Development of Modules to Train Minority Undergraduate Students in Biomedical Research Expertise

摘要 伊丽莎白城州立大学（ECSU）是一所历史悠久的黑人机构，位于美国东北部。 北卡罗来纳州（NENC），北卡罗来纳州经济最困难的地区之一。由于， 在某种程度上，由于ECSU的使命及其农村环境，大部分学生来自 在NENC地区。一项机构自我研究确定了三个主要挑战， 培养有竞争力的博士生。这些挑战是：（一）缺乏学术 第一代大学新生和学生自我效能问题的榜样;（二） 代表性不足的少数民族（URM）和多数民族之间的学术成就差距 学生;和（iii）缺乏技能，在生产竞争力博士课程的应用。ECSU 要求NIH/NIGMS支持继续其成功的MARC U* 星星培训计划 旨在影响学生的挑战博士学位途径，特别是对学生在 生物医学科学，通过长期目标：（一）提供卓越的学生研究 培训;（ii）增加学术支持;（iii）广泛影响ECSU社区， 促进学生的成功与博士学位录取的最终目标。于本 在这一支持期间，我们在实现这些目标方面取得了重大进展。的 该计划支持了24名URM本科生在校内和校外接受指导 研究在这样著名的RO 1大学，如范德比尔特和杜克，并提供学术 并为这些人提供职业咨询，以便提交有竞争力的博士申请。一 值得注意的是，65% MARC支持的学生在完成博士学位方面取得了扎实的进展 90%的MARC学者已经完成了学士学位， 在先进的生物医学和相关领域攻读博士和学士后课程。 这些数据证明ECSU MARC程序正在发挥作用，但也表明需要 继续支持我们继续取得成功，提高体验质量 新学员的培训为了实现这些目标，本次竞赛的具体目标 更新是建立在过去的成功：（一）选择学者，拥有优秀的 证书和真诚的愿望，以获得博士学位;（二）继续提供一对一 导师在研究和博士申请提交，增加的可能性， 成功的方案接受;（iii）提供机构财政支持， 学生从分心和潜在的出轨工作的外部工作，而追求 学术和研究。后者很重要，因为我们的许多学生来自家庭， 高经济需求。

ABSTRACT Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is a historically black institution located in Northeastern North Carolina (NENC), one of the most economically distressed regions of North Carolina. Due, in part, to the mission of ECSU and its rural setting, most of the student population originates from within the NENC region. An institutional self-study identified three major challenges in producing graduates competitive for PhD programs. These challenges are: (i) lack of academic role models for first-generation college freshman and student self-efficacy issues; (ii) achievement gaps in academics between Underrepresented Minority (URM) and majority students; and (iii) lack of skills in producing competitive PhD program applications. ECSU requests NIH/NIGMS support to continue its successful MARC U*STAR Training Program designed to impact the challenges for students to PhD pathway, especially for students in biomedical sciences, through the long-term goals of: (i) providing exceptional student research training; (ii) increasing academic support; and (iii) broadly impacting the ECSU community to promote student success with the ultimate goal of PhD degree matriculation. During the current period of support, we have made significant progress towards achieving these goals. The program supported 24 URM undergraduates in both on-campus and off-campus mentored research at such prestigious RO1 universities, like Vanderbilt and Duke, and provided academic and career counseling to these individuals toward competitive PhD application submissions. A notable 65% MARC supported students are making solid progress towards completing doctoral degrees and 90% of MARC scholars overall have completed their Bachelor’s degree and are pursuing PhD and post-Baccalaureate programs in advanced biomedical and related fields. These data are evidence that the ECSU MARC program is working, but also indicates the need for continued support to continue our successes and to improve the quality of the experience for new cohorts of trainees. To accomplish those goals, the specific aims of this competitive renewal are to build on the past successes by: (i) selecting scholars that possess excellent credentials and bona-fide desire to obtain PhDs; (ii) continuing to provide one-on-one mentorship in research and PhD application submissions that increases the likelihood of successful program acceptance; and (iii) provide institutional financial support alleviating students from the distraction and potential derailment of working external jobs while pursuing academics and research. The latter is important since many of our students are from families of high economic need.