ESTEEMED Scholars Program at the University of Rhode Island

罗德岛大学尊敬的学者计划

• 批准号: 10653461
• 负责人: Samantha A. Meenach
• 金额: $ 21.34万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-05-01 至 2027-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10653461
• 关键词: Academic advising; Academic support; Bachelor' s Degree; Biological Sciences; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Communities; Community Developments; Critical Thinking; Data; Degree program; Development; Discipline; Doctor of Medicine; Doctor of Philosophy; Doctor' s Degree; Education; Educational Activities; Eligibility Determination; Engineering; Enrollment; Environment; Exposure to; Faculty; Female; Funding; Goals; Graduate Degree; High School Student; Individual; Institution; Leadership; Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer; Mentors; Mission; Nature; Outcome; Participant; Performance; Play; Positioning Attribute; Preparation; Qualifying; Readiness; Research; Research Activity; Research Personnel; Research Training; Resources; Rhode Island; Role; Running; Scholars Program; Scientific Inquiry; Scientist; Self Efficacy; Structure; Students; Technical Expertise; Training; Training Activity; Training Programs; Underrepresented Populations; Underrepresented Students; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Vision; Woman; academic preparation; biomedical scientist; bridge program; career; cohort; community building; community college; curriculum development; design; disadvantaged background; efficacy evaluation; engineering design; equity, diversity, and inclusion; experience; faculty mentor; fundamental research; improved; interest; matriculation; peer; peer coaching; professor; programs; recruit; skill acquisition; skills; skills training; student training; success; summer research; undergraduate research; undergraduate research experience; undergraduate student

PROJECT SUMMARY The University of Rhode Island proposes to establish the URI ESTEEMED program to provide a diverse cohort of students from underrepresented backgrounds with the skills and resources necessary to pursue advanced education and degree programs in bioengineering and related disciplines. The goals of URI ESTEEMED program are (1) to develop a cohort of scholars from underrepresented backgrounds who embody critical thinking, engineering design, and fundamental research skills that enable them to develop an early scientific inquiry and research mindset, and (2) to support the development of Scholars’ STEM identity and self-efficacy through self-exploration, faculty and near-peer mentoring, academic and professional development advising, academic support and preparation, and positive research experiences. Scholars selected for URI ESTEEMED will participate in the program through their first two years of college, which involves intentionally designed activities, including a summer bridge program, academic year training and research activities, early exposure to biomedical research, and strong mentoring by faculty and peers. Participants will advance through increasingly sophisticated activities to provide them with a chance to engage in mentored bioengineering research, develop and hone technical skills, and fully realize their scientific identity. Together with numerous community-building activities, this progressive program will instill students with a sense of personal belonging and engagement within the STEM community and promote participation towards advanced degree programs. We hypothesize that the development of scholar identity and self-efficacy will result in improved academic and research performance and deeper engagement with scientific fundamentals. The PI of URI ESTEEMED – a tenured female professor in engineering with strong leadership and training skills – will oversee program design and implementation with support from a professor in engineering (Co-I) who has extensive experience in the LGBTQ+ community and curriculum development. In achieving the URI ESTEEMED goals, it is anticipated that 100% of ESTEEMED Scholars will be prepared to enter an advanced honors program, at least 90% will enroll in an advanced program after their sophomore year, and 90% of scholars will self-identify as a bioengineering or biomedical scientist. Overall, through the URI ESTEEMED program, we will create a robust and inclusive environment to support underrepresented students early in their academic careers, who possess the technical and soft skills necessary to excel in advanced research programs and ultimately pursue Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degrees.

项目摘要 罗德岛大学的提议建立URI尊敬的计划，以提供潜水员队列 来自代表性不足背景的学生，具有追求先进所需的技能和资源 生物工程和相关学科的教育和学位课程。 Uri尊敬的目标 计划（1）从体现重要的背景不足的背景中开发一群学者 思维，工程设计和基本研究技能，使他们能够发展早期科学 询问和研究心态，以及（2）支持学者的STEM身份和自我效能的发展 通过自我探索，教师和近对心理，学术和专业发展咨询， 学术支持和准备以及积极的研究经验。被选为Uri尊敬的学者 将通过大学的前两年参加该计划，涉及故意设计 活动，包括夏季桥梁计划，学年培训和研究活动，早期接触 生物医学研究以及教师和同龄人的强烈心理。参与者将越来越多地发展 精致的活动，使他们有机会从事心理化的生物工程研究，开发 和蜂蜜的技术技能，并充分实现他们的科学身份。以及众多社区建设 活动，这个进步的计划将在内部灌输学生的个人归属感和参与感 STEM社区并促进参与高级学位课程。我们假设 科学身份和自我效能的发展将改善学术和研究表现，并 与科学基本面更深入地参与。 Uri的PI被尊敬 - 一位终身的女教授 具有强大领导和培训技能的工程 - 将负责与计划设计和实施 在LGBTQ+社区中拥有丰富经验的工程教授（CO-I）的支持 课程发展。在实现URI尊敬的目标时，预计会有100％的受人尊敬 学者将准备进入高级荣誉计划，至少90％将参加高级计划 大二后，和90％的学者将自我识别为生物工程或生物医学科学家。 总体而言，通过URI尊敬的计划，我们将创建一个强大而包容的环境来支持 在学术职业的早期，代表性不足的学生就拥有必要的技术和软技能 在高级研究计划中表现出色，并最终攻读博士学位。或M.D./PH.D。学位。