Einstein Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

项目摘要/摘要 无论是生物医学研究人员还是研究型大学和医学院的教职员工 反映美国人口的种族和民族多样性。这在一定程度上是因为数量有限。 进入博士和医学博士课程的代表不足的少数族裔(URM)学生。缺乏实质性的 本科学习期间的研究经历让许多城市大学管理专业的学生没有准备申请 竞争激烈的研究生课程。这项毕业后研究教育计划(PREP)的目标是 为希望从事生物医学研究的URM和残疾学生提供密集的 必要的研究经验和丰富的学术知识，使他们成为具有竞争力的申请者 博士和医学博士学位课程。爱因斯坦通过这两种方法成功地指导URM学生的历史由来已久 它的博士和医学博士学位课程。爱因斯坦的准备工作有四个主要组成部分，旨在为学员做准备 要成功申请博士或医学博士项目：1)有密集的、有指导的实验室研究经验， 2)教学内容，增加学员的科学知识，为跨学科学习做好准备 研究，3)口头和书面沟通技能增强计划，以及4)分层指导 系统为学员提供所需的支持网络，使他们在项目中和以后都能蓬勃发展。 在整个为期一年的项目中，这四个组成部分交织在一起。这个节目以2开头 每周培训，在此期间，学员选择他们的研究导师。受指导的研究项目 强调以假设为基础的研究过程，科学发现的兴奋和喜悦，以及 取得成功需要坚持不懈的精神和创造力。受训人员与项目主管和研究人员合作 指导制定个人发展计划。每个实习生都被分配了URM博士学位或MD-博士学位 学生同伴导师。爱因斯坦少数民族科学家协会将每月举办一次预备杂志俱乐部，并 其他社会和科学活动。项目负责人将每周与学员会面，以 非正式的和说教的会议。这种说教式学习和体验式学习的结合将为 申请者成功申请竞争激烈的博士和医学博士学位。我们期待的不仅仅是 我们75%的学员将被录取并成功完成这些项目。到目前为止，已有19名学员 进入该项目的12人已经完成，所有人都注册了博士或医学博士项目，即100%成功。 在目前参加该项目的7名实习生中，1名申请MD-PhD项目已被录取；5名 申请博士项目已经收到了多次面试邀请。我们期待着一切都将成功 进入研究生课程。第七名实习生将在该项目中度过第二年，同时她 适用于医学博士项目。我们的预科校友最终将扩大美国生物医学劳动力的多样性。

Project Summary/Abstract Neither the biomedical research workforce nor the faculty at research universities and medical schools reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the American population. In part, this is due to the limited number of underrepresented minority (URM) students who enter PhD and MD-PhD programs. Lack of substantive research experiences during undergraduate studies leaves many URM students unprepared to apply to competitive graduate programs. The goal of this Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) is to provide URM and disabled students, who want to pursue a career in biomedical research, with the intensive research experience and academic enrichment necessary to make them competitive applicants to rigorous PhD and MD-PhD programs. Einstein has a long history of successfully mentoring URM students through both its PhD and MD-PhD programs. The Einstein PREP has four major components designed to prepare trainees to apply successfully to PhD or MD-PhD programs: 1) an intensive, mentored laboratory research experience, 2) a didactic component to increase trainees' scientific knowledge and prepare them for interdisciplinary research, 3) an oral and written communications skills enhancement program, and 4) a layered mentoring system to provide the trainees with the support network they need to flourish in the program and beyond. These four components are interwoven throughout the year long program. The program begins with a two week Orientation during which trainees select their research mentor. The mentored research project emphasizes the process of hypothesis-based research, the excitement and joy of scientific discovery, and the persistence and creativity needed to achieve success. Trainees work with the Program Directors and research mentor to formulate an Individual Development Plan. Each trainee is assigned either a URM PhD or MD-PhD student peer mentor. The Einstein Minority Scientist Association will run a monthly PREP Journal Club and other social and scientific activities. The Program Directors will meet with the trainees on a weekly basis for informal and didactic sessions. This combination of didactic and experiential learning will prepare the applicants to apply successfully to highly competitive PhD and MD-PhD programs. We expect that more than 75% of our trainees will matriculate and successfully complete such programs. To date, 19 trainees have entered the program, 12 have completed and all are enrolled in PhD or MD-PhD programs, i.e., 100% success. Of the 7 trainees currently in the program, one applying to MD-PhD programs already has an acceptance; five applying to PhD programs already have multiple interview invitations. We expect that all will successfully matriculate into graduate programs. The seventh trainee will spend a second year in the program while she applies to MD-PhD programs. Our PREP alumni will ultimately expand the US biomedical workforce diversity.