Inspiring Diversity to Explore the Brain in the 21st Century: The NIHNDS/LSUHSC-NO, Undergraduate Diversity in Neuroscience Research Experiences

与我们学院继续支持来自代表性不足/服务不足和/或弱势背景的有竞争力的学生的做法一致，我们正在寻求通过实施可持续的本科生物医学预科科学丰富平台来增加神经科学的多样性，以加强我们的渠道。拟议的“激发多样性，探索21世纪的思维：NIHNDS/LSUHSC-NO，神经科学研究经历的本科生多样性”计划是一个为期一(1)年的非住宿/通勤本科生暑期学术充实计划，将为来自合作机构的学生提供机会，在神经科学的Egis下进行研究和体验研究生教育。我们的本科生学术充实计划的实施将继续整合LSUHSC-NO机构的资源，推进LSUHSC-NO机构的研究和实施，并以核心能力的发展为基础，如批判性思维和推理、人际交往和个人内部技能以及科学能力，这些能力是有志于成为生物医学专业候选人的基本工具。这些项目，加上导师和授权，将使我们的学者成功地通过录取途径进入卫生专业教育。我们的目标学生群体将集中在路易斯安那州正在崛起的二年级和三年级本科生，他们对神经科学领域的生物医学职业感兴趣，并在当地/合作机构就读，通过良好的合作伙伴关系，我们将继续利用与路易斯安那州立大学主校区、地区历史上的黑人学院/大学、主要为少数族裔服务的机构(包括但不限于路易斯安那大学、迪拉德大学和新奥尔良南方大学)以及地区机构(如新奥尔良大学和杜兰大学)的伙伴关系进行项目招聘。我们的计划策略是每年选出6名学生学者，他们是正在崛起的二年级和三年级学生。我们的核心课程将提供神经科学方面的职业发展活动，包括领导力和专业精神的融合，以及单独的实验室经验、批判性思维和阅读技能，以及为职业学校入学考试GRE做准备的技能。我们将讨论批判性思维和推理、医学道德、文化能力和专业精神的基本原则。课程充实研讨会将提供：1)了解神经科学职业道路选择的学者，例如我们的博士项目，以及我们的MD/博士项目的双学位跟踪；2)促进与生物医学/卫生专业教职员工、学生和神经科学研究人员的指导关系；3)就入学前生物医学专业招生工具-专业简历(CV)/简历的发展和招生面试方法提供建议。

Consistent with our institution’s continued support of competitive students from underrepresented/underserved, and/or disadvantaged backgrounds, we are seeking to increase diversity in the neurosciences by the implement a sustainable undergraduate pre-biomedical sciences enrichment platform to strengthen our pipeline. The proposed “Inspiring Diversity to Explore the Mind in the 21st Century: The NIHNDS/LSUHSC-NO, Undergraduate Diversity in Neuroscience Research Experiences” Program is a one (1) year, non-residential/commutator undergraduate summer academic enrichment program, which will provide students from partnered-institutions the opportunity to perform research and experience graduate education under the egis of neurosciences. The implementation of our undergraduate academic enrichment program will continue to incorporate the resources of the LSUHSC- NO institution, advancing the and conduct of a robust, evidence-based enrichment program, based on the development of core competencies, such as critical thinking and reasoning, interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, and science competencies, which are essential tools for aspiring biomedical professions candidates. These items, along with mentorship and empowerment, will allow our scholars to navigate successfully the admissions pathway into health professions education. Our target student population will focus on Louisiana residents who are rising sophomores and junior undergraduate students, who are interested in biomedical careers in the neurosciences and who are attending local/partnered-institutions, Through well-established partnerships, we will continue to leverage partnerships with our LSU Main Campus, regional historically black colleges/universities; predominantly minority serving institutions (including, but not limited to Xavier University of Louisiana, Dillard University, and Southern University of New Orleans) as well as regional institutions such as, the University of New Orleans, and Tulane University for program recruitment. Our programmatic strategy is to select 6 student scholars, yearly, who are rising sophomores and juniors. Our core curriculum will provide career development activities in the neurosciences, inclusive of the integration of leadership and professionalism, as well as separate laboratory experiences, critical thinking and reading skills, and skills’ preparation for professional schools’ entrance examination, the GRE. We will address fundamental principles of critical thinking & reasoning, medical ethics, cultural competence, and professionalism. Program enrichment workshops will provide: 1) scholars with awareness of career path options in the neurosciences, such as our PhD program, as well as our dual-degree track of MD/PhD programs; 2) facilitation of mentoring relationships with biomedical/health professions faculty, students, and neuroscience researchers; 3) advising on Pre-admissions biomedical professions admissions tools – Professional curriculum vitae (CV)/resume’ development and approaches to admissions interviews.