Yale Biomedical Research Training and Enrichment Program (BioSTEP)

描述（由申请人提供）：耶鲁大学医学院在支持不同学生发展生物医学研究事业方面有着良好的成果记录。这个持续更新申请寻求NIH-NHLBI短期培训研究计划支持耶鲁生物医学科学培训和丰富计划（BioSTEP）。BioSTEP的具体目标是1)从全国少数民族和弱势学生中识别和招募有学术天赋的理科学生，这些学生提供了对博士和医学博士/博士研究生培训有强烈兴趣和能力的证据；2)为受训者提供短期的研究经验，以支持他们对博士研究培训职位的兴趣，准备和竞争力，特别是博士和医学博士/博士学位课程；3)促进BioSTEP学员到研究密集型机构进行博士和博士后培养；4)增加耶鲁大学生物医学研究生项目的少数族裔和弱势群体学生的入学率，特别是来自传统黑人学院和大学以及西班牙裔服务机构的学生。BioSTEP学员的研究生科学和专业课程的入学率很高（93%）。在这些学生中，23%的人正在接受博士或医学博士/博士学位的培训。当前的应用程序建立在这一经验的基础上，目标是将博士或医学博士/博士课程的入学率提高到50%。实习生将在耶鲁大学医学院实验室开展个人研究项目。该计划使学生接触到现代调查方法和技术，为他们在心血管、肺部和血液疾病相关领域的职业生涯做好准备。学生还可以获得一系列支持，帮助他们进入适当的生物医学科学领域。BioSTEP由耶鲁大学多元文化事务办公室管理，是耶鲁大学医学院为少数族裔和弱势学生开展的几个资金充足的管道项目之一。学员将接触到令人兴奋的研究和合作环境，同时获得强大的专业和同伴指导。通过基于网络的跟踪和项目信息发布，BioSTEP学生在整个职业生涯中都得到支持和跟踪。该应用程序提供了培训机制，以增加卫生专业人员的多样性，并使以前在生物医学研究中代表性不足的个人参与基础和临床研究职业，解决解决健康差距和改善服务不足社区医疗保健的重要问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Yale University School of Medicine has a strong record of positive outcomes in supporting diverse students to develop careers in biomedical research. This continuing renewal application seeks NIH-NHLBI Short-Term Training Research Program support for the Yale Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program (BioSTEP). The specific objectives of BioSTEP are 1) to identify and recruit academically talented science students from a national pool of minority and disadvantaged students who provide evidence of strong interest and aptitude for postgraduate doctoral training in PhD and MD/PhD careers; 2) to provide trainees with a strongly mentored short-term research experience which supports their interest, preparation and competitiveness for doctoral research training positions, especially in PhD and MD/PhD degree programs; 3) to promote the enrollment of BioSTEP trainees in research-intensive institutions for doctoral and postdoctoral training; and 4) to increase the enrollment of minority and disadvantaged students in Yale University graduate biomedical science programs, especially students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. BioSTEP trainees have a high rate of matriculation to graduate science and professional programs (93%). Of these students, 23% are training for PhD or MD/PhD degrees. The current application builds from this experience with a goal of increasing PhD or MD/PhD program enrollment to 50% of trainees. Trainees will carry out individual research projects in laboratories of Yale School of Medicine. The program exposes students to modern investigative methods and technologies as a basis for preparing them for careers in areas relevant to cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematologic disorders. Students are also provided with a range of support to help guide their careers into appropriate areas of biomedical science. Administered by the Yale Office of Multicultural Affairs, BioSTEP is one of several well-funded pipelines programs conducted at Yale School of Medicine for minority and disadvantaged students. Trainees are exposed to an exciting environment of research and collaboration while obtaining the benefits of strong professional and peer mentorship. Through a web-based follow up and program information dissemination, BioSTEP students are supported and tracked throughout their careers. This application provides training mechanisms to increase the diversity of the health professions workforce and to engage individuals previously underrepresented in biomedical research in basic and clinical research careers that address issues of important to resolving health disparities and improving healthcare in underserved communities.