RUUTEs: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) for Minorities

RUUTE：少数族裔暑期本科生研究经验（SURE）

基本信息

批准号：
10579129
负责人：
Ademuyiwa Aromolaran
金额：
$ 16.36万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2023-02-01 至 2028-01-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10579129
关键词：
Abbreviations Address Advanced Placement Advisory Committees Affect Area Bachelor&apos s Degree Behavioral Behavioral Research Biomedical Research Blood Cardiovascular Diseases Career Choice Chronic lung disease Clinical Clinical Research Communities Critical Thinking Data Development Development Plans Disadvantaged Disparity population Diverse Workforce Education Educational workshop Enrollment Ensure Ethnic Origin Ethnic Population Evaluation Exposure to Face Faculty Feedback Food Foundations Funding Gender Geography Goals Health Health Sciences Healthcare Heart Individual Inequity Internet Letters Low income Lung Medical Students Medically Underserved Area Mentors Mentorship Mind Minority Minority Groups Mission National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Occupations Participant Race Recommendation Research Research Activity Research Training Resources Rural Rural Community Rural Population Schools Science Series Sleep Social support Solid Speed Stroke Students Training Translating Transportation Underrepresented Populations Underrepresented Students Underserved Population United States National Institutes of Health Universities Urban Population Utah Writing career career development college disadvantaged background disadvantaged student education resources efficacy evaluation experience faculty mentor graduate school graduate student higher education improved lectures member minority communities minority student minority undergraduate neighborhood disadvantage peer programs racial population role model rural area rural dwellers science education science teacher social health determinants student participation summer research support network undergraduate research experience undergraduate student underserved community

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY While significant educational barriers exist for minority, disadvantaged, and underrepresented groups it has been shown that undergraduate research programs targeting these individuals increases both enrollment in graduate programs and the number of individuals pursuing careers in the sciences. Therefore, developing undergraduate research programs for minority, disadvantaged, and underrepresented student groups will be vital for increasing their participation in health science graduate programs and career in the biomedical sciences. Groups nationally underrepresented, as defined by the NIH, include racial and ethnic groups but also individuals from disadvantaged background (rural, low-income or medically underserved area). Indeed, many rural areas across the US face unique health and educational challenges and Utah is not immune from these. Rural residents are more likely to die from health issues like cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, and stroke and fare poorly across many social determinants of health compared to urban populations. In addition, students from rural areas often lack educational resources including access to high-speed internet, AP coursework, or extracurricular opportunities. They also struggle with reduced exposure to career pathways and appropriate role models. Indeed, Utah’s rural students have lower college entrance exam scores and are less likely to enter college. With these unique challenges in mind the Rural and Underserved Utah Training Experience (RUUTE) & Regional Affairs program was established in 2018 at the University of Utah. RUUTE was developed as a concerted effort to extend the University of Utah’s Health Sciences resources to rural and underserved communities throughout the Intermountain West and to create unique opportunities for health science education and professional development. The RUUTE office has expanded rapidly over the past 4 years (from 1 program coordinator in 2018 to 10 faculty and staff members), and continues to develop new programs each year. One of the newest RUUTE initiatives was the development of a Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), piloted in the summer of 2021. to provide a high quality 10-week mentored research opportunity for undergraduates from rural areas in the Intermountain West. The SURE program has an overarching goal to provide students with academic, research, and professional development experiences that will make them competitive when applying to health science programs in the NHLBI mission areas. To accomplish this, the current proposal aims to: 1) Develop a 10-week intensive summer research program focused on heart, lung, blood, and sleep-specific health concerns for students from minority, disadvantaged, and underrepresented backgrounds from the Intermountain West; 2) Develop a concurrent 10-week education series and professional development opportunities to supplement the research experience; 3) Facilitate effective networking and mentoring opportunities for students to ensure retention of individuals; and 4) Determine the efficacy of the SURE program by tracking participants and through both mentor and mentee feedback.

项目概要尽管少数群体、弱势群体和代表性不足的群体存在重大的教育障碍，但研究表明，针对这些人的本科研究项目增加了研究生入学率因此，发展本科生的计划和追求科学职业的人数。针对少数族裔、弱势群体和代表性不足的学生群体的研究计划对于增加他们参与健康科学研究生项目和全国生物医学团体的职业生涯。根据美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 的定义，代表性不足的群体包括种族和族裔群体，还包括来自以下国家的个人：弱势背景（农村、低收入或医疗服务不足的地区）事实上，许多农村地区。美国面临着独特的健康和教育挑战，犹他州的农村居民也未能幸免。更有可能死于心血管疾病、慢性肺病和中风等健康问题，而且健康状况不佳与城市人口相比，许多健康的社会决定因素也受到影响。经常缺乏教育资源，包括高速互联网、AP 课程或课外活动他们还面临着与职业道路和适当榜样的接触机会减少的问题。事实上，犹他州的农村学生高考成绩较低，进入大学的可能性较小。这些独特的挑战考虑到犹他州农村和服务不足的培训体验 (RUUTE) 和区域 2018年事务计划成立 RUUTE 是在犹他大学的共同努力下开发出来的。将犹他大学的健康科学资源扩展到整个农村和服务不足的社区 Intermountain West 并为健康科学教育和专业人士创造独特的机会 RUUTE 办公室在过去 4 年里迅速扩大（从 1 个项目协调员开始）。 2018年增至10名教职员工），并每年继续开发新项目。 RUUTE 举措是开发暑期本科生研究体验 (SURE)，并进行试点 2021年夏季，为本科生提供为期10周的高质量指导研究机会 SURE 项目的总体目标是为学生提供学术、研究和专业发展经验将使他们在申请时具有竞争力为了实现这一目标，当前提案旨在：1) 制定为期 10 周的夏季强化研究计划，重点关注心脏、肺、血液和睡眠特定健康对来自山间地区的少数族裔、弱势群体和代表性不足背景的学生的关注 West；2) 制定为期 10 周的并行教育系列和专业发展机会补充研究经验；3）为学生提供有效的交流和指导机会确保留住个人； 4) 通过跟踪参与者来确定 SURE 计划的有效性并通过导师和受训者的反馈。