MARC at the University of California Santa Barbara

项目摘要 我们建议在加州大学圣巴巴拉（MARC-）多层次的最大限度地获得研究职业生涯 UCSB）计划，继续我们目前的MARC计划的成功，并增加保留和入学， 所有本科生的博士和医学博士/博士课程（但特别是代表性不足[UR]和弱势学生） 有兴趣从事生物医学研究。全国范围内，在加州大学圣巴巴拉，最大的损失，乌尔 来自STEM领域的学生在前两年发生。因此，MARC-UCSB计划的第一阶段将 开始与一系列的接触点，为符合MARC资格的学生，刺激新的切入点进入研究， 科学界，并融入UCSB现有的基础设施。这些接触点将包括： 课堂推广和早期研究经验;同行、研究生/博士后的指导网络 学者和教师;以及一个介绍研究课程称为“科学实践”。当他们建立社区时 提高对各种研究和职业机会的认识，学生将准备进一步发展， 研究人员通过下一阶段的MARC-UCSB：为期两年的MARC学者计划，并伴随MARC 附属倡议。每年将有10名积极进取的学生被选为MARC学者。除了获得广泛的 研究经验，他们将通过各种专业机会，如展示， 在会议上，担任低年级学生的导师，并开发一个基于团队的社区服务项目 在服务学习课程“科学为共同利益”。虽然50名学生将获得MARC奖学金， 另外约100个MARC附属机构将受到我们活动的影响，并将做好充分准备，以申请其他协同 研究实习计划，并最终在生物医学研究的高级学位和职业生涯。支持这一点 学者保留和成功将是一套教师和研究生/博士后导师培训计划集成 发展基础设施，以影响培训环境，实现持续影响。通过MARC-UCSB计划 我们的长远目标是：a）加强院校文化，让学生融入一个有凝聚力的社会， 学术和研究社区，从早期阶段培养他们的成功; B）培养学生的信心 和技能，使他们能够进入并成功地在顶级高级学位课程;和c）成长和维持 卓越的指导机构文化，为我们的整个STEM校园创造更具包容性的环境 社区我们提出了一个三管齐下的方法来实现这一目标，将：1）应用“拟议的创新”，以满足我们的 目标和解决我们当前计划中的挑战，2）扩展核心的“最佳实践要素”， 我们目前成功的特点，以及3）利用“协同基础设施”的机构要素， 有助于实现MARC-UCSB目标。作为美国大学协会（AAU）仅有的三所大学中的第一所 为了达到西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）的地位，UCSB是一个突出的研究密集型机构服务的短名单 大量的西班牙裔本科生。因此，我们将有许多符合条件的申请人博士和MD/博士课程 该项目的成功将成为其他类似R-1机构的典范。

PROJECT SUMMARY We propose a multi-tiered Maximizing Access to Research Careers at the University of California Santa Barbara (MARC- UCSB) program that continues the successes of our current MARC program and increases retention and matriculation into PhD and MD/PhD programs of all undergraduates (but especially underrepresented [UR] and disadvantaged students) interested in pursuing careers in biomedical research. Nationwide, and at UC Santa Barbara, the greatest loss of UR students from STEM fields occurs during the first two years. Consequently, the first phase of the MARC-UCSB program will begin with a series of engagement points for MARC–eligible students that stimulate new points of entry into research and scientific community, and integrate into existing infrastructure at UCSB. These engagement points will include: gateway classroom outreach and early research experience; a mentoring network of peers, graduate students/postdoctoral scholars, and faculty; and an introduction to research course called the “Practice of Science.” As they build community and increase awareness of various research and career opportunities, students will be prepared to further develop as researchers through the next phase of MARC-UCSB: the two-year MARC Scholars program, and accompanying MARC Affiliate initiatives. Ten motivated students will be selected as MARC Scholars each year. In addition to acquiring extensive research experience, they will grow their leadership skills through various professional opportunities such as presenting at conferences, serving as mentors for lower division students, and developing a team-based community service project in the service-learning course “Science for the Common Good”. Although 50 students will receive MARC scholarships, an additional ~100 MARC-Affiliates will be impacted by our activities and will be well-prepared to apply for other synergistic research internship programs and eventually to advanced degrees and careers in biomedical research. Underpinning this Scholar retention and success will be a suite of faculty and graduate student/postdoc mentor training initiatives integrated into developing infrastructure to impact the training landscape for sustained impact. Through the MARC-UCSB program our long-term goals are to: a) enhance an institutional culture where students are immersed into a cohesive social, academic, and research community that nurtures their success from an early stage; b) cultivate students’ confidence and skills to enable them to matriculate into and succeed in top advanced degree programs; and c) grow and maintain an institutional culture of mentoring excellence to create a more inclusive environment for our entire STEM campus community. We propose a three-pronged approach to achieve this that will: 1) apply “proposed innovations” to meet our objectives and address challenges in our current program, 2) expand “best practice elements” that have been core features of our current successes, and 3) leverage “synergistic infrastructure” from institutional elements that will contribute to achieving MARC-UCSB objectives. As the first of only three in the Association of American Universities (AAU) to reach Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) status, UCSB is on a short list of prominent research-intensive institutions serving a large number of Hispanic undergraduates. As such, we will have many eligible applicants to PhD and MD/PhD programs and success of this program will serve as a model for other similar R-1 institutions.