U-RISE at Claflin University through Collaborative Interdisciplinary Mentoring in Biomedical Sciences

7.项目概要/摘要 位于奥兰治堡，南卡罗来纳州，克拉夫林大学（CU），一个独立的，四年制，男女同校， 这是一所以就业为导向的文科大学，隶属于联合卫理公会。成立于 1869年，CU是历史上最古老的黑人学院/大学（HBCU）在南卡罗来纳州。超过90%的学生 身体是非洲裔美国人和39%是第一代大学生，使CU的地方，区域， 以及国家努力招收少数民族和女学生进入高等学位和研究型职业 在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域。我们致力于培养未来 科学家和工程师通过实践，在积极科学的直接指导下进行研究， 工程学院已经成为我们的主要教学模式。所有克拉夫林自然学校的学生 科学和数学（SNSM）被要求参与研究，最终在高级研究 论文或研究计划。拟议的本科生研究倡议，为学生的提高（U- RISE）的目标是跨学科研究，18名U-RISE受训人员，使用 在CU的15名研究人员的监督下，与生物医学研究人员合作， 在研究密集型环境中，重点关注美国国立卫生研究院的培训计划，为期五年 期项目将在不同的实验室进行（生物，化学，数学，计算机科学 在SNSM中，选定的项目与社区参与性公共卫生相结合， 研究，以解决与人文学院和外部合作的相关健康差距 研究合作者。教师导师将完成所需的培训活动，包括多样性的主题 培训和文化敏感性。学员将完成必修课程，研究介绍和 研究道德，并参加每周会议，包括期刊俱乐部，负责任的研究行为， CITI模块，写作模块，文化敏感性模块，研究生入学考试准备， 实习申请、研究生入学申请、口头和海报准备和实践、手稿 准备和面试技巧。此外，整个计划的团队建设会议，从方向 到毕业，将提供一个支持性的环境。学生的准备、热情和自信 将促进职业发展，增加代表性不足的学生的人数， 完成博士学位生物医学领域的项目。因此，我们的目标是安置33%的学员（2 毕业生）进入博士学位。第三年后每年计划，6在5年结束时，在3年内 毕业，建立在招聘，选拔和保留的战略计划以及 实施有效跟踪直至完成。随着这些计划从吸取的经验教训中得到适当执行， 在我们的RISE计划和其他成功的计划中，我们预计学生的 攻读博士学位MD/Ph.D.因为进入硕士课程的人数。

7. Project Summary/Abstract Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Claflin University (CU), an independent, four-year, co-educational, residential, career-oriented liberal arts university, is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1869, CU is the oldest historically black college/university (HBCU) in South Carolina. Over 90% of the student body is African American and 39% are first generation college students, making CU a vital part of local, regional, and national efforts to recruit minority and female students into advanced degrees and research-oriented careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Our commitment to train future scientists and engineers through hands-on, research pursuits under the direct mentorship of active science and engineering faculty has emerged as our primary pedagogic paradigm. All students in Claflin’s School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (SNSM) are required to participate in research that culminates in a senior research thesis or research proposal. The proposed Undergraduate-Research Initiative for Student Enhancement (U- RISE) targets interdisciplinary research with 18 U-RISE Trainees, recruited, selected, and retained using a holistic approach, under the supervision of 15 researchers at CU and in collaboration with biomedical researchers in research-intensive environments focusing on National Institutes of Health Training Programs over a five-year period. Projects will be conducted in various laboratories (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics-Computer Science and Engineering) in SNSM, with selected projects integrated with community-based participatory public health research to address pertinent health disparities in collaboration with the School of Humanities and external research collaborators. Faculty mentors will complete required training activities that include topics of Diversity Training and Cultural Sensitivity. Trainees will complete required courses, Introduction to Research and Research Ethics, and participate in weekly sessions to include journal clubs, Responsible Conduct of Research, CITI modules, writing modules, and cultural sensitivity modules, Graduate Record Exam Preparation, application for internships, application for graduate school, oral and poster preparation and practice, manuscript preparation, and interview skills. Moreover, team building sessions throughout the program, from orientation to graduation, will provide a supportive environment. Students’ preparation, enthusiasm, and self-confidence will enhance career development with an increased number of underrepresented students entering and completing Ph.D. programs in biomedical-focused areas. As a result, we aim to place 33% of trainees (2 graduating trainees) into Ph.D. programs yearly after the third year, 6 at the end of 5 years, within 3 years of graduation, building upon strategic plans for recruitment, selection, and retention as well as upon implementation of efficient tracking to completion. With these plans implemented properly from lessons learned in our RISE program and from other successful programs, we anticipate a significant increase in students’ matriculating into Ph.D. and MD/Ph.D. programs because of the number entering Master’s Programs.