RCMS Program in the Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering

拟议计划的主要目的是识别和培养科学和数学方面的少数民族大学生，为他们在研究生和专业水平上的职业生涯做好准备。为此，霍华德大学成立了少数民族学生研究职业培训小组，重点是细胞和分子生物学、有机和药物化学、数学、物理和工程学。研究计划的细节显示在提案的正文中。该计划面向大学三年级学生、大四学生和高中教师。与正在进行的大学预科科学和数学项目(Pew/Rockefeller)和大学项目(MARC/MBRS/Howard Hughes)相结合，将使RCMS项目能够及早识别和挑选高度胜任的学员。根据学业成绩、推荐信和动机计划的程度，在二年级结束时被选中的实习生将在霍华德大学的实验室获得暑期实习机会，在那里他们将接触到各自专业领域的高强度研究方案。暑期实习应该为他们提供所需的指导和技能，以吸引他们在学年期间进入高质量的研究项目。第一年将确定10名农村合作医疗实习生，接下来的一年每年将有20名学生参加这个项目。在本学年，RCMS实习生将注册一个本科生研究课程(3cr)，在那里他们将直接与教师导师一起研究他/她的研究子专业。

The primary purpose of the proposed program is to identify and prepare minority college students in the sciences and mathematics for careers at the graduate and professional levels. To this end, a Research Careers for Minority Students (RCMS) training group with emphasis in cell and molecular biology, organic and pharmacal chemistry, mathematics, physics and engineering has been established at Howard University. Details of the research program are shown in the body of the proposal. The program targets college juniors and seniors and high school teachers. Interfacing with ongoing pre-college science and mathematics programs (PEW/Rockefeller) and college programs (MARC/MBRS/Howard Hughes) will allow early identification and selection of highly competent trainees for the RCMS program. Based upon academic performance, letters of recommendation, and degree of motivation program trainees who are selected at the end of their sophomore year, will be offered a summer internship in laboratories at Howard University where they will be exposed to an intense research regimen in the field of their major. The summer internship should provide them guidance and skills needed to attract them into a high-quality research program during the academic year. Ten RCMS trainees will be identified in year one, and a total of 20 students will be carried by this program each succeeding year. During the academic year, RCMS trainees will enroll in an undergraduate research course (3 cr) where they will work directly with a faculty mentor on his/her research subspecialty.