UAB PREP Scholars Program

UAB PREP 学者计划

基本信息

批准号：
10752032
负责人：
Cristin F Gavin
金额：
$ 26.62万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2009
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2009-04-01 至 2024-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10752032
关键词：
Address Affect Alabama Area Bachelor&apos s Degree Behavioral Sciences Biomedical Research Black race Classification Communities Complex Credentialing Critical Thinking Degree program Development Plans Doctor of Philosophy Doctor&apos s Degree Education Educational workshop Enrollment Ethics Event Faculty Financial Support Fostering Funding Future Goals Individual Institution Instruction Laboratories Measurable Medical Mentors Minority Monitor Pathway interactions Postbaccalaureate Qualifying Research Research Ethics Research Project Grants Scholars Program Science Series Site Standardization Students Testing Time Training Training Programs Underrepresented Minority Underrepresented Populations Underserved Population United States National Institutes of Health Universities Work Writing career college design disabled students disadvantaged background disadvantaged student doctoral student experience graduate student matriculation meetings member minority student peer programs recruit role model scientific literacy skill acquisition skills success symposium undergraduate student

项目摘要

ABSTRACT The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a comprehensive research university and medical complex with $243 million of NIH-funded research in 2015. UAB has a strong commitment to training undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented minorities, students from disadvantaged backgrounds, and students with disabilities. UAB has established and supported several programs to help such students meet their career goals. Some potential graduate students make a decision to pursue doctoral education too late in their undergraduate career. These students may have already attained their baccalaureate degrees, but do not have the credentials for entry into top biomedical graduate programs where prior research experience and high standardized test scores are essential criteria for admittance. We have identified several potential pools from which to recruit such students. Our PREP program will continue to provide opportunities to these students who need to strengthen their credentials for entry into doctoral education. Based on our past accomplishments (8/11 past scholars now enrolled in doctoral graduate programs), UAB provides a fertile training ground to prepare PREP scholars for entry into the most competitive graduate training programs. Our overall goal is to recruit 8 students per year and to provide them a high quality research experience in the laboratories of NIH-funded mentors and multiple academic enrichment opportunities to equip them to be competitive for entry into biomedical graduate programs at top NIH-funded institutions. The students will work with their mentors to develop a challenging research project at which they will spend 80% or more of their time. An individual development plan (IDP) will also be designed for each student, to address any academic weaknesses that might affect success in future graduate attainment. The IDP will provide activities to strengthen writing and quantitative skills, provide career information, develop presentation skills, discuss research ethics, and foster networking with peers at scientific meetings, such as the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. The PREP Scholar's progress toward meeting the goals of their IDP will be monitored at least quarterly in meetings with Dr. Engler and their research mentor. The program will also provide opportunities for the scholars to interact with graduate students and student organizations (such as the Black Graduate Student Association), to build a sense of community and support for the scholars. We expect that continuing the already successful PREP Scholars program at UAB will increase the number of minority applicants who are well prepared for entry into top doctoral programs.

抽象的阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校 (UAB) 是一所综合性研究型大学医疗综合体，2015 年 NIH 资助的研究达 2.43 亿美元。UAB 坚定地致力于培训来自不同背景的本科生和研究生，包括代表性不足的学生少数民族、弱势群体学生和残疾学生。阿拉巴马大学有建立并支持多项计划来帮助此类学生实现他们的职业目标。一些潜在的研究生在他们的大学生涯中太晚才决定继续攻读博士学位。本科生涯。这些学生可能已经获得了学士学位，但是没有进入顶尖生物医学研究生课程的资格，而之前的研究经验和高标准化考试成绩是入学的基本标准。我们已经确定几个可以招募此类学生的潜在人才库。我们的 PREP 计划将继续提供为这些需要加强攻读博士学位的学生提供机会教育。基于我们过去的成就（8/11过去的学者现在正在攻读博士研究生计划），UAB 提供了肥沃的训练场地，为 PREP 学者进入最有竞争力的研究生培训计划。我们的总体目标是每年招收 8 名学生并为他们提供高质量的研究在美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 资助的导师实验室工作的经验和多种学术拓展机会使他们能够在进入美国国立卫生研究院资助的顶尖生物医学研究生项目时具有竞争力机构。学生将与导师合作开发一个具有挑战性的研究项目，其中他们将花费80%或更多的时间。还将设计个人发展计划（IDP）针对每个学生，解决可能影响未来研究生成功的任何学术弱点素养。 IDP 将提供加强写作和定量技能的活动，信息，培养演讲技巧，讨论研究伦理，并与同行建立联系科学会议，例如少数民族学生年度生物医学研究会议。这 PREP 学者在实现其 IDP 目标方面的进展将至少每季度进行一次监测与恩格勒博士及其研究导师的会面。该计划还将为以下人员提供机会：学者与研究生和学生组织（例如黑人研究生学生会），建立社区意识并为学者提供支持。我们预计，UAB 继续实施已经成功的 PREP 学者计划将增加为进入顶尖博士课程做好充分准备的少数族裔申请者数量。