Diversity in Biomedical Sciences Via Personalized Research and Education Programs for Post-Baccalaureates

通过学士学位后个性化研究和教育计划实现生物医学科学的多样性

• 批准号: 9895821
• 负责人: SHEILA M. THOMAS
• 金额: $ 26.37万
• 依托单位: HARVARD UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-03-01 至 2022-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9895821
• 关键词: Academic Training; Address; Advisory Committees; Area; Arts; Biochemistry; Biological Sciences; Biomedical Research; Cellular biology; Development; Disadvantaged; Discipline; Doctor of Philosophy; Doctor' s Degree; Education; Educational workshop; Environment; Faculty; Genetic; Goals; Grant; Health Sciences; Individual; Institutes; Institution; Life; Mentors; Methods; Minority; NCI Scholars Program; Participant; Plants; Population; Population Sciences; Process; Reporting; Research; Research Training; STEM career; Schools; Science; Seeds; Standardization; Students; Testing; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Groups; Underrepresented Minority; Underrepresented Students; Universities; Workforce Development; academic preparation; base; career; design; education research; experience; graduate student; interdisciplinary collaboration; interest; physical science; population health; programs; public health relevance; skills; success; training opportunity; undergraduate student

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The number of underrepresented minorities (URM) receiving graduate training in the biological and physical sciences continues to be small despite increases in the total population. Major obstacles for URMs applying to and being admitted to graduate programs in the biomedical sciences include limited research experience, limited advanced courses in the biological sciences, unfamiliarity with the application process, unawareness of career opportunities for PhD's, and lower scores on standardized tests (e.g., GRE's). Recognizing these issues and the need to increase the diversity of its own doctoral programs and faculty as well as the field as a whole, Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences initiated a formal post-baccalaureate pilot program in the life sciences called the Research Scholar Initiative. This proposal seeks to expand this program by establishing a Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP Scholars Program). The program will provide a 1-2 year research and educational training opportunity for individuals interested in pursuing PhD's/ScD's in either the traditional lab-based biomedical sciences (referred to as Life Sciences) or non-lab based biomedical sciences (referred to as Population Health Sciences). The goals are to 1) provide a personalized research education and training opportunity for 10 scholars/yr; 2) have at least 90% complete at least one year of research training; and 3) have a minimum of 75% apply to and be admitted to top doctoral (PhD or ScD) or in some cases, MD/PhD programs in the biomedical sciences. In addition, by providing early exposure of the trainees in the Life Sciences and Population Health Sciences to the disciplines of the other, we hope to enable them to better understand research in each other's areas and plant the seeds of interdisciplinary collaborations in their future research programs. Goals will be achieved by 1) PREP Scholars doing independent research with faculty in the Life and Population Health Sciences for one year and possibly two years; 2) developing a personalized program to enhance academic preparation (e.g., quantitative methods, cell biology, computing, etc.); 3) Establishing an advisory committee for each scholar to expand their mentoring network; 4) Having Scholars participate in program-specific courses and workshops designed to build skills critical for graduate school success; 5) Engaging them in research discussions that will expose PREP Scholars to Population Health and Life Sciences research; 6) Familiarize scholars with graduate training environment by providing opportunities to interact with current students and faculty in our program and other programs in the area.

 描述（由申请人提供）：尽管总人口有所增加，但接受生物和物理科学研究生培训的少数族裔（URM）人数仍然很少，申请和录取生物医学研究生课程面临主要障碍。科学方面的问题包括有限的研究经验、有限的生物科学高级课程、不熟悉申请流程、不了解博士学位的职业机会以及标准化考试（例如 GRE）分数较低。认识到这些问题以及增加其博士项目和教师以及整个领域多样性的必要性，哈佛大学艺术与科学研究生院启动了一项正式的生命科学学士后试点项目，称为“研究学者计划”该提案旨在通过建立学士学位后研究教育计划（PREP 学者计划）来扩展该计划。该计划将为有兴趣攻读博士学位/科学博士学位的个人提供 1-2 年的研究和教育培训机会。在传统的基于实验室的生物医学科学（称为生命科学）或非基于实验室的生物医学科学（称为人口健康科学）领域，目标是 1) 为 10 名学者/提供个性化的研究教育和培训机会。年；2) 至少 90% 完成至少一年的研究培训；并且 3) 至少 75% 申请并被录取为顶尖博士（博士或科学博士），或者在某些情况下，此外，通过让生命科学和人口健康科学的学员尽早接触彼此的学科，我们希望使他们能够更好地了解彼此领域的研究并奠定基础。未来研究项目中跨学科合作的种子将通过以下方式实现：1) PREP 学者与生命和人口健康科学领域的教师进行一年甚至两年的独立研究；2) 制定个性化项目以加强学术准备； （例如定量方法、细胞生物学、计算机等）； 3）为每位学者建立咨询委员会，以扩大他们的指导网络； 4）让学者参加旨在培养研究生院关键技能的特定课程和研讨会5) 让 PREP 学者参与研究讨论，让他们了解人口健康和生命科学研究； 6) 通过提供与我们项目和其他项目的现有学生和教师互动的机会，让他们熟悉研究生培训环境；区域。