Summer Research Internships Prepare High School Students for 21st Century Biomedical Careers.
Summer Research Internships Prepare High School Students for 21st Century Biomedical Careers.
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DOI：
10.15695/jstem/v4i1.13
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2021-11
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Wyss JM
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Patel A;Bulger A;Jarrett K;Ginwright S;Chandran KB;Wyss JM
高中和大学生的STEM实习为学生提供了早期机会，让他们发现自己感兴趣的职业和职业道路，否则他们可能不会经历。25年来，亚拉巴马大学伯明翰分校（UAB）社区拓展发展中心（CORD）为正在崛起的高中毕业生提供了在UAB教师的指导下在联邦资助的实验室进行研究的机会。本文评估了CORD的高中暑期科学研究所III计划（SSI III）及其对参与者STEM职业轨迹的影响。结果跟踪SSI III参与者超过八年的时间，并报告了前实习生对该计划的看法。超过99%的受访实习生（N=102）选择了STEM本科专业，97%的前实习生表示他们正在追求STEM职业。几乎所有实习生都表示，他们的SSI-III经验非常积极，并影响了他们的职业决定。超过一半的实习生被录取为UAB的本科STEM专业，为大学提供了更多优秀学生的回报。这些结果强调了高中生参与STEM实习的重要性，这是通往STEM职业生涯的途径。
STEM internships for both high school and college students provide early opportunities for students to discover careers of interest and career paths they may not otherwise experience. For over 25 years, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) Center for Community OutReach Development (CORD) has provided rising high school seniors with opportunities to conduct research in federally-funded laboratories under the mentorship of UAB faculty. This paper evaluates CORD’s High School Summer Science Institute III Program (SSI III) and its impact on participants’ STEM career trajectories. Outcomes were tracked for SSI III participants over an eight-year period, and former interns’ perceptions of the program reported. Over 99% of surveyed interns (N=102) chose a STEM undergraduate major, and 97% of the former interns reported they were pursuing STEM careers. Nearly all interns indicated their SSI-III experience was very positive and influenced their career decision. Over half of the interns matriculated into an undergraduate STEM major at UAB, providing the university with return as more excellent students for their investment in the program. These results highlight the importance of high school student involvement in STEM internships as a pathway that leads towards STEM careers.