Virginia Commonwealth University Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

弗吉尼亚联邦大学学士后研究教育计划

• 批准号: 10542788
• 负责人: JOYCE A. LLOYD
• 金额: $ 40.44万
• 依托单位: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-08-15 至 2025-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10542788
• 关键词: Academic Training; Admission activity; Area; Behavioral Sciences; Biological Sciences; Biology; Biomedical Research; Complement; Critical Thinking; Critiques; Data; Department chair; Development; Development Plans; Disease; Disparity; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Electronic Mail; Enrollment; Evaluation; Faculty; Funding; Future; Goals; Hispanic Americans; Individual; Institution; Interview; Intramural Research; Journals; LinkedIn; Literature; Manuscripts; Measurable; Medicine; Mentors; Mexican Americans; Minority-Serving Institution; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Native Americans; Outcome; Peer Review; Positioning Attribute; Postbaccalaureate; Preparation; Publications; Publishing; Qualifying; Records; Reporting; Reproducibility; Research; Research Personnel; Research Proposals; Scholars Program; Science; Series; Societies; Students; Study Skills; System; Teacher Professional Development; Training; Training Programs; Universities; Update; Virginia; Visit; Writing; academic program; career; doctoral student; education research; experience; faculty mentor; follow-up; graduate school; improved; interest; meetings; member; minority student; oral communication; outreach; program dissemination; programs; recruit; responsible research conduct; skills; success; summer research; symposium; undergraduate student; web site

Summary The Virginia Commonwealth University Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (VCU PREP) will continue to prepare underrepresented scholars for highly competitive doctoral programs in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, through specific aims and measurable objectives. In Aim 1, 5 qualified applicants (with an undergraduate GPA greater than 3.0) will be recruited annually for each of 7 positions in VCU PREP. Acceptable candidates will be academically competent, but may lack the research preparation and/or rigorous academic coursework for admission to the nation’s most competitive PhD programs. VCU PREP candidates will be recruited through the NIGMS website, the VCU PREP website and LinkedIn page, interactions with faculty at partner Minority Serving Institutions, and using our email list of biology faculty members and department chairs at primarily undergraduate institutions. Additionally, recruitment will be achieved by alerting unsuccessful applicants to VCU PhD programs about PREP. These outreach activities will be complemented by recruitment through the dissemination of program information at national meetings, such as the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) and Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). In Aim 2, VCU PREP Scholars will participate in an intensive, positive mentored research experience. Each Scholar will be matched with a highly qualified VCU faculty mentor, according to the Scholar’s research interests. VCU PREP Mentors are selected based on their peer-reviewed external funding and publication records, and an excellent record of training and mentoring success. Mentors will participate in a mentoring workshop, facilitated by VCU faculty trained through the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research. Expected outcomes for Scholars include presentations at a local and national research symposium, and preparation of a written research proposal and a final research report, with a published manuscript as an ultimate goal. In Aim 3, Scholars will be provided with an individualized program for academic enhancement. They will have one-on-one training in oral communication and scientific writing, develop an individual development plan (IDP), and begin to explore career possibilities. Scholars will participate in an introductory Ready, Set, Research workshop series, and in workshops on Quantitative Skills, Graduate School Admission, Wellness, and Career/Professional Development throughout the year. Students will participate in an interactive journal club to develop Analytical and Critical Thinking Skills. Scholars will take courses to prepare them for graduate school, selected jointly by the Scholar, Program Directors, and Research Mentor, and will have training in the responsible conduct of research and data reproducibility. In Aim 4, a rigorous evaluation and tracking system will be implemented for longitudinal follow-up of VCU PREP Scholars. We expect VCU PREP training to result in the transition of 75% of scholars to highly competitive doctoral programs, with at least 80% persistence to degree.

概括 弗吉尼亚联邦大学学士后研究教育计划 (VCU PREP) 将 继续为代表性不足的学者准备生物医学和生物医学领域竞争激烈的博士课程 行为科学，通过具体的目标和可衡量的目标。在目标 1 中，5 名合格申请人（具有 VCU PREP 的 7 个职位每年都会招聘本科生 GPA 大于 3.0 的人员。 可接受的候选人将具有学术能力，但可能缺乏研究准备和/或严格的 进入全国最具竞争力的博士课程的学术课程。 VCU PREP 候选人 将通过 NIGMS 网站、VCU PREP 网站和 LinkedIn 页面进行招募，与 合作伙伴少数民族服务机构的教职人员，并使用我们的生物学教职人员电子邮件列表和 主要是本科院校的系主任。此外，招募将通过警报来实现 弗吉尼亚联邦大学关于 PREP 的博士课程申请失败。这些外展活动将得到补充 通过在国家会议（如年度会议）上传播计划信息进行招募 少数民族学生生物医学研究会议（ABRCMS）和促进会 奇卡诺/西班牙裔和美洲原住民的科学 (SACNAS)。在目标 2 中，VCU PREP 学者将 参与密集、积极指导的研究经历。每个学者都会匹配一个高度 根据学者的研究兴趣，合格的 VCU 教师导师。选择 VCU PREP 导师 基于他们经过同行评审的外部资助和出版记录，以及良好的培训和记录 指导成功。导师将参加由 VCU 受过培训的教师主持的指导研讨会 研究指导经验改进中心。学者的预期成果 包括在地方和国家研究研讨会上的演讲，以及书面研究的准备 提案和最终研究报告，最终目标是发表手稿。在目标 3 中，学者将 提供个性化的学术提升计划。他们将接受一对一的口语培训 沟通和科学写作，制定个人发展计划（IDP），并开始探索 职业的可能性。学者们将参加介绍性的“准备、设置、研究”研讨会系列，并在 关于定量技能、研究生入学、健康和职业/专业的研讨会 全年发展。学生将参加互动期刊俱乐部，以培养分析能力 和批判性思维能力。学者们将参加由以下机构联合选拔的课程，为进入研究生院做好准备： 学者、项目主管和研究导师，并将接受负责任行为方面的培训 研究和数据再现性。在目标4中，将实施严格的评估和跟踪系统 VCU PREP 学者的纵向随访。我们预计 VCU PREP 培训将实现 75% 的转变 的学者攻读竞争激烈的博士课程，其中至少 80% 的人坚持攻读学位。