Summer Experience in Research for Minority Student SERMS

描述(由申请人提供)： UMD-新泽西医学院(NJMS)在培养少数民族学生从事健康科学方面有着悠久的历史。从小学生到医学和牙科学校的预科学生都是这样做的。这份申请描述了一项最新的计划，为大纽瓦克地区的贫困学生在研究和健康科学领域的职业生涯做好准备。这个项目建立在我们现有计划的基础上。学生将被招募参加一个广泛的暑期研究项目，研究人员由NIDDK资助。为期10周的课程将包括准备周，8周的研究体验，然后是最后一周的报告写作和演讲。该项目将不断得到评估，并将具有足够的灵活性，以满足适当确定的需求。这个项目的预期结果是，参与这个项目的学生将更好地做好准备，更有动力在研究和/或健康科学领域追求职业生涯。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): UMD-New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) has a long history of preparing minority students for careers in the health sciences. This has been done from elementary students through prematriculating students in the medical and dental schools. This application describes an updated program to prepare disadvantaged students in the Greater Newark area for careers in research and the health sciences. This project builds on our existing programs. Students will be recruited to participate in an extensive summer research program with investigators who are funded by NIDDK. The 10-week program will include a preparation week, an 8 week research experience and then a final week for report writing, and presentations. This project will be evaluated continuously, and will be flexible enough to respond to appropriately identified needs. The expected outcomes from this project are that the students who participate in this project will be better prepared and more motivated to pursue a career in research and/or the health sciences.