PARTNERSHIPS FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN ARKANSAS: ADMIN CORE

本子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源的众多研究子项目之一。子项目和研究者（PI）可能已经从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是中心的，不一定是研究者的机构。行政核心执行管理阿肯色州INBRE所需的所有职能，为网络提供全面的业务支持，包括预算和财政服务，科学领导协调主题科学重点内的研究活动，促进INBRE项目和参与者之间的沟通，确定潜在的资金来源，支持INBRE调查人员准备校外资金申请，并为扩大阿肯色州INBRE中代表性不足的少数群体成员参与的项目提供支持。除了日常运作外，行政核心还继续对各个核心在实现阿肯色州INBRE的具体目标和目标方面的有效性进行内部评估，并通过研究竞争力服务部与美国科学促进会协调年度外部评估。阿肯色州INBRE的一个优先事项是为URM小组成员提供从事研究相关职业的机会。这将通过生物医学科学委员会的多样性来实现，该委员会的主要目标是识别、通知、支持和指导学术上优秀的少数民族学生和教师，特别是那些非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人或美国原住民。委员会还与阿肯色州INBRE调查人员合作，确定资助机会，使他们能够将代表性不足的少数民族调查人员纳入他们的研究。最后，行政核心支持扩大由UAMS多元化事务中心和教育发展办公室建立的一个项目，以提高URM学生的标准化考试技能。目前，该项目包括两个部分，MCAT复习项目中的元认知技能教学和MCAT复习材料。该计划已被修改，以解决研究生入学考试（GRE）。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The Administrative Core performs all the functions necessary for managing the Arkansas INBRE by providing overall operational support to the network, which includes budgetary and fiscal services, scientific leadership to coordinate research activities within the thematic scientific focus, fostering communication between INBRE programs and participants, identifying potential funding sources and support preparation of applications for extramural funding by INBRE investigators and by providing support for programs to expand participation of members from underrepresented minority groups in the Arkansas INBRE. In addition to the day-to-day operations the Administrative core continues to perform an internal assessment of the effectiveness of the various Cores in achieving the specific objectives and goals of the Arkansas INBRE as well as coordinating an annual external assessment with the American Association for the Advancement of Science through the Research Competitiveness Services Division. A priority of the Arkansas INBRE is to provide opportunities for members of URM groups to pursue research-related careers. This will be accomplished through the Diversity in Biomedical Science Committee whose primary objective to identify, inform, support, and provide mentoring for academically outstanding minority students and faculty, particularly those who are African-American, Hispanic, or Native-American. The Committee also works with Arkansas INBRE investigators to identify grant opportunities that would allow them to include underrepresented minority investigators in their research. Lastly, the Administrative Core supports the expansion of a program established by the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs and Office of Educational Development to improve standardized test-taking skills of URM students. Currently, the program includes two parts, Teaching Metacognitive Skills in an MCAT Review Program and review of material covered on the MCAT. The program has been modified to address the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).