University of Washington Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) Program

2021 - 2026 UW星星奖-项目摘要摘要 星星计划在2019年完成了第九年的资助，91%的计划 参加者注册或完成生物医学研究生或卫生专业学位。 该方案在有效培训代表性不足的人方面发挥了不可或缺的作用 少数民族、第一代和经济上处于不利地位的学生追求健康， 生物医学和生物行为研究途径。的长期目标 该计划的未来五年是扩大其举措，从71%增加到80%， 参与者人数，进入和完成生物医学和行为学专业， 最终进入专业/研究生课程。为了实现这一目标， 华盛顿大学星星计划团队建议将一套扩大的活动和一个 教师和工作人员的协作团队，以实施其倡议。同时继续 加强学生的学术和技术技能，该计划还将侧重于帮助 参与者了解心脏，肺和血液相关研究的作用， 这项研究在解决代表性不足的人的健康差距方面的后续影响 社区.华盛顿大学星星计划的总体目标 是开发创新的方案，将提供代表性不足的少数民族（URM） 学生，第一代学生，经济和教育上处于不利地位 学生和/或残疾学生的概念基础， 支持他们追求本科后学习目标的实验室经验 导致MD，MD/PhD，PhD和硕士学位。为了实现这一目标，星星 该计划将包括四（4）主要组成部分：教学实验室：一个为期10周的计划， 将介绍上升的大二和大三学生，没有任何正式的 生物医学/行为实验室经验，所需的，基本的技术 和研究方法。研究实验室部分将放置大二 通过非毕业的高年级/一年级研究生/正在上升的二年级医学生10 数周，与华盛顿大学的工作人员一起进行实验室指导 在NHLBI的重点研究。保留活动，让参与者对 通过研究人员主导的讲座进行以NHLBI为重点的研究;鼓励参与 在学生各自的机构使用技能的学年实验室经验 在教学实验室学习;以及，持续的，由项目工作人员提供全面的建议。最后， 年度评估，根据以下方面对计划活动进行微调/改进 参与者反馈。

2021 – 2026 UW STAR PROGRAM – PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT The STAR Program completed its ninth year of funding in 2019 with 91% of program participants enrolled in or completed biomedical graduate or health professional degrees. The program has been an integral contributor in effectively training underrepresented minority, first generation, and economically disadvantaged, students to pursue health, biomedical, and biobehavioral research pathways. The long-term objective of the Program’s next five years is to expand its initiatives to increase from 71% to 80% the number of participants, entering and completing biomedical and behavioral majors and eventually matriculating into professional/graduate programs. To fulfill this objective, the UW STAR Program team proposes to bring together an expanded set of activities and a collaborative team of faculty and staff to implement its initiative. While continuing to strengthen students’ academic and technical skills, the Program will also focus on helping participants understand the role of heart, lung, and blood-related research and the subsequent impact of this research in addressing health disparities in underrepresented communities. The overarching objective of the University of Washington STAR Program is to develop innovative programming that will provide underrepresented minority (URM) students, first generation students, economically and educationally disadvantaged students, and/or students with disabilities with the conceptual underpinnings and laboratory experiences that support their goals of pursuing post-undergraduate studies leading to MD, MD/PhD, PhD, and Masters’ degrees. To fulfill this objective, the STAR Program will consist of four (4) major components: Teach Lab: a 10 week program that will introduce rising sophomore and junior level students, without any formal biomedical/behavioral laboratory experience, to the required, fundamental techniques and methods of research. The Research Laboratory component will place sophomore through non-graduating senior/1st year graduate/rising 2nd year medical students for 10 weeks, in mentored laboratory experiences with University of Washington staff involved in NHLBI-focused research. Retention Activities to keep participants excited about NHLBI-focused research through researcher-led lectures; encouraging participation in academic-year laboratory experiences at students’ respective institutions using skills learned in Teach Lab; and, on-going, holistic advising by program staff. And finally, an annual Evaluation that will lead to fine-tuning/refinement of Program activities, based on participant feedback.