Post-Baccalureate Research Education Program (PREP)

加州大学欧文分校(UCI)是一家顶级研究机构，其在生物科学学院的少数族裔科学项目获得了全国认可。UCI的研究生研究教育计划(PREP)是一项新的倡议，旨在鼓励和准备持有最近获得学士学位的少数族裔成功地攻读研究博士学位。PREP旨在增加进入生物医学科学博士课程的合格、代表性不足的少数族裔的数量。该项目将从6名学者开始。在第二年，该计划将增加到每年10名学者的稳定状态小组。Prep将提供(1)在教师的教员实验室作为全职见习科学家进行的有偿研究培训，以获得雇主-雇员关系中的研究技能，(2)个人学术计划，以加强学者的准备，(3)季度学术建议，(4)GRE准备，(5)每月由受邀演讲者介绍关于健康差距的研究的教员研讨会，(6)为准备在科学会议上提交的论文而进行的科学交流培训。这些部分作为一种机制，用于在大学毕业后保持对生物医学研究的兴趣，获得补偿并准备博士项目，同时学者与教师顾问建立导师关系，获得高级研究技能，并成为研究生院的有竞争力的申请者。预科学生将根据生物科学学院两个系和医学院四个系提供的联合研究生计划招生委员会的建议制定个人学术计划。联合研究生项目的教师利用最先进的方法，提供八个集中领域的培训，包括癌症生物学、病毒学、免疫学和发病机制。100多名拥有资助研究项目的教职员工已同意担任校长。学者的进展将通过季度会议进行监测，以确保他们在研究培训、学术计划、GRE准备和博士项目申请方面的进展。

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) is a top research institute that has gained national recognition for its Minority Science Programs at the School of Biological Sciences. The Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) at UCI is new initiative to encourage and prepare minorities who hold a recent baccalaureate degree for a successful pursuit of a research doctorate. PREP aims at increasing the number of qualified underrepresented minorities entering Ph.D. programs in biomedical sciences. The program will start with a cohort of 6 scholars. During the second year, the program will increase to a steady state group of 10 scholars per year. PREP will provide (1) paid research training as full-time apprentice scientists in a preceptor's faculty laboratory to gain research skills, in an employer-employee relationship, (2) individual academic plans to enhance scholar's preparedness, (3) quarterly academic advising, (4) GRE preparation, (5) monthly faculty seminars about research on health disparities presented by invited speakers and (6) training in scientific communications to prepare papers to be presented at scientific meetings. These components serve as a mechanism to maintain interest in biomedical research after college graduation, receive compensation and prepare for a Ph.D. program, while scholars establish a mentor relation with a faculty advisor, gain advance research skills and become competitive applicants for graduate school. PREP scholars will have individual academic plans based on recommendations made by the Admission Committee of the Combined Graduate Program offered by two departments in the School of Biological Sciences and four departments in the College of Medicine. Faculty in the Combined Graduate Program utilize state-of-the-art approaches and provide training in eight areas of concentration, including cancer biology, virology, immunology and pathogenesis. Over 100 faculty with funded research programs have agreed to serve as preceptors. Progress made by scholars will be monitored by quarterly meetings to insure advances in their research training, academic plans, GRE preparation and application to the Ph.D. program.