Mentored Experiences in Research, Instruction and Teaching (MERIT) Program - administrative supplement

自2009年资助以来，UAB IRACDA的主要目标-研究、教学、 和教学(优)计划(K12 GM088010)是为了为博士后提供优秀的 研究和教学经验，同时改善招聘代表性不足的群体进入 生物医学和行为研究。为了实现这一目标，IRACDA-功绩计划与当地 为代表不足的群体提供教学经验的机构；研究经验是 由阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校(UAB)提供。到目前为止，共有35位优秀学者 在IRACDA-功绩方案中接受培训/正在接受培训；80%的功勋奖学金校友目前受雇为 全美教学和研究密集型机构的教职员工。 UAB致力于为本科生、研究生和博士后研究员提供技能 他们需要改善自己的心理健康和健康状况。然而，尽管有这些资源，没有一个是完全 解决从事生物医学研究的受训人员的具体心理健康挑战和需求。 为了满足这一需要，优秀学者将在指导下开发生物医学-适应性(BMR)课程 来自IRACDA-功绩计划领导力、UAB研究生院专业发展计划和 UAB电子学习和专业服务。这一努力将与学者们正在进行的教学相协调 经验，使他们能够加深他们在课程开发和评估领域的技能。 BMR课程的中心目标是改善学习者的复原力态度和技能， 特别是在进行生物医学研究的背景下。它将包括一套六个在线互动 模块，每个模块都有相关的活动练习和促进者指南，将利用元认知方法 提高对复原力的理解和发展。它将面向以下学习者： 生物医学相关科学培训，包括亚利桑那州立大学的研究生和博士后研究员 以及UAB和IRACDA优秀合作机构的STEM本科生和学士后毕业生。 BMR课程将通过与UAB协商的形成性和终结性方法进行评估 研究生院专业发展计划。一旦评估完成并有任何改进 最终确定的BMR课程将作为以下形式传播给UAB和IRACDA-功绩计划社区 以及更广泛的生物医学研究社区。作为机构承诺的一种衡量标准，BMR 课程将作为UAB研究生院专业人员的常备课程制度化 发展计划组合。

Funded since 2009, the primary goal of the UAB IRACDA - Mentored Experiences in Research, Instruction, and Teaching (MERIT) Program (K12 GM088010) is to provide postdoctoral scholars with outstanding research and teaching experiences while improving the recruitment of underrepresented groups into the field of biomedical and behavioral research. To meet this goal, IRACDA-MERIT Program partners with local institutions that serve underrepresented groups to provide teaching experiences; research experiences are provided at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). To date, a total of 35 MERIT Scholars have trained / are training in the IRACDA-MERIT Program; 80% of MERIT Scholar Alumni are employed currently as faculty in teaching- and research-intensive institutions throughout the US. UAB is committed to providing its undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with the skills they need to improve their mental health and wellness. Despite these resources, however, none fully address the specific mental health challenges and needs of trainees engaged in biomedical research. To address this need, MERIT Scholars will develop the BioMed-Resiliency (BMR) Curriculum with guidance from IRACDA-MERIT Program leadership, the UAB Graduate School Professional Development Program and UAB eLearning & Professional Services. This effort will be coordinated with the Scholars’ on-going teaching experiences, allowing them to deepen their skill set in the area of curriculum development and assessment. The central objective of the BMR Curriculum is to improve the learner’s resiliency attitudes and skills, specifically in the context of conducting biomedical research. It will include a set of six online interactive modules, each with related activity exercises and a facilitator guide, that will utilize metacognitive approaches toward increased understanding and development of resiliency. It will be geared toward learners who are training in the biomedical-related sciences, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at UAB as well as STEM undergraduates and post-baccalaureates at UAB and at IRACDA-MERIT Partner Institutions. The BMR Curriculum will be assessed via formative and summative approaches in consultation with the UAB Graduate School Professional Development Program. Once assessment is completed and any improvements finalized, the BMR Curriculum will be disseminated to the UAB and IRACDA-MERIT Program communities as well as to the broader biomedical research community. As a measure of institutional commitment, the BMR Curriculum will be institutionalized as a standing curriculum in the UAB Graduate School Professional Development Program portfolio.