Cal State Fullerton MARC U*STAR Program

项目摘要/摘要 加州州立大学Fullerton Marc U-STAR计划计划每年资助14名有前途的学生 代表不足的群体，他们主修STEM领域，并为他们的研究生院和 生物医学或行为科学方面的研究生涯。该计划的成功将在短期内得到衡量 美国著名大学和长期博士项目的学者招生和留存期限 根据他们在走向研究导向的职业生涯中取得的进展以及最终进入研究导向的职业生涯来确定任期。在整个过程中 在资助期间，我们建议让75%的奖学金获得者进入高质量的博士课程。短期内 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 开展科学研究，3)提高MARC学者的书面和口头交流技能，4)准备 MARC学者在学术上攻读博士或医学博士/博士课程，5)在MARC学者中发展了解 和对研究生涯中遇到的职业诚信问题的理解，6)提供MARC 为学者提供个性化的职业和学术建议，并为MARC学者为需求做好准备 研究生涯的一部分。随着学者们参与实验室研究，这些目标中的许多将被实现 教师导师，以书面论文的答辩为高潮，当他们在学术上出类拔萃时- 具有挑战性的课程，包括为期一学期的研究伦理和科学写作课程，四个- 学期MARC专业研讨会系列，重点是学者发展，以及拟议的四个学期 科学传播研讨会系列。将开发新的和重新设计的研讨会，以增强 专业成长，提高量化、批判性思维和标准化考试技能，以及口语 和书面交流。奖学金获得者还将参加首次被录取的夏季训练营 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、表格和电子期刊条目。导师、研讨会讲师和 项目主任将填写表格，学者们将创建电子期刊。按年计算，所有 预计MARC学者将在实验室表现上提高或达到4-5级(1-5级)， 科学技能，口语和书面交流能力，使他们在参加两年的课程结束前 他们在至少75%的可衡量项目中表现出的改进或高成就 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 他们会继续攻读博士学位，甚至更高。加州州立大学Fullerton Marc U-STAR计划将 不仅有助于参与的MARC学者在他们的研究生涯中取得成功，而且将有一个 通过加强对本机构参与部门和学院的更广泛的影响 课程和加强学生研究环境。

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.