Diabetes Institute Summer Interprofessional Research Experience (DISIRE) for Undergraduates

摘要： 这项建议旨在发展一个“糖尿病研究所夏季跨专业研究”， 经验（DISIRE）”计划，以培养本科生。关于DISIRE 教育计划是增加代表性不足的少数民族和阿巴拉契亚的人数 进入生物科学，健康科学或 相关领域俄亥俄州大学的糖尿病研究所将招募一个10人的多元化小组 参与者，每年重点是少数民族学生，第一代阿巴拉契亚学生， 很少或根本没有接触生物和健康科学的残疾人毕业生 程序. DISIRE参与者将在10周内与经验丰富的糖尿病研究人员一起培训 暑期课程招聘将针对少数民族服务机构的高年级学生， 小型文理学院和阿巴拉契亚大学，没有研究生课程或广泛的 糖尿病教育。DISIRE课程将以跨学科为重点，包括 在线指导，每周研讨会，期刊俱乐部教学法，小组顶点项目，以及 与导师一起研究。该在线课程将是“糖尿病：从 从实验室到床边”，一个现有的，综合性的课程，探讨遗传学，生理学， 糖尿病的治疗、自我管理和心理社会护理。创新的组成部分， DISIRE计划是小组的顶点项目，是一种学习途径，旨在 鼓励参与者批判性地思考，培养解决问题的技能，鼓励设定目标， 促进团队合作。顶点项目将解决一个重要的问题或难题， 糖尿病在他们的学院或大学校园。因此，顶点项目不仅有利于 参与者的社区，但也有助于促进终身的社区参与， 与会者，因为他们将能够直接观察到实施科学的好处， 知识基于学徒的研究经验，这将发展研究技能， 在参与者中建立自我效能，是DISIRE计划的一个重要组成部分。每个 参与者将与他们选择的导师一起设计一个研究项目，并参与所有 从假设生成到结果传播的研究方面。的 最后的研究项目将在一个研究研讨会上提出，与其他 俄亥俄州大学的暑期本科课程和研究生课程。项目导师 将与参与者保持长期的指导关系，并提供指导， 在申请研究生院的过程中鼓励参与者。

Abstract: This proposal seeks to develop a “Diabetes Institute Summer Interprofessional Research Experience (DISIRE)” program to train undergraduate students. The vision for the DISIRE education program is to increase the number of underrepresented minority and Appalachian undergraduates who enter graduate programs in the biological sciences, health sciences or related fields. The Diabetes Institute at Ohio University will recruit a diverse group of 10 participants each year with a focus on minority students, first-generation Appalachian students, and persons with disabilities with little to no exposure to biological and health sciences graduate programs. DISIRE participants will train with experienced diabetes researchers in the 10-week summer program. Recruitment will target upperclassmen from minority serving institutions, small liberal arts colleges, and Appalachian universities without graduate programs or extensive education in diabetes. The DISIRE curriculum will be interdisciplinary-focused consisting of online instruction, weekly seminars, journal club didactics, a group capstone project, and research with a mentor. The online course will be an abridged version of “Diabetes: From Bench-to-Bedside”, an existing, comprehensive course that explores the genetics, physiology, treatment, self-management, and psychosocial care of diabetes. An innovative component of the DISIRE program is the group capstone project, a learning-pathway experience designed to encourage participants to think critically, develop problem-solving skills, encourage goal setting, and promote teamwork. The capstone project will address an important issue or problem about diabetes on their college or university campuses. Thus, the capstone project will not only benefit the participants’ communities, but also serves to foster a life-long community engagement of participants, as they will be able to directly observe the benefit of the implementation of scientific knowledge. The apprentice-based research experience, which will develop research skills and build self-efficacy in the participants, is a critical component of the DISIRE program. Each participant will design a research project with their selected mentor and be involved in all aspects of conducting research from hypothesis generation to dissemination of findings. The final research projects will be presented at a research symposium in conjunction with the other summer undergraduate programs and graduate programs at Ohio University. Project mentors will maintain a long-term mentoring relationship with participants and provide guidance and encouragement to the participants during the application process to graduate school.