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

自2009年以来，UAB IRACDA的主要目标-研究，教学， 和教学（MERIT）计划（K12 GM 088010）是为博士后学者提供优秀的 研究和教学经验，同时改善代表性不足的群体进入该领域的招聘工作， 生物医学和行为研究。为了实现这一目标，IRACDA-MERIT计划与当地 为代表性不足的群体提供教学经验的机构;研究经验是 在伯明翰的亚拉巴马大学（UAB）提供。迄今为止，共有35名MERIT学者 受过/正在接受IRACDA-MERIT计划的培训; 80%的MERIT学者校友目前受雇于 教师在教学和研究密集型机构在美国各地。 UAB致力于为本科生，研究生和博士后研究员提供技能 他们需要改善他们的心理健康和健康。然而，尽管有这些资源， 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。 为了满足这一需求，MERIT学者将开发生物医学弹性（BMR）课程， 来自IRACDA-MERIT计划领导层，UAB研究生院专业发展计划和 UAB在线学习和专业服务。这项工作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课程的中心目标是提高学习者的弹性态度和技能， 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辅导员指南，将利用元认知方法 提高对复原力的理解和发展。它将面向那些 生物医学相关科学的培训，包括UAB的研究生和博士后研究员， 以及UAB和IRACDA-MERIT合作机构的STEM本科生和学士后毕业生。 BMR课程将通过与UAB协商的形成性和总结性方法进行评估 研究生院专业发展计划。一旦评估完成，任何改进 完成后，BMR课程将分发给UAB和IRACDA-MERIT计划社区， 以及更广泛的生物医学研究界。作为衡量机构承诺的一项措施， 课程将作为UAB研究生院专业的常设课程制度化 开发计划组合。

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.