PREP Scholars

预科学者

• 批准号: 7761806
• 负责人: MARIANA MORRIS
• 金额: $ 30.51万
• 依托单位: WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-03-01 至 2014-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7761806
• 关键词: Academic Training; Admission activity; Air; Area; Bachelor' s Degree; Behavioral; Behavioral Research; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical Research; Biometry; Cardiovascular system; Categories; Cellular biology; Climate; Credentialing; Development; Development Plans; Diabetes Mellitus; Disabled Persons; Disadvantaged; Doctor of Philosophy; Drug abuse; Educational workshop; Effectiveness of Interventions; Enrollment; Environment; Epidemiology; Ethics; Ethnic group; Evaluation; Exposure to; Faculty; Fostering; Funding; Gambling; Goals; Hand; Individual; Interview; Investigation; Journals; Laboratories; Laboratory Research; Measures; Medical Research; Mentors; Metric; Minority; Molecular Genetics; NCI Scholars Program; Neurosciences; Outcome; Persons; Population; Probability; Process; Program Evaluation; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Project Grants; Schools; Science; Scientific Evaluation; Scientist; Spinal cord injury; Stereotyping; Stroke; Students; Target Populations; Toxicology; Training; Training Programs; Universities; Visit; Workplace; Writing; base; biobehavior; cancer epidemiology; career; clinically relevant; design; disability; experience; graduate student; improved; interest; meetings; practical application; programs; public health relevance; racial and ethnic; research facility; skills; success; symposium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A post-baccalaureate program is proposed to provide esearch and academic training in the biomedical/behavioral sciences for eight persons per year from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities and/or individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. A research apprenticeship serves as a transition for students to acquire academic credentials and research skills to make them competitive for admission into quality PhD programs. Wright State University (WSU) is a research-oriented university with a climate conducive to recruitment of the targeted populations. Trainees will begin their program with a weekend PREP BOOT CAMP to provide information on the program and opportunities to interact with faculty and graduate students. The program's focus is on research experience in modern, externally funded laboratories under experienced faculty mentors. The thirty-one faculty mentors from seven departments have research programs in behavioral toxicology, neuroscience, cell biology, molecular genetics, cardiovascular sciences, epidemiology and drug abuse. Mariana Morris, PhD, who has extensive experience in biomedical research, minority training and program administration, will direct the program. She will be assisted by faculty and student advisory boards as well as executive and organizational committees. PREP Scholars will hold recent baccalaureate degrees and express a strong interest in obtaining a PhD in the sciences. The program will be guided by an individual development plan (IDP), based on analysis of trainee interests, academic enrichment requirements determined in part by individual student assessment. Enrichment will be provided by short workshops in biostatistics, stereotyping, scientific writing and scientific presentations and ethics. Trainees may also take selective courses depending on their background and need. To complete the training experience, there will be laboratory meetings, journal clubs, seminars and a research presentation. Visits are planned to local research facilities, Procter & Gamble Research Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory and Battelle Medical Research Facility to provide exposure to the scientific workplace. Students will receive assistance in evaluating and choosing a graduate program, help in preparing their applications and practice in a mock interview situation. The evaluation program will: 1) assess and continuously improve the effectiveness of the interventions, 2) measure its impact on trainees, faculty and the university, and 3) record outcomes in terms of PhD graduate program admissions and progress. Quantitative and qualitative metrics in each category will be derived from a detailed analysis of program objectives and sub-objectives. The overall outcome goal is for 75% of the trainees to enter a PhD program by the end of the training program, with 50% of the total applying for admission to a WSU PhD program, and to have 75% of those entering a PhD program to complete the degree. The end result will be an increase in scientific diversity, locally at WSU, as well as in the global workforce. Public Health Relevance Statement: A post baccalaureate research-intensive training program in the biomedical/biobehavioral sciences is proposed for persons from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities and/or individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. The goal is for the trainees, a total of thirty-two individuals over a four year period, to enter and succeed in a top quality PhD program.

描述（由申请人提供）：提出了一项后核计划，旨在为每年从代表性不足的种族和族裔群体中提供八人的生物医学/行为科学培训，其中有残疾人和/或来自弱势背景的个人。研究学徒制是学生获得学术证书和研究技能的过渡，以使他们有竞争优质的博士学位课程竞争。赖特州立大学（WSU）是一所面向研究的大学，有利于招募目标人群的气候。学员将通过周末预备训练营开始他们的计划，以提供有关该计划的信息以及与教师和研究生互动的机会。该计划的重点是经验丰富的教师导师的现代，外部资助实验室的研究经验。来自七个部门的31位教师导师在行为毒理学，神经科学，细胞生物学，分子遗传学，心血管科学，流行病学和药物滥用方面拥有研究计划。玛丽安娜·莫里斯（Mariana Morris）博士在生物医学研究，少数民族培训和计划管理方面拥有丰富的经验，他将指导该计划。她将在教职员工和学生咨询委员会以及执行和组织委员会的协助下。学者将拥有最近的学士学位，并表示对获得科学博士学位的浓厚兴趣。该计划将以个人发展计划（IDP）为指导，基于对学员利益的分析，部分由个人评估确定的学术丰富要求。生物统计学，刻板印象，科学写作以及科学演示和道德的简短讲习班将提供丰富。学员还可以根据其背景和需求参加选择性课程。为了完成培训经验，将举行实验室会议，期刊俱乐部，研讨会和研究演讲。计划访问当地研究机构，宝洁研究中心，空军研究实验室和巴特尔医学研究机构，以提供对科学工作场所的接触。学生将获得评估和选择研究生课程的帮助，在模拟面试情况下帮助准备申请并练习。评估计划将：1）评估并不断提高干预措施的有效性，2）衡量其对学员，教职员工和大学的影响，以及3）在博士学位研究生课程的入学和进步方面记录成果。每个类别中的定量和定性指标将源自对计划目标和子目标的详细分析。总体成果目标是让75％的学员在培训计划结束时进入博士学位课程，其中50％申请了WSU博士学位课程的入学，并且有75％的人进入博士学位课程以完成学位。最终结果将是在WSU以及全球劳动力中本地的科学多样性增加。 公共卫生相关性声明：针对来自代表性不足的种族和族裔群体的人，残疾人和/或来自弱势背景的人的个人和/或个人，提出了生物医学/生物行为科学的研究密集型培训计划。目标是让学员，在四年内总共有32个人进入并取得了顶级质量博士学位计划。