Mentored Experiences in Research, Instruction and Teaching (MERIT) Program

研究、教学和教学 (MERIT) 项目的指导经验

• 批准号: 9297302
• 负责人: LISA M. SCHWIEBERT
• 金额: $ 73.38万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9297302
• 关键词: Alabama; Behavioral Research; Biomedical Research; Communities; Development; Development Plans; Educational process of instructing; Ethics; Funding; Goals; Grant; Institution; Instruction; Iodine; Laboratories; Mentors; Occupations; Radial; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Project Grants; Research Training; Schools; Science; Structure; Time; Training; Underrepresented Groups; Universities; Writing; base; career development; college; course development; experience; improved; programs; skill acquisition; undergraduate student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary goal of the Mentored Experiences in Research, Instruction, and Teaching (MERIT) Program is to provide postdoctoral scholars with outstanding research and teaching experiences while improving the recruitment of underrepresented groups into the field of biomedical and behavioral research. In this regard, the MERIT Program aims to offer superb training in teaching and research practices that permit a diverse community of postdoctoral scholars to become tomorrow's leading academicians. The MERIT Program is facilitated through a partnership of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Oakwood University, and Stillman College; all schools are located in Alabama within a 100 mile radius. In this first competitive renewal, the proposed structure of the MERIT Program increases from three to four years of concurrent research training and teaching instruction. The research component incorporates laboratory-based instruction together with ethics training and professional skills development, including instruction in grant writing and time and laboratory management. The teaching component includes four key elements: i) teaching- related coursework; ii) one-on-one mentoring of an undergraduate student; iii) course development; and iv) class-room and online teaching experiences. The added year of training provides MERIT Scholars with more time to complete research projects and professional development. At the start of both the research and teaching components, each MERIT Scholar devises personal development plans in order to determine his/her research- and teaching-related goals; these plans are utilized to chart the progress of each MERIT Scholar toward their stated goals. During the current grant period, assessment of the MERIT Program has indicated that: i) its Scholars have exceled in their research and teaching abilities and job placement opportunities; ii) career development and the recruitment of underrepresented groups have increased at the host institution; and iii) science-related curriculua and the number of undergraduates applying to graduate programs in the biomedical sciences have been enhanced at the partner institutions. Currently, the MERIT Program funds 6 training slots each year; in this application, we request an increase to a total of 9 full training slots per year.

描述（由申请人提供）：研究、教学和教学指导经验 (MERIT) 计划的主要目标是为博士后学者提供出色的研究和教学经验，同时改善生物医学和行为领域代表性不足群体的招募研究。在这方面，MERIT 计划旨在提供一流的教学和研究实践培训，使多元化的博士后学者群体成为明天的领先院士。 MERIT 项目由阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校 (UAB)、奥克伍德大学和斯蒂尔曼学院合作推动；所有学校均位于阿拉巴马州 100 英里半径范围内。在第一次竞争性更新中，MERIT 计划的拟议结构从三年的并行研究培训和教学指导增加到四年。研究部分将基于实验室的指导与道德培训和专业技能发展结合起来，包括拨款写作、时间和实验室管理方面的指导。教学部分包括四个关键要素： i) 与教学相关的课程作业； ii) 对本科生进行一对一的指导； iii) 课程开发； iv) 课堂和在线教学经验。增加一年的培训为 MERIT Scholars 提供了更多的时间来完成研究项目和专业发展。在研究和教学部分开始时，每位优秀学者都会制定个人发展计划，以确定他/她的研究和教学相关目标；这些计划用于绘制每位优秀学者实现其既定目标的进度。在当前资助期内，对 MERIT 计划的评估表明： i) 其学者在研究和教学能力以及就业安置机会方面表现出色； ii) 东道机构的职业发展和代表性不足群体的招聘有所增加； iii) 合作机构的科学相关课程和申请生物医学科学研究生课程的本科生人数有所增加。目前，MERIT 计划每年资助 6 个培训名额；在此申请中，我们要求将每年总共 9 个完整培训名额增加。