MUSC High School Teen Science Ambassador Program

MUSC 高中青少年科学大使计划

• 批准号: 10482332
• 负责人: Lindsay Squeglia
• 金额: $ 27万
• 依托单位: MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-06 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10482332
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ABSTRACT Increasing underrepresented minority (URM) participation in the biomedical workforce is essential to ensuring scientific diversity and meeting the growing demand for STEM graduates. Inadequate URM representation in STEM has historically been fueled by lack of access to professional resources and educational opportunities, leading to low rates of retention of URMs in STEM degree fields. Theoretically-grounded, mentored research experiences have been shown to address these barriers and increase URM persistence in STEM fields. However, few structured, comprehensively evaluated programs exist and most focus on undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students, as opposed to the critical foundational period of high school. Thus, the primary objective of the proposed mentored research program, titled MUSC High School Teen Science Ambassador Program, is to provide early clinical research experiences and professional development to high school students with the long-term goal of increasing diversity and helping meet the growing need in the biomedical workforce. The program will be supported by MUSC’s Youth Collaborative, which is comprised of faculty and trainees focused on adolescent substance use and mental health research, which will provide a rich training ground for real-world research experiences. The proposed program is aligned with NIH’s mission to support educational activities that complement and enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs as outlined in PAR-20-153. The specific aims of the Teen Science Ambassador Program are to: provide courses for skills development and hands-on research experiences, as well as mentoring and professional development training to youth interested in STEM careers. This will be accomplished through three focused phases: (1) a 16-week, mentored didactic training on clinical research skills and professional development, including completion of a literature review, oral presentation, and public service announcement; (2) near-peer mentorship training and experience, as well as an internship in an NIH- funded lab focused on adolescent substance use research; and (3) continued networking with peers, faculty, and alumni for long-term career success. Input from community stakeholders and an Advisory Committee will be collected to assess and improve program goals and outcomes, and all program materials will be made publicly available for dissemination and implementation at other institutions. The highly-qualified, multidisciplinary faculty mentorship team, partnerships with community schools and leaders, and rigorous program evaluation from independent evaluators will ensure that the proposed program meets the stated objective to increase diversity in the biomedical workforce.

摘要 增加代表性不足的少数群体（URM）在生物医学劳动力中的参与对于确保 科学多样性和满足对STEM毕业生日益增长的需求。URM代表性不足， STEM在历史上一直受到缺乏专业资源和教育机会的推动， 导致STEM学位领域的URM保留率较低。有理论基础、有指导的研究 经验表明，解决这些障碍，提高URM在STEM领域的持久性。 然而，很少有结构化的，全面评估的方案存在，大多数侧重于本科和 这一阶段是大学毕业后的学生，而不是高中的关键基础阶段。因此，主要 建议指导研究计划的目标，名为MUSC高中青少年科学大使 计划，是提供早期的临床研究经验和专业发展，以高中 学生的长期目标是增加多样性，帮助满足生物医学领域日益增长的需求。 劳动力该计划将得到MUSC青年合作组织的支持，该组织由教师和 学员们重点关注青少年物质使用和心理健康研究，这将提供丰富的培训 现实世界的研究经验。拟议的计划与NIH的使命一致， 教育活动，补充和加强劳动力的培训，以满足国家的生物医学， 行为和临床研究需求，如PAR-20-153所述。青少年科学的具体目标 大使计划是：提供技能发展和实践研究经验的课程， 以及为对STEM职业感兴趣的年轻人提供指导和专业发展培训。这将是 通过三个重点阶段完成：（1）为期16周的临床研究指导教学培训 技能和专业发展，包括完成文献综述，口头陈述和公开 服务公告;（2）近同行指导培训和经验，以及在NIH的实习- 资助的实验室专注于青少年物质使用研究;和（3）继续与同龄人，教师， 和校友的长期职业成功。社区利益相关者和咨询委员会的投入将 收集，以评估和改善计划的目标和成果，所有的计划材料将 公开提供，以便在其他机构传播和实施。高素质的， 多学科的教师指导团队，与社区学校和领导人的伙伴关系，以及严格的 独立评估员的项目评估将确保拟议的项目符合规定的 目的是增加生物医学劳动力的多样性。