SSU MARC U-STAR Program

萨凡纳州立大学(SSU)是一所HBCU，非洲裔美国人的入学率为84%， 提交续订MARC U-STAR计划建议书，以增加代表不足的人数 生物医学/行为科学劳动力中的少数族裔。更新提案旨在建立 关于SSU当前MARC培训计划(2012-2018)的基础和成功之处。完毕 在过去的5年里，目前的MARC项目培养了13名学者，其中38%的人迄今已 进入生物医学/行为科学研究生课程(1名研究生，2名硕士，2名博士)；其他MARC 实习生仍在攻读博士学位。需要持续的续签资金来维持 当前MARC计划创造的势头，以及从SSU最近的其他NIH获得的收益 生物医学研究培训资金(RISE、NIBIB和RIMI)。建议的五年目标 续展计划有：a)13名荣誉MARC初级/高级学者(按年招聘初级学者 3/2/3/2/3)将接受为期5年的培训，100%获得学士学位； B)60%的学生将在本科毕业后的3年内攻读生物医学/行为科学博士学位 学位，其中80%(6)将获得博士学位。 通过实施新的计划，将实现并保持60%的博士入院率 通过严格的机构评估制定的战略：a)加强 通过加强发现和招募最具潜力的MARC学员 具有真正的研究事业雄心的学生，这是以前成功的研究证明的 经验；b)通过加强学者，提高研究培训的质量 与研究合作开展的专业发展和项目评估 密集的研究生方案合作伙伴；以及c)加强向 MARC学者通过与研究生项目合作伙伴和NIH国家研究中心协调 指导网络(NRMN)关于指导和资助--为SSU MARC编写培训 教官，并由每名教官制定POSTBAC和其他桥梁策略，以确保 过渡到博士课程。新战略的压倒一切的目标是专注于质量 学员、导师和培训项目，每年有5名高素质的学者 配以5位高素质的导师。

Savannah State University (SSU), a HBCU with 84% African American enrollment, submits a renewal MARC U-STAR program proposal to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the biomedical/behavioral science workforce. The renewal proposal seeks to build on the foundations and successes of SSU’s current MARC training program (2012-2018). Over the past 5 years, the current MARC program has trained 13 scholars, of whom 38% to date have entered biomedical/behavioral science graduate programs (1 postbac, 2 MS, 2 PhD); other MARC trainees are still in the pipeline to the PhD. Continued renewal funding is needed to sustain the momentum created by the current MARC program, along with gains from SSU’s other recent NIH biomedical research training funding (RISE, NIBIB, and RIMI). The 5 year goals of the proposed renewal program are: a) 13 Honors MARC junior/senior scholars (juniors recruited by year 3/2/3/2/3) will be trained over the 5 year term, with 100% graduating with the bachelor’s degree; and b) 60% will enter biomedical/behavioral science PhD programs within 3 years of the BS degree, and of these 80% (6) will earn the PhD. The 60% PhD entry rate will be achieved and sustained through implementation of new strategies developed through a rigorous institutional assessment: a) Strengthen the quality of MARC trainees by strengthening the identification and recruitment of the highest-potential students who have genuine research career ambitions as evidenced by prior successful research experiences; b) Strengthen the quality of research training, through strengthened Scholar professional development and program evaluation conducted in partnership with research intensive graduate program partners; and c) Strengthen the quality of mentoring provided to MARC scholars by coordinating with graduate program partners and NIH National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) on mentoring and grants-writing training for SSU MARC preceptors, and by each preceptor developing postbac and other bridge strategies to ensure transitions to PhD programs. The overriding goal of the new strategies is to focus on the quality of the trainees, the mentors, and the training program, with 5 high-quality scholars each year matched with 5 high-quality mentors.