Bridges to the Doctorate between UDC and LCCC

UDC 和 LCCC 之间通往博士学位的桥梁

• 批准号: 6989329
• 负责人: Carolyn Evans Cousin
• 金额: $ 21.49万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-05 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6989329
• 关键词: education evaluation /planning; ethnic group; health science research potential; oncology; science education; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and the Georgetown University Medical Center, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC) propose to establish a Bridges to the Doctorate that will be built upon the successful partnership that currently exist due to NH/NCI P20 and U56 funding. A UDC Masters Degree Program in Cancer Biology, Prevention and Control, an outgrowth from the U56 grant, is jointly taught by UDC and LCCC. To help alleviate the heavy cancer burden the impacts the District of Columbia, the Masters Degree Program was established to provide competitive minorities students who will gain admission to the Tumor Biology Program at LCCC or similar institutions. Consistent with the NIH requirements for the Bridges to the Doctorate Program, we propose the following objectives to augment the students conceptual leaning and skills: (1) To develop and implement a highly competitive curriculum by initiating curricular enhancement activities that address the use of technology, community outreach, professional experts in a classroom setting, and research-based instruction. (2) To improve the academic performance of students by having them attend scientific meetings, research skills workshops, distinguished lectures, and relevant seminars. Each student will become a member of one of the Transition Interest Groups (TRIGs) which provide opportunities for students to receive mentoring from upper level students and faculty from both institutions. (3) To provide each Masters Degree student with a summer research experience in a research-intensive laboratory at Georgetown University. A secondary objective, for which funds are not requested, will establish a Pre-Masters Program by working in conjunction with the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at UDC through the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics /NSF) Research and Training Center and the HCOP (Health Careers Opportunity Program /HRSA) to increase the number of well prepared students majoring in Biology and to provide a pool of students for the Masters and the Bridges to the Doctorate Programs. The goal of the Bridges to the Doctorate Program is to graduate from the Masters Program, students who are able to gain admission to LCCC or similar institution and eventually become biomedical scientists best suited to translate cancer biology, prevention and control methods into research that will help alleviate the heavy cancer burden impacting minority populations.

描述（由申请人提供）：哥伦比亚大学（UDC）大学和伦巴第综合癌症中心（LCCC）的乔治敦大学医学中心（LCCC）提议建立博士学位的桥梁，该博士学位将建立在当前由于NH/NCI P20和U56资金而建立的成功合作伙伴关系。 UDC生物学，预防和控制的UDC硕士学位课程是U56赠款的产物，由UDC和LCCC共同讲授。为了减轻哥伦比亚特区的影响，哥伦比亚特区的影响，建立了硕士学位计划，以提供有竞争力的少数族裔学生，这些学生将在LCCC或类似机构中获得肿瘤生物学计划。与博士学位课程的NIH要求一致，我们提出了以下目标，以增强学生的概念倾向和技能：（1）通过启动课程的增强活动来开发和实施高度竞争性的课程，以解决技术，社区外展，专业专家，课堂环境中的专业专家以及基于研究的指导以及基于研究的指导。 （2）通过让学生参加科学会议，研究技能讲习班，杰出的讲座和相关研讨会来提高学业表现。每个学生将成为过渡兴趣小组（TRIG）之一的成员，该组织为学生提供了从高层学生和两家机构的教职员工获得指导的机会。 （3）为每个硕士学位学生提供乔治敦大学研究密集型实验室的夏季研究经验。不需要资金的第二个目标将通过STEM（科学，技术，工程与数学 /NSF）研究与培训中心与UDC的生物与环境科学系结合工作，以建立大型计划的计划。 机会计划 /HRSA）增加了主修生物学专业学生的数量，并为硕士和博士学位课程提供一群学生。博士学位课程的桥梁的目的是从硕士课程中毕业，能够获得LCCC或类似机构的学生，并最终成为最适合将癌症生物学，预防和控制方法转化为研究的生物医学科学家，这将有助于减轻对少数群体负担的重型癌症负担。