Administrative Supplements for Curriculum or Training Modules to Enhance Undergraduate Biomedical Research Training for FIU's MARC USTAR program

摘要 拟议的佛罗里达国际大学(FIU)MARC U*STAR计划旨在解决全国 生物医学劳动力的多样性不足。它将教授实用的、促进职业发展的技能和 在社会资本和自我认同等经常被忽视的根本问题的背景下解决这些问题， 展示生物医学研究是一条有益的职业道路--提供成功所需的生活技能 竞技场。FIU是一家公共研究机构(R1Carnegie分类博士生大学-最高研究 活动)位于佛罗里达州迈阿密。它的招生人数为53,000人(2017年秋季)，被指定为 拉美裔服务机构(：拉美裔)，强调使命中的研究，包括健康和 多样性作为战略主题。MARC U*STAR计划的使命是增强UR池 在生物医学研究领域获得学士学位和博士学位的学生，并最终做出贡献 为国家科学工作者的多样化做出贡献。因此，我们的愿景是提供一个结构化的 培训计划，为在生物医学研究领域攻读博士学位的优秀UR学生做准备。 我们将通过提供真实的研究经验、学术进步和技能来实现这一目标 发展，以及密切的指导和咨询。该项目提供激励、荣誉 拥有工具、技能和归属感的本科生大三和大四学生来自代表不足的群体， 这将允许每个人成功进入、出类拔萃并完成生物医学或行为科学博士学位或 医学博士学位课程。这将通过让每个Marc U*明星实习生沉浸在一个支持性和 具有成功的本科生指导记录的积极研究人员的激励性研究实验室，将 发展学生个人技能，适当培养和提高学员对科学的兴趣 为期两年，最终以一篇荣誉论文告终。MARC U*STAR计划将每月提供 津贴和部分学费减免，消除了学员在外部就业的需要，并使 让他们专注于他们的研究项目和丰富活动。该计划将补充实习生的 FIU学年研究经验：个人建议，两周一次的项目会议，专业和 学术发展研讨会、技术技能研讨会、科学会议旅行、科学 演示场所、网络机会、领导力机会、社区外展活动以及 为参加校外暑期研究项目提供便利。每年将选拔六名学员 来自生物、化学、心理学和生物医学工程等有针对性的系。每年， 这六名高年级学生将作为六名即将上任的低年级学生的同伴导师--这是建立他们网络的关键要素， 加强他们的指导，建立他们作为科学家的自我认同感。FIU提供了一个极好的 环境和机会，以开发相当数量的油井(在5年资助期内有24口) 在生物医学研究事业中，圆滑的、代表性不足的科学家。

ABSTRACT The proposed Florida International University (FIU) MARC U*STAR Plan is designed to address the national deficiency of diversity in the biomedical workforce. It will teach practical, career enhancing skills and addresses these in the context of often overlooked, underlying issues such as social capital and self-identity, to demonstrate biomedical research as a rewarding career path--providing life skills needed to succeed in this arena. FIU is a public, research institution (R1 Carnegie Classification Doctoral University - Highest Research Activity) located in Miami, Florida. It has an enrollment of 53,000 students (fall 2017), is designated an Hispanic Serving Institution (64% Hispanic), emphasizes research in its mission and includes health and diversity as strategic themes. The mission of the MARC U*STAR Program is to enhance the pool of UR students earning baccalaureate and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical research fields and ultimately to contribute to the diversification of the nation’s scientific workforce. Therefore, our vision is to provide a structured training program to prepare high achieving UR students for Doctoral Programs in Biomedical research fields. We will achieve this by providing an authentic research experience, academic enhancements and skill development, as well as close mentoring and advising. The program provides motivated, honors undergraduate juniors and seniors from underrepresented groups with tools, skills, and a sense of belonging, that will allow each to successfully enter, excel in, and complete a biomedical or behavioral sciences Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. program. This will be accomplished by immersing each MARC U*STAR trainee in a supportive & stimulating research lab of an active researcher with a successful undergraduate mentoring record, who will develop the individual student’s skills, and properly nurture and enhance the trainee’s interest in science over a two-year period, culminating with an honors thesis. The MARC U*STAR program will provide a monthly stipend and partial tuition waiver, eliminating the need for trainees to seek outside employment and enable them to focus on their research projects and enrichment activies. The program will supplement the trainees’ FIU academic year research experience with: personal advising, bi-weekly program meetings, professional & academic development workshops, technical skills workshops, travel to scientific meetings, scientific presentation venues, networking opportunities, leadership opportunities, community outreach events, and facilitiate participation in an extramural summer research program. Six trainees will be selected each year from targeted departments including Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and Biomedical Engineering. Each year, the six seniors will serve as peer mentors to the six incoming juniors--a key element for building their network, enhancing their mentoring and building their self-identity as a scientist. FIU provides an excellent environment and opportunity to develop a significant number (24 over the 5-year funding period) of well- rounded, underrepresented scientists for biomedical research careers.