Cal State Fullerton MARC U*STAR Program

项目总结/摘要 加州州立大学富勒顿分校的MARC U-STAR计划建议每年支持14名有前途的学生， 代表性不足的群体，谁是在STEM领域的专业，并准备他们的研究生院和 生物医学或行为科学的研究生涯。该计划的成功将在短期内衡量 长期由学者招生和保留博士课程在受尊敬的美国大学，并在长期 他们的进展，并最终进入，以研究为导向的职业生涯。过程中 在资助期内，我们计划让75%的学者进入高质量的博士课程。短期 目标是：1）招募，选择和留住合格的学生，2）发展MARC学者的技能， 进行科学研究，3）提高MARC学者的书面和口头沟通技巧，4）准备 MARC学者学术博士或MD/博士课程，5）在MARC学者发展的理解 和欣赏的专业诚信问题，在研究生涯中遇到的，6）提供MARC 具有个性化职业和学术成就的学者，以及7）为MARC学者的需求做好准备 一个研究生涯。这些目标中的许多目标将在学者们参与实验室研究时实现， 教师导师，最终与书面论文的辩护，因为他们擅长学术- 具有挑战性的课程，包括一个学期的研究伦理和科学写作课程，一个四， 学期MARC专业研讨会系列，重点是学者的发展，并提出了四个学期 科学交流系列。将举办新的和重新设计的研讨会， 专业成长，提高定量，批判性思维和标准化考试的能力，以及口语 书面沟通。学者们还将参加夏季靴子营时，第一次被录取的 计划，并由MARC学者校友指导。为了衡量我们的短期进展，该计划将 使用专门开发的评估工具、表格和电子日志条目。导师、研讨会讲师和 项目主任将填写表格，学者将创建电子期刊。每年，所有 MARC学者将有望提高到或达到4-5级（1-5级）的实验室表现， 科学技能，口头和书面沟通能力，以便在他们两年的参与结束时， 在该计划中，他们在至少75%的可衡量指标中表现出改进或高成就， 目标.为了衡量长期的成功，该计划将通过电子邮件或电话跟踪所有MARC毕业生， 他们将继续攻读博士学位甚至更高的学位。加州州立大学富勒顿分校的MARC U-STAR计划将 不仅有助于参与MARC学者在他们的研究生涯的成功，但将有一个 通过加强对参与部门和学院在我们的机构更广泛的影响， 课程和加强学生的研究环境。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Cal State Fullerton MARC U-STAR Program proposes to support 14 promising students each year from underrepresented groups, who are majoring in a STEM field, and prepare them for graduate school and a research career in biomedical or behavioral science. The success of the Program will be measured in the short term by Scholar enrollment and retention in doctoral programs at respected U.S. universities and in the long term by their progress toward, and eventual entry into, research-oriented careers. Over the course of the funding period, we propose to have 75% of all Scholars enter high-quality doctoral programs. The short-term goals are to: 1) recruit, select and retain well-qualified students, 2) develop MARC Scholars' skills for conducting scientific research, 3) improve MARC Scholars' written and oral communication skills, 4) prepare MARC Scholars academically for PhD or MD/PhD programs, 5) develop in MARC Scholars an understanding and appreciation of professional integrity issues encountered during a research career, 6) provide MARC Scholars with personalized career and academic advisement, and 7) prepare MARC Scholars for the demands of a research career. Many of these goals will be met as Scholars participate in laboratory research with a faculty mentor that culminates with the defense of a written thesis and as they excel in academically- challenging courses, including one-semester-long Research Ethics and Scientific Writing courses, a four- semester MARC Pro-seminar series, which focuses on Scholar development, and a proposed four-semester Scientific Communication Workshop series. New and redesigned seminars will be developed to enhance professional growth and improve quantitative, critical thinking and standardized test taking skills, as well as oral and written communication. Scholars will also participate in a Summer Boot Camp when first admitted to the program, and be mentored by MARC scholar alumni. To measure our short-term progress, the Program will use specially developed assessment tools, forms, and e-journal entries. The mentors, seminar instructors and Program Director will complete the forms, and the Scholars will create the e-journals. On a yearly basis, all MARC Scholars will be expected to improve to, or achieve at, Level 4-5 (scale 1-5) in laboratory performance, scientific skills, and oral and written communication abilities, so that by the end of their two-year participation in the Program they have shown improvement, or high achievement, in at least 75% of the measurable objectives. To measure long-term success, the Program will track all MARC graduates by e-mail or phone as they progress towards their PhD degrees and beyond. The Cal State Fullerton MARC U-STAR Program will not only contribute to the success of the participating MARC Scholars in their research careers, but will have a broader impact on the participating departments and colleges at our institution via the enhancement of curricula and by strengthening the student research environment.