Short-Term Health Research Training to Increase Diversity

描述（由申请人提供）：“短期健康研究培训计划以增加多样性”或STREAMS为来自代表性不足群体的本科生提供研究和学术培训，最终目标是促进生物医学，行为和临床劳动力的多样性。该计划的目标群体是少数民族和种族、残疾人以及来自弱势背景的人。这是NIH指令指定的一个扩大的培训小组，我们成功地扩大了我们的学生选择，包括残疾人。该计划的优势是基于T35培训计划的成功，该计划在近15年的时间里培训了150多名学生。在这个培训小组中，74%的人已经完成或参与了高级学位课程。赖特州立大学（WSU）暑期项目每年将在高质量和支持性的研究环境中培训14名学生。副执行长,Drs。Mariana Morris和Cameron Chumlea分别是心血管药理学和心血管流行病学领域的领导者。来自8个院系的24位教师导师都有很强的研究、学术和培训记录。该项目侧重于生物医学转化研究，重点是心血管科学。除了研究学徒和研究研讨会之外，学生还将接受监管问题、伦理、批判性科学思维和分析方面的培训。他们将参加一个名为“翻译研究前沿”的教学和示范课程。STREAMS短期研究培训计划的目标重点活动如下：1)在高质量和支持性的教师导师的带领下，让学员在最先进的实验室中进行实践研究；2)通过参观位于华盛顿州立大学附近的宝洁研究中心和空军研究实验室，介绍科学工作场所；3)通过体验临床相关研究的兴奋和挑战，培养在生物医学科学领域追求职业的长期承诺；4)提供学术课程，以加强他们的研究活动；5)建立短期和长期评估计划，以确定项目的状态和任何变更的需要。我们预测，完成这一精心设计的培训计划将为学员进入生物医学、行为和临床科学的高级学位课程做好准备，并显著增加这些未被充分代表的个体进入并坚持从事富有成效的科学职业的可能性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): "Short-Term Health Research Training Program to Increase Diversity" or STREAMS provides research and academic training for undergraduate students from underrepresented groups with the ultimate goal of promoting diversity in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical workforce. The target group for the program is ethnic and racial minorities, persons with disabilities as well as those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This is an expanded training group as designated by NIH directives, and we made a successful effort to expand our student selection to include persons with disabilities. The program has the advantage of being based on the success of a T35 training program which over almost 15 years has trained more than 150 students. In this training group, 74% have completed or are involved in an advanced degree program. The Wright State University (WSU) summer program will train fourteen students/year in a high quality and supportive research environment. Co-Directors, Drs. Mariana Morris and Cameron Chumlea, are leaders in the fields of cardiovascular pharmacology and cardiovascular epidemiology, respectively. The twenty-four faculty mentors from eight departments have strong research, academic and training records. The program is focused on biomedical translational research with emphases on cardiovascular sciences. In addition to the research apprenticeship and a research symposium, students will receive training in regulatory issues, ethics, critical scientific thinking and analysis. They will participate in a didactic and demonstration course entitled, "Frontiers in Translational Research". The goal focused activities of the STREAMS short term research training program are as follows: 1) To engage trainees in hands-on research in state-of- the- art laboratories led by high quality and supportive faculty mentors; 2) To provide an introduction to the scientific workplace via visits to Procter & Gamble Research Center and the Air Force Research Laboratories, facilities located in close proximity to WSU; 3) To foster a long-term commitment to pursue a career in the biomedical sciences through an experience that demonstrates the excitement and challenges of clinically-relevant investigation; 4) To provide an academic program which will enhance their research activities; 5) To establish short and long term evaluation plans which will determine the program's status and any need for changes. We predict that completion of this carefully-crafted training program will prepare the trainees for entry into advanced degree programs in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences and significantly increase the probability that these underrepresented individuals will enter and persist in productive scientific careers. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: A summer research training for underrepresented minority undergraduate students is proposed. The program for fourteen students combines biomedical translational research with emphases on cardiovascular sciences with academic enrichment activities. The ultimate goal is to promote diversity in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical workforce. (End of Abstract)