Cal State LA COR Honors Program

描述（由申请人提供）：加州州立大学洛杉矶 (Cal州洛杉矶），一个少数民族的机构，具有悠久的传统，成功的， 发展少数族裔美国人在生物医学科学方面的职业生涯， 建议建立一个荣誉本科研究培训计划（COR）。 该计划旨在促进与心理相关的特定学科的职业生涯 健康，支持有能力的人，否则他们的能力可能会丧失 到生物行为研究。该计划的目标是准备 参与者成功竞争进入研究生课程领先 博士学位或医学博士/博士主要研究机构。加州州立大学洛杉矶分校已经 有将学生安排在专业学校的悠久传统。这个新 该项目的独特之处在于，它将有助于增加少数民族 参与与心理健康有关的研究。利用 一群非常富有成效的教职员工的存在， 与心理健康直接相关的研究兴趣，我们建议培养每一个 一年八名学生在这些研究实验室。与会者 在COR计划将经历一个实质性的职业发展，通过 旨在提高他们的研究技能和提高他们的 行为科学的学术背景此外，参与 该计划将把他们纳入南加州的研究 社区;将使他们接触到广泛的生物行为科学， 科学家;提高他们直接进入医学博士/博士或博士程序和 为他们在相关领域的成功研究事业奠定基础 精神健康

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): California State University Los Angeles (Cal State LA), a minority institution with a long tradition of success in developing the careers of minority Americans in the biomedical sciences, proposes to establish an Honors Undergraduate Research Training Program (COR). This program seeks to foster careers in specific disciplines related to mental health, supporting capable individuals whose abilities might otherwise be lost to biobehavioral research. The goal of the program is to prepare the participants to compete successfully for entry into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. at major research institutions. Cal State LA already has a long tradition of placing students in professional schools. This new project is unique in that it would contribute to increase minority participation in research in areas related to mental health. Taking advantage of the presence of a diverse group of very productive faculty members with research interests directly related to mental health, we propose to train each year a group of eight students in those research laboratories. The participants in the COR program will experience a substantial career advancement through a specific program designed to increase their research skills and enhance their academic background in the behavioral sciences. In addition, participation in this program will integrate them into the Southern California research community; will expose them to a broad range of biobehavioral sciences and scientists; enhance their entry directly into M.D./Ph.D. or Ph.D. programs, and establish the foundation for their successful research careers in areas related to mental health.