RISE Program at Hunter College

描述（由申请人提供）：亨特学院提议继续，扩大和改进其22年历史的mbrs支持的学生培训计划（1981年至今），该计划已经从科学领域代表性不足的学生中培养了大约42名博士（34名正在进行中）。三个发展活动包括：本科生培训计划，研究生计划和本科生暑期研究计划。在本科和研究生阶段，在科学方面代表性不足的学生都可以在国家资助的、竞争激烈的、最先进的生物医学科学研究实验室中获得丰富的研究经验。在本科阶段，它还包括一名教师的密集指导和其他丰富活动，旨在提高科学表现，激励和激励学生寻求科学高级学位（博士学位）和研究事业。在研究生阶段，它还提供了一个促进博士学位和未来科学事业成就的环境。夏季项目提供研究机会：非亨特学院本科生将来到亨特学院和亨特学院MBRS (RISE)， MARC本科生有机会去哥伦比亚大学内科和外科医生学院。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Hunter College proposes to continue, expand and improve its 22 year old MBRS-supported student training program (1981 - present) which has produced approximately 42 PhDs (34 are in progress) from students who are underrepresented in science. Three developmental activities are included: an Undergraduate Student Training Program, a Graduate Student Program, and Summer Research Programs for undergraduate students. At both the undergraduate and graduate level, students who are underrepresented in science receive an intensive research experience in a laboratory engaged in nationally funded, competitive, state of the art, biomedical science research. At the undergraduate level it also involves intensive mentoring by a faculty member and other enrichment activities intended to enhance science performance and to inspire and motivate students to seek advanced degrees in science (PhD) and a research career. At the graduate level, it also provides an environment which promotes the achievement of a PhD and future science careers. Summer programs provide the opportunity for research: non-Hunter College undergraduates will come to Hunter College and Hunter College MBRS (RISE) and MARC undergraduates have the opportunity to go to The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. The MBRS-RISE goals of the program are to increase the number underrepresented minorities entering biomedical research careers and to enhance science learning at Hunter College. A number of specific objectives are detailed in the evaluation plan. The most important include increasing entrance into PhD programs by RISE undergraduates to 50% of participants (an increase of approximately 2 students/yr) and increasing the number of PhDs/year in the graduate program by 100% (from 1/yr to 2/yr). In both programs, the population of students will be widened and diversified. Promising, but not high achieving, students will be accepted and provided assistance to progress to PhD degrees.