PREPing to a Biomedical PhD

描述（由申请人提供）：这里提出的生物医学博士课程的准备旨在为那些具有科学天赋的少数民族学生提供动机，学术工具，研究技能和自信心，以追求生物医学博士学位。与来自德克萨斯州合作学校的教师顾问密切合作，这些学校有大量少数民族学生入学，我们将招募30名学生（6/年）参加该计划。学生可以参加我们的暑期研究计划之一，以获得基本的研究技能，然后进入PREP长达2年的经验，提供广泛的实验室研究培训和特殊的学习机会，不仅建立知识，而且分析和思维能力。学生沉浸在专门设计的PREP活动将补充实验室，部门和研究生的社会和教育丰富活动，这将促进学者的博士学位的动机。 学生将有机会获得最佳的教师和同行咨询，辅导和其他学生支持服务。该计划的特点涉及核心生物医学概念和思维能力的增强，负责任的研究行为的反复加强，广泛的咨询，密切的指导，合作伙伴学校顾问的持续参与，以及成功的PREP学者进入UTMB或另一个顶级研究生院的博士课程的选择。拟议方案的具体目标是： 1. 录取共30（每年6）代表性不足的少数民族学士学位毕业生的准备程序，并准备他们成功进入我们的GSBS或另一个顶级飞行研究生院。 2. 为每位PREP学者提供一位经验丰富的GSBS教师导师，其研究项目是学者感兴趣的领域。 3. 提供活动，使PREP学者成为一个有凝聚力的群体，同时加强他们的发展和培养技能，使他们能够成功完成博士课程 4. 在负责任的研究行为方面提供频繁和广泛的教育。 5. 确保PREP学者有最佳的辅导以及个人和专业咨询。 6. 研究所的跟踪和评估系统的PREPing到生物医学博士课程。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The PREPing to a Biomedical PhD program presented here is designed to provide underrepresented minority students who have an aptitude for science with the motivation, academic tools, research skills, and self-confidence to pursue a PhD in biomedical science. Working closely with faculty advisors from partner schools in Texas that have a significant minority student enrollment, we will recruit 30 students (6/yr) to the program. Students may participate in one of our Summer Research Programs to gain basic research skills and then enter the PREP for up to a 2-year experience that provides extensive laboratory research training and special learning opportunities that build not only knowledge but also analytical and thinking skills. Immersion of the student in specially designed PREP activities will complement laboratory, departmental, and graduate student social and educational enrichment activities that will promote the scholar's motivation for a PhD. Students will have access to optimal faculty and peer counseling, tutoring, and other student support services. Special features of the Program involve the enhancement of core biomedical concepts and thinking skills, repeated reinforcement of responsible conduct of research, extensive counseling, close mentoring, continuous involvement of partner school advisors, and the option for successful PREP Scholars to enter a doctoral program of study at UTMB or another top-flight graduate school in advanced standing. The specific aims of the proposed program are to: 1. Admit a total of 30 (6 each year) underrepresented minority baccalaureate graduates to the PREP program and prepare them for successful entry into our GSBS or another top flight graduate school. 2. Provide each PREP scholar an experienced GSBS faculty mentor whose research program is in an area of interest to the scholar. 3. Provide activities that form PREP scholars into a cohesive group while enhancing their development and building skills that will enable them to successfully complete a doctoral program 4. Provide frequent and extensive education in the responsible conduct of research. 5. Ensure the PREP scholars have optimal tutoring as well as personal and professional counseling. 6. Institute a tracking and evaluation system for the PREPing to a Biomedical PhD program.