Minority Access to Research Careers Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Re

少数族裔获得研究职业的机会本科生学术研究培训

基本信息

批准号：
9274984
负责人：
AZEEZ A AILERU
金额：
$ 15.45万
依托单位：
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2007-06-01 至 2019-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9274984
关键词：
Admission activity Advisory Committees Appointment Arts Basic Science Behavioral Behavioral Research Behavioral Sciences Biological Biological Sciences Biomedical Research CCL7 gene Career Choice Chemistry Clinical Critical Thinking Degree program Dental Schools Doctor of Philosophy Educational Curriculum Eligibility Determination Enrollment Evaluation Reports Exposure to Faculty Fostering Funding Goals Graduate Degree Graduate Education Health Sciences Institution Internet Investigation Journals Medical Education Mentors Minority Access NCI Scholars Program Participant Peer Review Pharmacy facility Postdoctoral Fellow Productivity Program Development Program Evaluation Publications Research Research Project Grants Research Training Science Scientific Evaluation Students Techniques Training Programs Universities Writing base career clinically relevant cohort college experience faculty research falls forest member posters pre-doctoral programs student training success tool undergraduate student underrepresented minority student

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This program will continue to provide biomedical/behavioral research training of underrepresented minority (URM) students. In the current cycle, all 16 (100%) senior upperclassmen trainees graduated with BS/BA degrees, with honors. Eight of 16 (50%) enrolled in PhD programs directly at various T32 pre-doctoral program institutions and 3 (19%) enrolled in MS degree programs, one enrolled in a Pharmacy program and 1 enrolled in a Medical Education Development (MED) program with the intent to attend dental school in Fall 2013. The remaining 2 recent graduates are research associates with the intent to pursue graduate degree programs within 3 years of graduation. More importantly, 100% of graduates are now in the biomedical/behavioral science career pipeline. While in the MARC program, these trainees co-authored a total of 6 peer reviewed publications, attesting to the impact of this program on the productivity of faculty and students at WSSU. Moreover, trainees overwhelmingly regard the experience as a positive influence on their career choices in science, as outlined in the independent program evaluation report. The objective of this renewal is to contribute to the institutional goal of increasing the numbers of graduating UR students who gain admission into PhD programs from the current baseline of 15 over the last 5 years (8 from MARC) to at least 25 over the next 5 years (13 MARC Scholars). This will involve a cohort of 8 upperclassmen (4 juniors and 4 seniors) per year with a goal to matriculate 80% of MARC Scholar graduates into competitive PhD within 3 years of graduation (i.e. ~13 of 16 MARC Scholar graduates). We will leverage funding to include a parallel cohort of MARC Affiliates (4 juniors and 4 seniors) per year. The Affiliates will participate in activities withou direct support but benefit from placement in funded research labs, mentors, and placement in research programs at our T32 partner institutions with an expected success rate of 60% matriculating into PhD programs within 3 years of graduation. We propose to increase the number of MARC-eligible students by 10 per year via the pre-MARC activities with the freshmen and sophomores who will successfully complete program activities and 7 of 10 (70%) trainees become eligible for MARC Scholars' program or other programs on campus and/or pursue a graduate degree in sciences. We aim to 1) introduce students to biomedical research through hands-on participation; 2) introduce students to critical scientific evaluation by journal club papr presentations; 3) provide experience in scientific writing and speaking through presentation of their research projects as a poster; 4) provide exposure to research faculty, both basic science and clinical; and 5) foster a career commitment to the biomedical and behavioral sciences through an experience that exemplifies the excitement and challenges of clinically relevant investigations. Our new aims are to 6) teach critical thinking associated with biological/behavioral techniques and enhance the students' understanding of basic research and graduate education in the new 3-part Investigation & Research course as a supplement to a rigorous curriculum specific for MARC students; and 7) establish an Internet-based tracking tool to help maintain contact with prior participants-including eight currently enrolled in PhD programs- whose success can inspire others. The training program has over 20 mentors who have primary academic appointments in ten different Departments, Centers and Programs at WSSU and Wake Forest University Health Sciences (WFUHS) and will draw trainees from three WSSU participating departments in the College of Arts and Sciences: life sciences, chemistry, and behavioral sciences. The MARC program will be guided by an advisory committee consisting of both internal and external members and reviewed by an independent program evaluator.

描述（由申请人提供）：该计划将继续为代表性不足的少数族裔 (URM) 学生提供生物医学/行为研究培训。在本周期中，所有 16 名（100%）高年级学员均以优异的成绩获得学士/文学学士学位。 16 人中的 8 人 (50%) 直接在各个 T32 博士前项目机构就读博士课程，3 人 (19%) 就读硕士学位课程，1 人就读药学课程，1 人就读医学教育发展 (MED) 课程打算在 2013 年秋季进入牙科学校。其余 2 名应届毕业生是研究员，打算在毕业后 3 年内攻读研究生学位课程。更重要的是，100% 的毕业生现在都在生物医学/行为科学职业生涯中。在 MARC 项目期间，这些学员共同撰写了 6 篇同行评审出版物，证明了该项目对 WSSU 教师和学生生产力的影响。此外，正如独立项目评估报告所述，绝大多数学员认为这段经历对他们在科学领域的职业选择产生了积极影响。此次更新的目的是促进实现以下机构目标：将获得博士学位课程录取的 UR 毕业生人数从目前过去 5 年 15 人（MARC 8 人）的基线增加到未来 5 年至少 25 人。年（13 MARC 学者）。这将涉及每年 8 名高年级学生（4 名三年级学生和 4 名四年级学生），目标是在毕业后 3 年内让 80% 的 MARC 学者毕业生进入竞争性博士学位（即 16 名 MARC 学者毕业生中的约 13 名）。我们将利用资金每年纳入一批平行的 MARC 附属机构（4 名大三学生和 4 名大四学生）。附属机构将在没有直接支持的情况下参与活动，但受益于受资助的研究实验室的安置、导师以及我们 T32 合作机构的研究项目的安置，毕业后 3 年内进入博士学位项目的预期成功率为 60%。我们建议通过预 MARC 活动，将符合 MARC 资格的学生人数每年增加 10 名，其中新生和大二学生将成功完成计划活动，并且 10 名学员中的 7 名（70%）有资格参加 MARC 学者计划或其他计划校园课程和/或攻读科学研究生学位。我们的目标是：1）通过实践参与向学生介绍生物医学研究； 2）通过期刊俱乐部的论文展示向学生介绍批判性的科学评估； 3) 通过以海报形式展示其研究项目，提供科学写作和演讲的经验； 4）提供接触基础科学和临床研究人员的机会； 5) 通过体现临床相关研究的兴奋和挑战的经验，培养对生物医学和行为科学的职业承诺。我们的新目标是 6) 在新的三部分调查与研究课程中教授与生物/行为技术相关的批判性思维，并增强学生对基础研究和研究生教育的理解，作为针对 MARC 学生的严格课程的补充； 7) 建立一个基于互联网的跟踪工具，以帮助与之前的参与者（包括目前正在攻读博士学位课程的八名参与者）保持联系，他们的成功可以激励其他人。该培训计划有 20 多名导师，他们在 WSSU 和维克森林大学健康科学 (WFUHS) 的 10 个不同系、中心和项目中担任主要学术职务，并将从 WSSU 艺术与科学学院的三个参与系中吸引学员：生命科学、化学和行为科学。 MARC 计划将由一个由内部和外部成员组成的咨询委员会指导，并由独立的计划评估员进行审查。