BROADENING OF A BASIC RACE & GENDER EQUITY PROG PHASE II

描述(由申请人提供)： 该项目的长期目标是扩大和传播我们在生物医学科学领域为少数族裔青年和妇女提供的创新的内部指导和近同行指导模式，从而增加参加量化学科的少数族裔学生的数量。该方案的传播和扩展将分三个步骤进行：1)在国家首都地区内，通过互联网和与DCPS系统内既定教育举措的合作安排。2)对于第二年，扩展到国家首都地区以外的一个地点。该网站将为已经开始模仿我们的STARS计划的初出茅庐的组织，或者是Aim#3中讨论的特定网站之一。可能的网站将在Ft。新泽西州蒙茅斯，因为康斯特拉·齐默尔曼博士计划启动一项STARS计划。3)将该计划扩展到选定城市内的特定地点，利用尚未制定SEPA计划的州的现有联系人传播我们的示范计划，以适应他们的需求。STARS，即学生高级研究技能培训，是一个迅速成熟的计划，主要服务于国家首都地区代表不足的少数族裔学生。为期一到四周的一系列实验提供基本的实验室技能，同时说明科学、数学、工程和技术的基本原理。研究科学家与他们的大学助教一起，设计与当前研究所研究相关的适龄方案。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of this project is to expand and disseminate our innovative intemship and near-peer mentoring models for minority youth and women in the biomedical sciences, thus increasing the number of minority students participating in the quantitative disciplines. Dissemination and expansion of the program will take place in three steps: 1) Within the National Capital Region through the Internet and co-operative arrangements with established educational initiatives within DCPS system. 2) For year 2, expand to one site outside the National Capital area. The site would be for a group that had already begun to model their fledgling program on our STARS program, or one of the specific sites discussed in Aim #3. The likely site would be at Ft. Monmouth, NJ, since Dr. Constella Zimmerman is planning to start a STARS initiative. 3) Extend the program to specific sites within selected cities, Utilize current contacts in states that do not yet have a SEPA program to disseminate our model program adapted to be appropriate for their needs. STARS, Student Training in Advanced Research Skills, is a rapidly maturing program that primarily serves underrepresented minority students of the National Capital Area. A one to four-week series of experiments provide basic laboratory skills, while illustrating the fundamental principles of science, mathematics, engineering and technology. Research scientists, in conjunction with their college assistants, design ageappropriate protocols relating to current Institute research.