MARC at UVI: A Holistic Approach

UVI 的 MARC：整体方法

• 批准号: 9926257
• 负责人: ROBERT STOLZ
• 金额: $ 13.04万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-09-01 至 2022-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9926257
• 关键词: Admission activity; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Career Choice; Development; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational Curriculum; Educational workshop; Enrollment; Evaluation; Extramural Activities; Faculty; Funding; Goals; Institution; Measurable; Mentors; Minority; Mission; Research; Research Personnel; Research Training; Science; Scientist; Structure; Students; Teacher Professional Development; United States National Institutes of Health; United States Virgin Islands; Universities; Visit; career networking; classroom research; design; experience; holistic approach; improved; interest; minority communities; pedagogy; peer; programs; role model; skills; student training; success; summer research; support network; symposium; training opportunity; undergraduate student

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The MARC Program at the University of the Virgin Islands, a unique undergraduate HBCU, proposes to use a holistic program of student development to build on its strong record of previous success to train students as biomedical researchers contributing to the diversity of the biomedical workforce and the NIH mission. In the last funding cycle, 75% of UVI MARC graduates enrolled in doctoral programs. The overall goal of this proposal is that 80% of UVI MARC graduates will enroll in doctoral programs. Plus, we propose to increase the number of MARC trainees from six to eight. UVI will achieve this increased impact with a comprehensive approach that involves MARC students, pre-MARC students, and indeed all UVI undergraduates with interest in science. The measurable objectives are that the program will: (1) provide students with a rigorous curriculum that develops both verbal and quantitative skills; (2) provide research training opportunities both through extramural summer research experiences and through academic year experiences designed to prepare students for these opportunities; (3) provide students with a clearly articulated career pathway to admission to highly selective research universities and a structure for success; (4) develop strong partnerships with research-intensive institutions, including T32 funded programs; (5) develop professional networks for UVI students and faculty; (6) increase the students' understanding of the biomedical research needs relevant to the U.S. Virgin Islands and minority communities nationally. These objectives will be accomplished by an integrated program including: (1) a rigorous MARC curriculum including research classroom experiences designed to build student skills and increase competitiveness combined with faculty development to improve pedagogy, (2) extramural research training, (2) presentations of results at conferences, (3) visits by scientists, providing students with biomedical research seminars, workshops, and opportunities to interact with role models and expand their professional networks, (4) special workshops designed to provide the steps in a clear career pathway, (5) a network of support by UVI faculty, peers, and summer research mentors. A new external evaluator will provide new perspectives in formative and summative evaluation. UVI MARC has designed a program that combines highly competitive partners and exciting new initiatives at UVI to continue to improve its historical record of producing minority PhDs, 12 over the last 10 years (2-3 MARC graduates a year).

 描述（由申请人提供）：维尔京群岛大学的 MARC 项目是一所独特的 HBCU 本科生项目，建议利用学生发展的整体项目，以之前的成功记录为基础，将学生培养为生物医学研究人员，为未来的发展做出贡献。生物医学劳动力的多样性和 NIH 使命 在上一个资助周期中，75% 的 UVI MARC 毕业生就读于博士课程 该提案的总体目标是 80% 的 UVI MARC 毕业生将就读博士课程。另外，我们建议将 MARC 学员的数量从 6 名增加到 8 名，通过一种涉及 MARC 学生、MARC 预科学生以及所有对科学感兴趣的 UVI 本科生的综合方法来实现这一更大的影响。该计划的目标是：（1）为学生提供严格的课程，培养语言和定量技能；（2）通过校外暑期研究经验和旨在为学生准备这些机会的学年经验提供研究培训机会； (3)为学生提供进入高选择性研究型大学的明确职业途径和成功结构；(4) 与研究密集型机构建立强有力的合作伙伴关系，包括 T3 资助的项目；(5) 为 UVI 学生和教师开发专业网络； (6) 增加学生对与美属维尔京群岛和全国少数民族社区相关的生物医学研究需求的了解。这些目标将通过综合计划来实现，包括：(1) 严格的 MARC 课程，包括旨在培养学生的研究课堂体验。技能和提高竞争力相结合教师的发展以改进教学法，(2) 校外研究培训，(2) 在会议上展示成果，(3) 科学家访问，为学生提供生物医学研究研讨会、讲习班以及与榜样互动和扩展专业知识的机会网络，（4）旨在提供清晰职业道路步骤的特别研讨会，（5）UVI教师、同行和夏季研究导师的支持网络，新的外部评估员将为形成性和总结性评估提供新的视角。 UVI MARC 设计了一个项目，将高度竞争的合作伙伴和 UVI 令人兴奋的新举措结合起来，以继续改善其培养少数族裔博士的历史记录，在过去 10 年中 12 名（每年 2-3 名 MARC 毕业生）。