HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RESEARCH APPRENTICE PROGRAM

说明：该计划的主要目标是：1。 准备 贫困高中生 生物医学/行为科学和健康专业，以追求大学 科学教育和健康科学事业; 2. 提高 大学预科科学教育，允许小学，初中和高中 学校教师，以增加他们的知识和技能，在现代研究 工具和技术，并将这些新知识传授给学生。 为了实现这些目标，参与的学生和教师将：1。 完成基础科学或临床研究项目之一 UCHC或退伍军人管理医院（VAH）的实验室， Newington，CT; 2. 参加每周一次的生物医学高级专题研讨会 科学或临床研究;及3. 展示他们的研究成果 在课程结束时，学生们参加了一个研讨会， 教师，研究导师，其他健康中心暑期项目参与者， 以及其他受邀的教职员工和管理人员 参与的教师将被要求制定一个学年计划 这些活动将促进教师之间的持续关系， 他们的研究导师，和健康中心，这将提高水平， 大学预科科学教育和学生的职业动机 生物医学研究和其他卫生专业。 学生将参与 在医学院赞助的为期八周的系列讲座中。

DESCRIPTION: The primary goals of this program are: 1. to prepare disadvantaged high school students in biomedical/behavioral science and health professions for pursuit of college science education and careers in the health sciences; and 2. to improve pre-college science education by allowing elementary, middle, and high school teachers to increase their knowledge and skills in modern research tools and techniques, and to transfer this new knowledge to their students. To accomplish these goals, participating students and teachers will: 1. complete a research project in one of the basic science or clinical laboratories at the UCHC or the Veterans Administration Hospital (VAH) in Newington, CT; 2. attend weekly seminars on advanced topics in biomedical sciences or clinical research; and 3. present the results of their research at the close of the program in a symposium attended by the students, teachers, research mentors, other Health Center summer program participants, and other invited faculty and administrators. Participating teachers will be expected to develop a plan for academic-year activities which will foster a continued relationship between the teachers, their research mentors, and the Health Center, which will improve the level of pre-college science education and motivation of students for careers in biomedical research and other health professions. Students will participate in an eight-week series of lectures sponsored by the School of Medicine.