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: 7119988
• 负责人: Carolyn Evans Cousin
• 金额: $ 20.58万
• 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/7119988
• 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）：哥伦比亚特区大学 (UDC) 和乔治城大学医学中心、隆巴迪综合癌症中心 (LCCC) 提议建立通向博士学位的桥梁，该桥梁将建立在目前由于 NH/NCI P20 和 U56 资助而存在的成功合作伙伴关系的基础上。 UDC 癌症生物学、预防和控制硕士学位课程是 U56 资助的产物，由 UDC 和 LCCC 联合授课。为了帮助减轻哥伦比亚特区沉重的癌症负担，设立了硕士学位课程，为有竞争力的少数族裔学生提供机会，让他们能够进入 LCCC 或类似机构的肿瘤生物学课程。根据 NIH 对博士桥梁课程的要求，我们提出以下目标来增强学生的概念学习和技能：（1）通过启动课程强化活动来开发和实施高度竞争的课程，这些活动涉及技术的使用、社区外展、课堂环境中的专业专家和基于研究的教学。 （2）通过让学生参加科学会议、研究技能研讨会、杰出讲座和相关研讨会来提高学生的学业成绩。每个学生都将成为过渡兴趣小组 (TRIG) 之一的成员，该小组为学生提供接受来自两个机构的高年级学生和教师指导的机会。 (3) 为每位硕士生提供在乔治城大学研究密集型实验室的暑期研究经历。不需要资金的第二个目标是通过 STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学/NSF）研究和培训中心以及 HCOP（健康职业）与 UDC 生物和环境科学系合作，建立硕士预科课程 机会计划/HRSA）旨在增加准备充分的生物学专业学生的数量，并为硕士和博士学位课程提供学生库。通往博士学位桥梁项目的目标是从硕士项目毕业，学生能够进入 LCCC 或类似机构，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，这将有助于减轻影响少数群体的沉重癌症负担。