Texas A&M College of Medicine Developing and Readying Underrepresented Minority Researchers (DRUMR) Summer Research Program

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• 批准号: 10680395
• 负责人: BRETT M MITCHELL
• 金额: $ 10.05万
• 依托单位: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-15 至 2025-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10680395
• 关键词: Affect; Alaska; American; Area; Biomedical Research; Black race; California; Cessation of life; Community Health; Country; Disadvantaged; Disadvantaged minority; Disease; Disparity; Eligibility Determination; Enrollment; Ensure; Faculty; Foundations; Future; Goals; Health; Hispanic; Hispanic Populations; Institution; Investments; Laboratories; Medicine; Mentors; Minority; Minority Groups; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Participant; Personal Satisfaction; Population Heterogeneity; Public Health; Research; Research Project Grants; Rural; Rural Health; Rural Population; Schools; Science; Sister; Student Selections; Students; System; Texas; Time; Training; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; Work; career; college; faculty mentor; graduate school; improved; interest; medical schools; minority investigator; minority undergraduate; next generation; programs; responsible research conduct; rural area; skills; summer research; undergraduate student; underrepresented minority student

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Texas A&M College of Medicine Developing and Readying Underrepresented Minority Researchers (DRUMR) Summer Research Program Texas ranks 2nd behind California in the percentage of its minority population (55%) as well as in the size of its Hispanic population (11.7 million as of 2017). Texas is also 2nd in terms of the size of its rural area, only behind Alaska. Since NIDDK-related diseases affect minorities and rural populations at a significantly greater rate, it is not surprising that Texas sits near the top for deaths (CDC). One important step to rectify these disparities involves an increase in minority representation of Texas’ biomedical research workforce, such that it more adequately reflects the state’s population diversity. This program will provide research opportunities to the best minority undergraduate students of the Texas A&M University System. The Texas A&M University System is a statewide network of 11 university campuses with an enrollment of over 152,000 students. Aside from the flagship campus located in College Station, the majority of students at the other 10 campuses are mainly Hispanic, Black, disadvantaged, and/or underprivileged students from mostly rural and remote areas of Texas. The Texas A&M’s College of Medicine (TAMCOM) Developing and Readying Underrepresented Minority Researchers (DRUMR) Summer Research Program (SRP) will offer disadvantaged and underrepresented minority students the opportunity to work with TAMCOM faculty in Bryan/College Station on research projects in NIDDK-related biomedical research areas. This 10-week program will also feature the nationally recognized Southwest Rural Health Research Center, 1 of only 7 in the country, and the A&M Rural and Community Health Institute. The 50 total students, 1 from each of the 10 sister schools each year for 5 years, will be selected by their institution based on eligibility, academics, and career goals, and then matched with College of Medicine faculty mentors in Bryan/College Station based on their NIDDK-related area of research interest. TAMCOM has been operating a SRP for 12 years and on average about 30% of participants each year are underrepresented minorities or disadvantaged. Over this time, 78% of participants enter graduate and/or medical school, which is higher than the 54% national average for other SRPs (National Science Foundation). The overall objective of the TAMCOM DRUMR SRP is to prepare disadvantaged and underrepresented Texas A&M University System students for careers in NIDDK-related biomedical research. The TAMCOM DRUMR SRP has 3 aims: (1) Provide integrative training and mentoring to participants in NIDDK-related biomedical research, (2) Provide laboratory skills to prepare participants for a career in biomedical research, and (3) Develop a network of students (“DRUMRs”) that will increase the diversity of the biomedical research workforce.

项目概要/摘要 德克萨斯 A&M 医学院培养和准备代表性不足的少数族裔研究人员 (DRUMR) 暑期研究计划 德克萨斯州的少数族裔人口比例（55%）和黑人人口比例排名第二，仅次于加利福尼亚州。 德克萨斯州的西班牙裔人口规模（截至 2017 年为 1170 万）的农村地区面积也位居第二。 仅次于阿拉斯加，因为 NIDDK 相关疾病对少数族裔和农村人口的影响显着。 死亡率更高，因此德克萨斯州在死亡人数方面位居榜首也就不足为奇了（CDC），这是纠正这一问题的重要一步。 这些差异涉及德克萨斯州生物医学研究人员中少数族裔代表性的增加，例如 它更充分地反映了该州的人口多样性。该计划将提供研究。 为德克萨斯农工大学系统最优秀的少数族裔本科生提供机会。 德克萨斯 A&M 大学系统是一个由 11 个大学校园组成的全州网络，招生人数 除了位于大学城的旗舰校区外，还有超过 152,000 名学生。 其他 10 个校区的学生主要是西班牙裔、黑人、弱势群体和/或贫困学生 主要是德克萨斯州的农村和偏远地区 德克萨斯农工大学医学院 (TAMCOM) 正在开发和建设。 准备不足的少数族裔研究人员 (DRUMR) 夏季研究计划 (SRP) 将提供 弱势群体和代表性不足的少数族裔学生有机会与 TAMCOM 教师一起工作 布莱恩/大学站关于 NIDDK 相关生物医学研究领域的研究项目，为期 10 周。 该计划还将以国家认可的西南农村卫生研究中心为特色，这是该中心仅有的 7 个研究中心之一 国家，以及 A&M 农村和社区卫生研究所 共有 50 名学生，10 名姐妹各 1 名。 学校每年都会根据资格、学术和职业进行选择，持续 5 年 目标，然后根据他们的目标与布莱恩/大学站的医学院教师导师进行匹配 NIDDK相关研究兴趣领域。 TAMCOM 运营 SRP 已有 12 年，平均每年约有 30% 的参与者 在此期间，78% 的参与者进入研究生和/或弱势群体。 医学院，高于其他 SRP（国家科学基金会）的全国平均水平 54%。 TAMCOM DRUMR SRP 的总体目标是帮助弱势群体和代表性不足的群体做好准备 德克萨斯 A&M 大学系统的学生从事 NIDDK 相关生物医学研究。 DRUMR SRP 有 3 个目标：(1) 为 NIDDK 相关参与者提供综合培训和指导 生物医学研究，(2) 提供实验室技能，帮助参与者为生物医学研究职业做好准备， (3) 发展学生网络（“DRUMR”），以增加生物医学研究的多样性 劳动力。