰富学者的定量技能，特别是化学和数学技能 2) 通过发展学者的能力来增强学者的学术能力阅读和批判性地分析科学文献，特别是同行评审的论文，3）培养学者对科学方法的欣赏和理解，包括通过展示提出假设驱动的实验方案的能力来培养他们应用科学方法的能力通过适当的控制来解决问题以合乎逻辑的、逐步的方式，4）通过让学者们有多种机会练习他们的口头和书面技能并与其他同行建立联系来完善他们的专业技能，5）培养学者们对其负责任行为的理解和赞赏通过补充 RCR 培训课程进行研究，以及 6) 加强和改进教师导师的指导、教学和资助技能，目的是这些改进将为学者的进步带来直接的好处。解决我们的目标将使我们能够实现短期和长期目标，这些目标是：1）（短期）确保参与计划活动的 90% 的 MARC 学者和非奖学金学生提交研究生院申请，大约 80% 的学生将在资助的前 5 年被生物医学科学研究生博士/医学博士项目录取，2)（长期）在未来 10 年里，我们预计 90% 的 MARC学者和非奖学金同事完成博士学位或联合博士/医学博士并从事生物医学研究。尽管加州大学默塞德分校的大多数本科生都攻读生物学专业，但鉴于目前攻读生物医学博士学位的学生人数很少，这使我们能够在短期内对目前的人数产生深远的影响。总之，加州大学默塞德分校的 HSI 地位、人口统计数据以及对其本科生加强培训的明显需求，使其成为建立 MARC U*STAR 项目的理想培训机构。