UTSA MARC U*STAR PROGRAM

描述（由申请人提供）：德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校（UTSA）请求继续支持其MARC U* 星星计划。该计划旨在提高学术，研究和代表性不足的少数民族学生的专业地位，以促进他们进入博士学位。专业/博士在全国首屈一指的研究机构的计划。该计划的主要长期目标是增加进入和完成博士学位的代表性不足的少数民族学生的数量和比率。生物医学科学学位。这种竞争性更新应用程序的具体目标是：1。提供更好的生物医学研究培训机会，以提高MARC学员的研究能力;提供更好的学术支持和充实，以提高MARC学员的学术能力;提供更好的和新的专业发展培训，以提高MARC学员的专业和个人技能，特别是涉及使用技术的技能;提供积极主动的建议、指导、培养和监督，确保学员在MARC U* 星星计划中取得成功;促进MARC“团队”的发展，为所有MARC学员提供支持和长期网络;为MARC学员和教师提供计算和通信技术方面的培训和支持;进行批判性评估和学生跟踪，以评估计划的有效性和成功，以及跟踪先进的教育和MARC毕业生的职业道路。拟议的全球可衡量目标是： 目标一：学生展示了成功申请生物医学博士课程所需的研究，学术和专业技能以及经验的发展 目标#2：学生报告自信和自我认识的提高 目标#3：学生开始发展人际网络 目标#4：培养学生将科学作为职业的意识 目标5：至少45%的参与者（2000-2006年授予期间为40%）被博士课程，博士/专业课程组合或直接导致博士教育的博士后课程录取

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) requests continued support for its MARC U*STAR Program. The program is designed to enhance the academic, research and professional standing of underrepresented minority students, to promote their admission to Ph.D./combined professional/Ph.D. programs at the nation's premier research institutions. The principal long-term goal of the program is to increase the number and rate of underrepresented minority students entering and completing Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences. The specific aims of this competitive renewal application are to: 1. Provide improved biomedical research training opportunities to enhance MARC trainees' research competency; 2. Provide improved academic support and enrichment to enhance MARC trainees' academic competency; 3. Provide improved and new professional developmental training to enhance MARC trainees' professional and personal skills, particularly those involving use of technology; 4. Provide vigorous, proactive advising, mentoring, nurturing, and monitoring to ensure trainees' success in MARC U*STAR Program; 5. Promote the development of a MARC "Team", to provide support and long term networking for all MARC trainees; 6. Provide training and support to MARC trainees and faculty in computational and communications technologies; and 7. Conduct critical evaluation and student tracking to assess program effectiveness and success as well as track the advanced education and career paths of MARC graduates. The proposed Global Measurable Goals are: Goal #1: Students demonstrate the development of research, academic and professional skills and experience set required for successful application to doctoral programs in the biomedical sciences Goal #2: Students report improvements in confidence and self-knowledge Goal #3: Students begin to develop an interpersonal network Goal #4: Students develop an awareness of science as a career Goal #5: At least 45% of participants (40% in the 2000-2006 granting period) matriculate to doctoral programs, combined doctoral/professional programs, or postbaccalaureate programs directly leading to doctoral education