Education and Training Core

项目概要：研究教育核心 梅哈里医学院/范德比尔特-英格拉姆癌症中心/田纳西州癌症合作伙伴关系的目标 （MVTCP）研究教育计划旨在促进新人口的成长和职业发展 杰出的代表性不足的少数民族（URM）癌症研究人员。我们目前的探索之路计划 从高中生的癌症研究教育开始，继续为本科生物/化学 在田纳西州立大学（大津）的专业，并与研究生（博士，MSPH）的支持达到高潮 和公共卫生硕士）在梅哈里医学院（MMC）和大津。该计划还包括医疗研究支持 MMC和范德比尔特大学（VU）的学生。该计划已被证明是非常成功的支持， 不同人群的学生进入癌症研究职业的进展。我们建议加强 探索之路计划的有效性，包括来自社会认知的心理社会资源 职业生涯理论（SCCT）研究经验将使学生参与自我的发展和演变， 有效性（SE）以及作为科学研究社区的一部分的感觉[科学身份（SI）]。SCCT 研究表明，强大的SE和SI对于URM学生进入并完成 必要的计划，以追求研究事业，包括癌症研究。我们提出一个计划， 在SCCT中，提供发展和维持SE所需的心理社会资源和研究经验， SI. MVTCP特别适合针对非洲裔美国人和拉丁裔本科生（在大津州立大学）， 毕业生（大津和MMC）和医学生（MMC）。高中生来自两个当地的STEM 吸引了大量URM学生的学校。为了实现我们的目标，我们提出以下建议 目的：1）为高中（8名学生，4名三年级学生和4名四年级学生）和本科生提供心理社会资源 学生（12名学生，3名在每一级新生通过老年人）从事连续学年， 夏季癌症研究经验，以确保通过利用癌症研究发展SI和SE 并支持我们合作机构的资源。SE和SI的开发将通过 为实验室研究和实践社区（CoP）以及一系列研讨会提供机会 基于SCCT。2)招聘和支持研究生的多样化人口（2 MPH/3博士生每个 他们将发展，加强和保持强大的SI和SE，因为他们从事癌症研究， 最终目标是提高癌症研究人员的多样性。基于SCCT的研讨会和 资源针对的发展和维护SE和SI在我们的研究生将实施。 3)为医学生提供教育研究机会、研讨会和CoP（每年4名学生 在MMC/4在VU），以确保成功的发展，加强和维护其SI和SE， 保持他们对临床人口科学和转化癌症研究的兴趣，重点是差异。

PROJECT SUMMARY: RESEARCH EDUCATION CORE The goal of the Meharry Medical College/Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center/Tennessee State Cancer Partnership (MVTCP) Research Education Program is to facilitate the growth and career development of a new population of outstanding underrepresented minority (URM) cancer researchers. Our current Pathway to Discovery program begins with cancer research education for high school students, continues for undergraduate Biology/Chemistry majors at Tennessee State University (TSU) and culminates with support for graduate students (PhD, MSPH and MPH) at Meharry Medical College (MMC) and TSU. The program also includes research support for medical students at MMC and Vanderbilt University (VU). This program has proven to be very successful in supporting the progression of a diverse population of students into cancer research careers. We propose to enhance the efficacy of the Pathway to Discovery program by including psychosocial resources derived from social cognitive career theory (SCCT). Research experience will engage students in the development and evolution of self- efficacy (SE) as well as a sense of being part of the scientific research community [science identity (SI)]. SCCT research shows that strong SE and SI are especially crucial to URM students entering and completing the necessary programs to pursue research careers, including cancer research. We propose a program grounded in SCCT that provides psychosocial resources and research experiences needed to develop and sustain SE and SI. MVTCP is particularly suited to target African American and Latinx undergraduate students (at TSU), graduate (at TSU and MMC) and medical students (at MMC). High school students come from two local STEM magnet schools with predominant URM student populations. To achieve our goals, we propose the following aims: 1) Provide psychosocial resources for high school (8 students, 4 juniors and 4 seniors) and undergraduate students (12 students, 3 at each level freshmen through seniors) engaged in continuous academic year and summer cancer research experiences to ensure development of SI and SE by leveraging the cancer research and support resources at our Partnership institutions. Development of SE and SI will be accomplished by providing opportunities for laboratory research and communities of practice (CoP) and a series of workshops based in SCCT. 2) Recruit and support a diverse population of graduate students (2 MPH/3 PhD students each year) who will evolve, strengthen and maintain a strong SI and SE as they engage in cancer research with the ultimate goal of enhancing the diversity of the cancer research workforce. SCCT-based workshops and resources targeted at the evolution and maintenance of SE and SI in our graduate students will be implemented. 3) Provide educational research opportunities, workshops and CoP to medical students (4 students each year at MMC/4 at VU) to ensure successful evolution, strengthening and maintenance of their SI and SE and to sustain their interest in clinical population sciences and translational cancer research with a focus on disparities.