MUSC High School Teen Science Ambassador Program

MUSC 高中青少年科学大使计划

• 批准号: 10672988
• 负责人: Lindsay Squeglia
• 金额: $ 27万
• 依托单位: MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-06 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10672988
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ABSTRACT Increasing underrepresented minority (URM) participation in the biomedical workforce is essential to ensuring scientific diversity and meeting the growing demand for STEM graduates. Inadequate URM representation in STEM has historically been fueled by lack of access to professional resources and educational opportunities, leading to low rates of retention of URMs in STEM degree fields. Theoretically-grounded, mentored research experiences have been shown to address these barriers and increase URM persistence in STEM fields. However, few structured, comprehensively evaluated programs exist and most focus on undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students, as opposed to the critical foundational period of high school. Thus, the primary objective of the proposed mentored research program, titled MUSC High School Teen Science Ambassador Program, is to provide early clinical research experiences and professional development to high school students with the long-term goal of increasing diversity and helping meet the growing need in the biomedical workforce. The program will be supported by MUSC’s Youth Collaborative, which is comprised of faculty and trainees focused on adolescent substance use and mental health research, which will provide a rich training ground for real-world research experiences. The proposed program is aligned with NIH’s mission to support educational activities that complement and enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs as outlined in PAR-20-153. The specific aims of the Teen Science Ambassador Program are to: provide courses for skills development and hands-on research experiences, as well as mentoring and professional development training to youth interested in STEM careers. This will be accomplished through three focused phases: (1) a 16-week, mentored didactic training on clinical research skills and professional development, including completion of a literature review, oral presentation, and public service announcement; (2) near-peer mentorship training and experience, as well as an internship in an NIH- funded lab focused on adolescent substance use research; and (3) continued networking with peers, faculty, and alumni for long-term career success. Input from community stakeholders and an Advisory Committee will be collected to assess and improve program goals and outcomes, and all program materials will be made publicly available for dissemination and implementation at other institutions. The highly-qualified, multidisciplinary faculty mentorship team, partnerships with community schools and leaders, and rigorous program evaluation from independent evaluators will ensure that the proposed program meets the stated objective to increase diversity in the biomedical workforce.

抽象的 增加代表性不足的少数民族（URM）参与生物医学劳动力对于确保 科学多样性和满足对STEM毕业生的需求不足。 从历史上看 导致茎学位上的URM的率较低 已经证明，经验可以使这些障碍加剧并增加茎场中的URM持久性。 但是，很少有结构化的，可理解的评估程序存在，并且最关注地下和 学士后的学生，与高中的关键基础相对 由MUSC高中青少年科学大使的主教指导的REED研究计划的目标 计划是为高中提供早期的临床研究经验和专业发展 具有长期目标的学生，即增加多样性并帮助满足生物医学的日益增长的需求 该计划将由MUSC的青年协作支持，该计划由教师和 专注于青少年物质使用和心理健康研究的学员将提供丰富的培训 实现现实世界的研究经验。 汇编和增强劳动力培训以满足国家生物医学的培训的教育活动 行为和临床研究需求如第20杆153杆的特定目的。 大使计划将：提供技能和动手研究经验的课程，作为 以及对对STEM职业感兴趣的年轻人的指导和专业发展培训。 完成了三个重点阶段：（1）为期16周的指导临床研究教学培训 技能和专业发展，包括文献综述的压缩，口头介绍以及公众 服务公告；（2）近距离指导培训和经验 资助的实验室专注于青少年物质使用研究；（3）继续与同龄人，教师， 和校友的长期职业成功。 收集以评估和改善计划目标和成果，并将制定所有程序材料 公开可用于其他机构的传播和实施。 多学科教师指导团队 独立评估人员的计划评估将确保支撑计划符合规定 目的增加生物医学劳动力的多样性。