Summer Research Program for Minority Students

描述(由申请人提供)： 匹兹堡医学科学家培训计划(MSTP)为对内科科学家职业感兴趣的少数族裔学生提供了为期10周的研究和职业发展计划。该项目是为大学一年级、二年级或三年级的学生设计的。学生将获得密集的研究、实验室经验和丰富的指导。该计划面向美国公民和永久居民，仅限于在生物医学科学中代表性较低的少数群体，包括非洲裔美国人、阿拉斯加原住民、墨西哥裔美国人、美洲原住民、其他拉美裔美国人、太平洋岛民和波多黎各大陆人。该项目的申请包括一份个人陈述、成绩单和两封推荐信，每份推荐信都包括一张封面，并可在www.mdphd.pit.edu网站上获得。学生可以获得为期十周的津贴，外加往返机票。这笔津贴为学生提供了在匹兹堡生活的舒适预算。所有学生都必须在计划期间购买医疗保险。由于他们将与人体材料合作，因此鼓励他们接种乙肝疫苗。少数本科生与生物医学研究人员在各种领域合作，包括但不限于心血管、肺部、血液、免疫学、移植或睡眠障碍。本科生也与目前的MSTP学生配对，后者是指导团队的活跃成员。学生参加各种职业发展计划、科学研讨会、负责任的研究，以及具体的职业提升机会，包括准备国家考试。到暑期结束时，学生们已经制作了一张研究海报，以便在项目的最后一天以及在全国会议上展示。该项目包括社交活动，以帮助建立具有相似职业道路的同龄人网络。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Pittsburgh Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) offers a 10-week research and career development program for underrepresented minority students interested in careers as physician scientists. The program is designed for students in their freshman, sophomore or junior years of college. Students receive intensive research laboratory experience and abundant mentorship. The program is for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, and is limited to minority groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences including African Americans, Alaskan Natives, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, Other Hispanic Americans, Pacific Islanders and Puerto Rican Mainlanders. Application to the program includes a personal statement, transcript and 2 letters of recommendation each including a coversheet, and is available online at www.mdphd.pitt.edu. Students receive a stipend for the ten-week period plus round trip airfare. The stipend provides students with a comfortable budget to live in Pittsburgh. All students must have medical insurance for the duration of the program. Since they will be working with human materials, they are encouraged to be vaccinated for hepatitis B. Minority undergraduates work with biomedical researchers in a variety of areas including, but not limited to cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, immunology, transplantation or sleep disorders. The undergraduate students are also paired with current MSTP students who are active members of the mentoring team. Students participate in a variety of career development programs, scientific seminars, responsible conduct of research, and specific career enhancement opportunities including preparation for national examinations. By the end of the summer, students have created a research poster for presentation on the last day of the program as well as at a national conference. Social activities are included in the program to help build a network of peers with similar career paths.