Expanding a Model Program Which Has Increased the Number of Underrepresented Students in Biomedical-Relevant Graduate Programs: SUPPLEMENT REQUEST

扩大示范项目，增加了生物医学相关研究生项目中代表性不足的学生数量：补充请求

• 批准号: 10391996
• 负责人: Peter J. Cavnar
• 金额: $ 7.96万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-06-01 至 2024-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10391996
• 关键词: Biology; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Chemistry; Critical Thinking; Degree Completion; Development; Development Plans; Disadvantaged; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Financial Support; Florida; Funding; Individual; Institution; Mentors; Modeling; NCI Scholars Program; Performance; Physics; Preparation; Research; Resources; Schools; Series; Students; Support System; Underrepresented Students; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Update; Writing; academic preparation; career; college; design; experience; interest; living-learning community; matriculation; minority student; programs; social integration

SUMMARY: The proposed renewal and expansion of the current UWF MARC Scholars Program seeks to dramatically increase retention, academic performance, degree attainment, and graduate school matriculation rates among underrepresented biomedical minority students at the University of West Florida (UWF). The program is modeled after UWF’s Chemistry Scholars and current MARC Scholars Programs, inclusion programs modeled after the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at UMBC. These programs are designed to support high-potential underrepresented (UR) students who start college with an interest in STEM. Five years after establishing Chem Scholars, the ethnically UR Chemistry graduates have increased from an average 6% during 2009-2012 to an average 30% during 2012-2017. The percentage of ethnically UR students pursuing biomedically relevant PhD or MD-PhD degrees has increased from 0% during 2010-2012 to an average 60% in 2012-2017. Perhaps more impressive is the average past 5-year percentage of ethnically UR majors matriculating to PhD or MD/PhD programs exceeds the percentage of non- UR by 11%. NIH-funded MARC Scholars expanded the model into Biology and Physics in 2014 solely for ethnically UR students. To date, 19 ethnically UR and 5 financially disadvantaged MARC Scholars have matriculated through MARC Scholars, 100% of MARC Scholars (15 of the 15 MARC Scholars) graduated with a BS degree (Biology, Chemistry, and/or Physics), 93% (14 of the 15) of MARC Scholar graduates have matriculated to PhD or MD-PhD programs and 8 Scholars are on track to graduate. (These MARC results were updated from the 2018 competitive renewal submission) The proposed expanded MARC Scholars seeks to further expand the current MARC Scholars Program to also support financially disadvantaged UR students pursuing biomedical research careers. The proposed expanded program will continue to encompass the four major components of the model programs with several additions tailored specifically to UWF MARC Scholars. MARC Scholars will provide the following: 1) academic and social integration via the a 2-year research experience (on and off campus) and STEM Living Learning Community; 2) rigorous academic preparation via Writing, Critical Thinking and Professional Development workshops and seminar series tailored specifically for STEM and biomedical topics, a STEM Writing course, an RCR Course, and research experience both at UWF and R-1 institutions; 3) a support system implemented through MARC Scholars, “intrusive advising,” and regulated mentoring and advising for both academic coursework, research, and MARC Scholars; and 4) preparation for MARC Scholars, matriculation to graduate school, and ultimately to a research career through individual development plans, application materials preparation, and resume building workshops. These resources are currently available only through NIH-funding of MARC Scholars specifically for high-achieving UR junior and senior students pursuing biomedical degrees at UWF and long-term research careers.

总结： 目前UWF MARC学者计划的拟议更新和扩展旨在 大幅提高保留率、学习成绩、学位获得率和研究生院 大学少数民族生物医学学生的入学率 西佛罗里达（UWF）。该计划是仿照UWF的化学学者和目前的MARC 学者计划，包容性计划仿照UMBC的Meyerhoff学者计划。 这些计划旨在支持高潜力的代表性不足（UR）的学生， 开始对STEM感兴趣的大学。在建立化学学者五年后， UR化学毕业生从2009-2012年的平均6%增加到平均30% 在2012-2017年期间。在生物医学专业学习的乌拉圭学生的比例 相关的博士或MD-PhD学位从2010-2012年的0%增加到2012年的10%。 2012-2017年平均60%。也许更令人印象深刻的是过去5年的平均百分比， 种族UR专业录取到博士或MD/博士课程超过非百分比， 11%。NIH资助的MARC学者在2014年将该模型扩展到生物学和物理学 只对少数民族学生开放。迄今为止，19个少数民族工发组织和5个经济上处于不利地位的组织 MARC Scholars通过MARC Scholars录取，100%的MARC Scholars（15个中的15个） MARC学者）毕业于学士学位（生物学，化学和/或物理学），93%（14的 15)的MARC学者毕业生已被录取为博士或MD-PhD课程，8名学者 即将毕业（这些MARC结果是从2018年竞争性更新中更新的 提交） 拟议扩大的MARC学者旨在进一步扩大目前的MARC学者 该计划还支持经济上处于不利地位的UR学生进行生物医学研究 careers.拟议的扩大方案将继续包括四个主要组成部分 该模型程序与几个专门为UWF MARC学者量身定制的补充。Marc 学者将提供以下内容：1）通过为期2年的研究，学术和社会融合 经验（校内和校外）和STEM生活学习社区; 2）严谨的学术 通过写作，批判性思维和专业发展讲习班和研讨会进行准备 专门为STEM和生物医学主题定制的系列，STEM写作课程，RCR 课程，并在UWF和R-1机构的研究经验; 3）支持系统 通过MARC学者，“侵入性咨询”和规范指导实施， 为学术课程，研究和MARC学者提供建议;以及4）准备 MARC学者，预科到研究生院，并最终通过研究生涯 个人发展计划、申请材料准备和简历建设 工作坊.这些资源目前只能通过NIH资助的MARC学者获得 专门为高成就的UR初级和高级学生追求生物医学学位， UWF和长期的研究生涯。