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

从2009年开始到整个任期，被辅导者的使命是 研究、教学和教学经验(优点)计划一直并将继续 培养博士后学者，成为明天的领军研究人员和 院士们。为了实现其使命，功绩方案的主要目标仍然是 为博士后学者提供优秀的研究和教学经验 改善在生物医学和医疗领域招聘任职人数不足的群体 行为研究。 功绩计划是通过UAB、斯蒂尔曼学院、 奥克伍德大学和劳森州立社区学院；所有学校都位于阿拉巴马州 方圆100英里内。在这第二次竞争更新中，研究部分继续 将实验室教学与道德培训和专业技能相结合 发展，包括编写赠款以及时间和实验室管理方面的指导。这个 教学部分仍然由四个关键要素组成：一)与教学有关的课程；二) 对本科生的一对一辅导；iii)课程开发；以及iv)课堂 和在线教学体验。新的方案要素包括新的和扩展的 斯蒂尔曼、奥克伍德和劳森州立大学的合作伙伴关系；加强学术工作准备； 文化意识导师培训；增加优秀学者资源；并扩大 机构承诺。 在本赠款期间，对功绩方案的评估表明：i) 它的学者在研究和教学能力以及就业安置方面都取得了进步 机会；二)职业发展和招聘任职人数不足的群体 主办机构增加了；和三)与科学有关的课程， 本科生申请生物医学和教师研究方面的研究生课程 伙伴机构的合作得到了加强。目前，功勋计划 每年为九个培训名额提供资金；在本申请中，我们要求保留相同数量的 每年的培训时段。

From its beginning in 2009 and throughout its tenure, the mission of the Mentored Experiences in Research, Instruction, and Teaching (MERIT) Program has been and continues to be to train postdoctoral scholars to become tomorrow's leading researchers and academicians. To achieve its mission, the primary goal of the MERIT Program remains providing postdoctoral scholars with outstanding research and teaching experiences while improving the recruitment of under-represented groups into the field of biomedical and behavioral research. The MERIT Program is facilitated through a partnership of UAB, Stillman College, Oakwood University and Lawson State Community College; all schools are located in Alabama within a 100 mile radius. In this second competitive renewal, the research component continues to incorporate laboratory-based instruction together with ethics training and professional skills development, including instruction in grant writing and time and laboratory management. The teaching component remains comprised of four key elements: i) teaching-related coursework; ii) one-on-one mentoring of an undergraduate student; iii) course development; and iv) class-room and on-line teaching experiences. New programmatic elements include new and expanded partnerships at Stillman, Oakwood and Lawson State; enhanced academic job preparation; culture awareness mentor training; increased MERIT Scholar resources; and expanded institutional commitment. During the current grant period, assessment of the MERIT Program has indicated that: i) its scholars have progressed in their research and teaching abilities and job placement opportunities; ii) career development and the recruitment of underrepresented groups have increased at the host institution; and iii) science-related curriculua, the number of undergraduates applying to graduate programs in the biomedical sciences, and faculty research collaborations have been enhanced at the partner institutions. Currently, the MERIT Program funds nine training slots each year; in this application, we request to retain this same number of training slots per year.