Institutional Short-Term Research Training for Students of Diversity

描述(由申请人提供)： 梅奥诊所这个暑期研究项目的目标是为来自代表不足和弱势背景或残疾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未被充分代表的学生从事研究事业来实现我们的目标，为他们提供与研究相关的兴奋和回报的一瞥。主要活动仍然是参加为期10周的有指导的实验室或临床研究，特别是在心血管、肺部和血液疾病领域。一系列精心设计的有组织的活动提供了比任何一个研究导师都能提供的更广阔的视角。有几个要素还专门为学生提供知识和技能，帮助他们在未来的教育事业中取得成功。具体目标包括：1)在心血管、呼吸系统或血液疾病研究领域工作的熟练导师的指导下，为未被充分代表的少数族裔学生和来自弱势背景的学生提供动态研究体验。2)通过每周为高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，既有基础科学，也有以病人为中心的研究。3)通过小组活动和个人职业咨询，鼓励走向临床医学的学生思考也做临床研究。4)对于由这项研究教育补助金资助的学生，提供额外的每周小组会议，以确保获得少数群体研究人员的榜样和交流技能方面的具体培训。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。该计划由实习生、研究人员导师和一名外部评估员进行评估。对参与者的跟踪是通过电话和电子邮件的定期联系来完成的，以提供建议和获取最新情况。每年出版两次的时事通讯和每年更新的目录被发送给该项目的校友。这一研究教育计划将为不同的本科生和医学生(如少数民族、残疾人和弱势背景个人)提供短期生物医学研究培训。目标是鼓励这些学生在他们的职业生涯中从事生物医学研究，从而促进生物医学研究队伍的多样化。(摘要结束)

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)