Institutional Short-Term Research Training for Students of Diversity

描述（由申请人提供）： 在马约诊所这个夏季研究计划的目标是为来自代表性不足和弱势背景或残疾人的本科生和医学生提供令人兴奋的研究机会。我们打算通过积极影响代表性不足的学生对研究事业，通过为他们提供与研究相关的兴奋和奖励一瞥来实现我们的目标。主要活动仍然是参加为期8 - 10周的密集的实验室或临床研究，特别是在心血管，肺和血液疾病领域。一系列精心设计的有组织的活动提供了一个比任何一个研究导师可以提供更广泛的视角。几个要素还专门为学生提供知识和技能，这将有助于他们在未来的教育事业取得成功。具体目标包括：1）提供代表性不足的少数民族学生和来自弱势背景的学生在心血管，呼吸或血液疾病研究领域工作的熟练导师的指导下，动态的研究经验。2)通过每周为高年级本科生和初级医学生设计的科学研讨会，让学生接触到广泛的研究领域，包括基础科学和以患者为导向的研究领域。3)通过小组活动和个人职业咨询，挑战学生走向临床医学思考也做临床研究。4)对于获得这项研究教育补助金支持的学生，每周提供一次额外的小组会议，以确保获得少数族裔研究人员榜样和沟通技巧的具体培训。5)激励和鼓励对基础科学研究感兴趣的学生继续这条职业道路，向他们展示这种研究对人类疾病的直接适用性。6)为暑期学生提供基础科学和临床研究方面的长期培训的直接联系。该计划由学员，研究教师导师和外部评估员进行评估。通过电话和电子邮件定期联系来跟踪参与者，以提供咨询意见和获取最新情况。每年出版两次的时事通讯和每年更新的目录发送给该计划的校友。这项研究教育计划将提供短期的生物医学研究培训，以本科生和医学生（例如少数民族/种族，残疾人和来自弱势背景的个人）的多样化队列。其目标是激励这些学生将生物医学研究纳入其职业生涯，从而促进生物医学研究人员队伍的多样化。(End摘要）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this summer research program at Mayo Clinic is to provide exciting research opportunities for undergraduate and medical students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds or who are disabled. We intend to accomplish our goals by positively influencing underrepresented students toward research careers by providing them with a glimpse of the excitement and rewards associated with research. The primary activity continues to be participation in intense 8} 10 weeks of mentored laboratory or clinical research, especially in the fields of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematological diseases. A series of carefully designed organized activities give a broader perspective than any one research mentor can provide. Several elements also specifically provide students with knowledge and skills that will help them succeed in their future educational endeavors. The Specific Aims include: 1) Provide underrepresented minority students and students from disadvantaged backgrounds with dynamic research experiences under the guidance of a skilled mentor working in an area of cardiovascular, respiratory, or hematologic diseases research. 2) Expose students to a wide array of research areas, both basic science and patient-oriented, through weekly scientific seminars designed for advanced undergraduate and beginning medical students. 3) Through group activities and individual career counseling, challenge students headed toward clinical medicine to think about also doing clinical research. 4) For students supported by this research education grant, provide an extra weekly group meeting to ensure access to minority researcher role models and specific training in communication skills. 5) Motivate and encourage students interested in basic science research to continue this career path by showing them the direct applicability of such research to human disease. 6) Provide direct linkages for summer students to longer-term training in both basic science and clinical research. The program is evaluated by trainees, research faculty mentors and an external evaluator. Tracking of participants is accomplished by regular contact by phone and email to provide advice and to obtain updates. A newsletter published twice-yearly and a directory updated annually is sent to the program alumni. This research education program will provide short-term biomedical research training to a diverse cohort of undergraduate and medical students (e.g. ethnic/racial minorities, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds). The goal is to stimulate these students to include biomedical research in their careers thus contributing to the diversification of the biomedical research workforce. (End of Abstract)