UAB PREP Scholars Program

增加生物医学劳动力的多样性是一个重要的国家目标，其中大学 伯明翰的亚拉巴马（UAB）也有贡献。拥有超过3.2亿美元的联邦资助的研究，UAB是一个理想的 网站的一个计划，以准备研究生的职业生涯在生物医学科学。UAB是一个全面的 研究型大学和医疗综合体，被列为“博士-研究密集型”。其博士培养 课程涵盖所有主要研究领域，包括生物医学科学的实质性优势。UAB 具有出色的记录，成功的培训研究生和坚定的承诺，培训 来自不同背景的博士生。UAB已经建立了几个（目前正在进行的）计划，以帮助 无论是来自弱势群体的本科生，他们渴望博士学位，还是研究生 他们需要经济支持来继续研究生学业。具体来说，UAB PREP学者计划 （成立于2009年）提供了一个额外的途径，为不同的学士后申请人进入 生物医学博士课程。一些来自弱势群体的本科生决定 在他们的大学生涯中太晚地追求博士教育，使他们的竞争力不如那些 早一点决定。其他人可能有有限的机会从事高质量的研究经验 由于本科院校的限制，UAB PREP学者计划将提供这些 具有重要的财务和学术支持，研究经验，教育和 专业发展培训，以增加他们进入生物医学相关博士的竞争力 在顶级研究机构的研究生课程，并确保成功完成博士学位。度我们 UAB PREP学者计划的总体目标是75%的参与者进入并完成生物医学 博士研究生课程。在培训期间，学者们将与他们的教师导师合作， 一个独立的研究项目，他们将花费80%或更多的时间。个人发展 计划（IDP）也将为每个学生设计，以解决任何学术弱点，可能会影响他们的 成功进入博士研究生课程。此外，广泛的专业发展 将为学者提供培训，以加强写作和量化技能，提高职业意识， 选择，发展演讲技巧，讨论研究伦理，并促进与同行在科学 会议，如少数民族学生的年度生物医学研究会议。学者的进步 将通过与PREP主任定期举行会议， 研究导师

Increasing the diversity of the biomedical workforce is an important national goal to which the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) contributes. With over $320 million of federally funded research, UAB is an ideal site for a program to prepare graduate students for careers in biomedical sciences. UAB is a comprehensive research university and medical complex, classified as “doctoral – very research intensive”. Its doctoral training programs encompass all major research areas, including substantial strengths in the biomedical sciences. UAB has an outstanding record of successful training for graduate students and a strong commitment to training doctoral students from diverse backgrounds. UAB has established several (currently active) programs to help both undergraduate students from underserved groups who aspire to doctoral careers and graduate students who need financial support to pursue graduate studies. Specifically, the UAB PREP Scholars Program (established in 2009) provides an additional pathway for a diverse pool of postbaccalaureate applicants to enter doctoral programs in the biomedical sciences. Some undergraduate students from underserved groups decide to pursue doctoral education too late in their college career, making them less competitive applicants that those that decide earlier. Others may have had limited opportunities to engage in high-quality research experiences due to limitations at their undergraduate institutions. The UAB PREP Scholars Program will provide these individuals with significant financial and academic support, research experience, and educational and professional development training to increase their competitiveness for entry into biomedical-related doctoral graduate programs at top-tier research institutions and ensure success in completing their Ph.D. degrees. Our overall goal for the UAB PREP Scholars Program is for 75% of participants to both enter and complete biomedical doctoral graduate programs. During the training period, scholars will work with their faculty mentors to develop an independent research project upon which they will spend 80% or more of their time. An individual development plan (IDP) will also be designed for each student to address any academic weaknesses that might affect their success in matriculating into doctoral graduate programs. In addition, extensive professional development training will be provided to the scholars to strengthen writing and quantitative skills, raise awareness for career options, develop presentation skills, discuss research ethics, and foster networking with peers at scientific meetings, such as the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. Progress of scholars towards meeting the goals of their IDP will be monitored by regular meetings with PREP Directors and the research mentor.