Expanding a Model Program Which Has Increased the Number of Underrepresented Students in Biomedical-RelevantGraduate Programs

扩大示范项目，增加了生物医学相关研究生项目中代表性不足的学生数量

• 批准号: 10168728
• 负责人: Peter J. Cavnar
• 金额: $ 8.59万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-06-01 至 2024-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10168728
• 关键词: Biology; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Chemistry; Critical Thinking; Degree Completion; Development; Development Plans; Disadvantaged; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Financial Support; Florida; Funding; Individual; Institution; Mentors; Modeling; NCI Scholars Program; Performance; Physics; Preparation; Research; Resources; Schools; Series; Students; Support System; Underrepresented Students; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Update; Writing; academic preparation; career; college; design; experience; interest; living-learning community; matriculation; minority student; programs; social integration

SUMMARY: The proposed renewal and expansion of the current UWF MARC Scholars Program seeks to dramatically increase retention, academic performance, degree attainment, and graduate school matriculation rates among underrepresented biomedical minority students at the University of West Florida (UWF). The program is modeled after UWF’s Chemistry Scholars and current MARC Scholars Programs, inclusion programs modeled after the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at UMBC.17-18 These programs are designed to support high-potential underrepresented (UR) students who start college with an interest in STEM. Five years after establishing Chem Scholars, the ethnically UR Chemistry graduates have increased from an average 6% during 2009-2012 to an average 30% during 2012-2017. The percentage of ethnically UR students pursuing biomedically relevant PhD or MD-PhD degrees has increased from 0% during 2010- 2012 to an average 60% in 2012-2017. Perhaps more impressive is the average past 5-year percentage of ethnically UR majors matriculating to PhD or MD/PhD programs exceeds the percentage of non-UR by 11%. NIH-funded MARC Scholars expanded the model into Biology and Physics in 2014 solely for ethnically UR students. To date, 15 ethnically UR MARC Scholars have been accepted, 100% of MARC Scholars (15 of the 15 MARC Scholars) graduated with a BS degree (Biology, Chemistry, and/or Physics), and 93% (14 of the 15) of MARC Scholar graduates have matriculated to PhD or MD-PhD programs. (These MARC results were updated from the 2018 competitive renewal submission) The proposed expanded MARC Scholars seeks to further expand the current MARC Scholars Program to also support financially disadvantaged UR students pursuing biomedical research careers. The proposed expanded program will continue to encompass the four major components of the model programs with several additions tailored specifically to UWF MARC Scholars. MARC Scholars will provide the following: 1) academic and social integration via the a 2-year research experience (on and off campus) and STEM Living Learning Community; 2) rigorous academic preparation via Writing, Critical Thinking and Professional Development workshops and seminar series tailored specifically for STEM and biomedical topics, a STEM Writing course, an RCR Course, and research experience both at UWF and R-1 institutions; 3) a support system implemented through MARC Scholars, “intrusive advising,” and regulated mentoring and advising for both academic coursework, research, and MARC Scholars; and 4) preparation for MARC Scholars, matriculation to graduate school, and ultimately to a research career through individual development plans, application materials preparation, and resume building workshops. These resources are currently available only through NIH-funding of MARC Scholars specifically for high-achieving UR junior and senior students pursuing biomedical degrees at UWF and long-term research careers.

摘要： 目前提出的更新和扩大UWF MARC学者计划的目的是 显著提高留校率、学业成绩、学位获得率和研究生院 宾夕法尼亚大学未被充分代表的生物医学少数民族学生的升学率 西佛罗里达州(UWF)。该计划是仿照UWF的化学学者和当前的MARC 学者计划，包容性计划仿照迈耶霍夫学者计划 UMBC.17-18这些计划旨在支持高潜力代表不足(UR) 对STEM感兴趣的学生开始上大学。在建立化学学者项目五年后， UR化学专业的少数民族毕业生从2009-2012年间的平均6%上升到 2012-2017年间平均为30%。UR种族学生追求的百分比 与生物医学相关的博士或医学博士学位从2010年的0%增加到- 从2012年的平均60%上升到2012-2017年的60%。也许更令人印象深刻的是过去5年的平均 被UR专业录取博士或医学博士/博士学位的学生比例超过 非UR的百分比增加了11%。NIH资助的MARC学者将该模型扩展到生物学和 2014年的物理课程，仅面向俄勒冈大学的少数民族学生。到目前为止，有15名UR Marc学者 被录取，100%的MARC学者(15名MARC学者中的15名)毕业于理学士学位 (生物、化学和/或物理)，93%(15名毕业生中的14名)拥有 攻读博士或医学博士学位。(这些MARC结果是从2018年更新的 提交竞争续订) 拟议的扩大MARC学者计划旨在进一步扩大现有的MARC学者计划 计划还支持经济困难的UR学生从事生物医学研究 事业。拟议的扩大方案将继续包括四个主要组成部分 几个专门为UWF Marc Scholars量身定做的附加项目。MARC 学者们将提供以下内容：1)通过为期两年的研究，实现学术和社会融合 体验(校内外)和STEM生活学习社区；2)严谨的学术 通过写作、批判性思维和专业发展讲习班和研讨会进行准备 专为STEM和生物医学主题量身定做的系列，STEM写作课程，RCR 课程，以及在UWF和R-1机构的研究经验；3)支持系统 通过Marc Scholars实施的“侵入性建议”，以及规范的指导和 为学术课程、研究和MARC学者提供建议；以及4)准备 Marc学者，预科到研究生院，最终通过 个人发展计划、申请材料准备和复建 研讨会。这些资源目前只能通过NIH-MARC学者基金获得 专为取得生物医学学位的UR高三和高年级学生而设 UWF和长期研究职业。