Post Doctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching

博士后研究和教学卓越

• 批准号: 8118852
• 负责人: Nicholas J Strausfeld
• 金额: $ 130.27万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-08-05 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8118852
• 关键词: Achievement; Arizona; Biological Sciences; Biotechnology; Collaborations; Communities; Control Groups; Development; Education; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Equipment; Faculty; Fellowship; Fostering; Goals; Hispanics; Industry; Institutes; Institution; Investments; Laboratories; Medical; Mentors; Mentorship; Minority; Minority-Serving Institution; Peer Review; Positioning Attribute; Postdoctoral Fellow; Public Health; Publications; Request for Proposals; Research; Students; Supervision; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; base; biomedical profession; career; career development; college; experience; medical schools; peer; programs; skills

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests continuation of the PERT Program (Postdoctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching) based on its aims, achievements, and planned refinements. The Program's stated goal is to intensify participation of underrepresented minority undergraduates in life science, biotechnology education with the purpose of increasing these groups in academic, medical, and biomedical industry-related careers. The University of Arizona (UA), a research university, and Pima Community College (PCC), a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), have shared a vigorous 9-year partnership in which PCC faculty train PERT Fellows in teaching and mentorship. The proposal requests continuation of that partnership. UA faculty train PERT Fellows for tenure-track careers. The 3-year program efficiently integrates independent research, classroom teaching, undergraduate mentorship, organizational and administrative skills. PERT Fellows audit for one semester the PCC course they teach the following semester under PCC mentor supervision. Comparisons show that PERT Fellow peer-reviewed publications exceed those of UA control group trainees not teaching so evidencing the ability PERT Fellows to sustain intense research alongside effective teaching. Over 70% PERT Fellows achieve tenure-track placement within the 3-year Fellowship. Life sciences curricula at PCC benefit from high-level commitment of PERT Fellows in classroom teaching, course development and investment of state-of-the-art laboratory equipment. The current proposal expands pedagogical training to three further MSI campuses. The program supports MSI faculty career development. Research experience of MSI students inspires their confidence and enthusiasm and has a crucial trickle-down effect to their peers. This and the intense involvement of PERT Fellows in minority education has increased MSI student transfer to UA and MSI students entering biotech and biomedical careers. The Program benefits postdoctoral trainees, MSI faculty, the UA postdoctoral community and faculty. It significantly boosts career placement of its Fellows. PERT Fellows foster UA-wide collaboration and appreciation of the educational needs of under-represented minorities. RELEVANCE: The relevance of the PERT training program to Public Health is its focus on biomedical education of Hispanic Minority students at a Minority Serving Partner Institution with the aim of preparing this group for transfer to Universities and to Medical School, as well as entry to related biomedical professions. PERT will also train outstanding postdoctoral fellows for positions in the biosciences in institutes of higher education.

描述(由申请人提供)：本建议书要求继续开展PERT项目(博士后卓越研究和教学)，以其目标、成果和计划中的改进为基础。该计划的既定目标是加强未被充分代表的少数族裔本科生参与生命科学、生物技术教育，目的是增加这些群体在学术、医疗和生物医药行业相关职业中的地位。亚利桑那大学(UA)是一所研究型大学，皮马社区学院(PCC)是一所少数民族服务机构(MSI)，两所大学建立了为期9年的积极合作伙伴关系，由PCC的教职员工培训PERT研究员进行教学和指导。该提案要求继续保持这种伙伴关系。亚利桑那州立大学的教职员工为终身教职的职业生涯培训PERT研究员。这个为期3年的项目有效地整合了独立研究、课堂教学、本科生指导、组织和管理技能。PERT研究员在PCC导师的监督下，对他们接下来的学期教授的PCC课程进行为期一学期的审计。比较显示，PERT同行评议的出版物超过了不教学的UA控制组受训人员，这证明了PERT研究员在有效教学的同时维持紧张研究的能力。超过70%的PERT研究员在3年期奖学金内实现了终身教职。PCC的生命科学课程得益于PERT研究员在课堂教学、课程开发和最先进实验室设备投资方面的高水平承诺。目前的提议将教学培训扩展到另外三个MSI校区。该计划支持MSI教师的职业发展。MSI学生的研究经历激发了他们的信心和热情，并对他们的同龄人产生了至关重要的涓滴效应。这一点，以及PERT Flowers对少数族裔教育的积极参与，增加了MSI学生向进入生物技术和生物医学职业的UA和MSI学生的转移。该计划使博士后实习生、MSI教职员工、加州大学博士后社区和教职员工受益。它极大地促进了其研究员的职业安置。PERT研究员促进了全美大学对代表不足的少数群体的教育需求的合作和理解。 相关性：PERT培训计划与公共卫生的相关性是其重点是少数族裔服务伙伴机构的西班牙裔少数族裔学生的生物医学教育，目的是为这一群体转到大学和医学院以及进入相关的生物医学专业做准备。PERT还将为高等教育机构的生物科学职位培训优秀的博士后研究员。