University of Maryland Summer Training and Research (STAR) Program

描述(由申请人提供)： 马里兰大学公共卫生学院建议实施暑期培训和研究(STAR)计划，为人数不足的本科生提供连续两个为期10周的暑期研究和职业发展计划，以增强他们申请和完成与预防和治疗心血管疾病相关的生物医学和行为科学研究生学位的潜力。STAR计划的目的是增加最终选择生物医学和行为研究职业的个人的多样性，以减少心血管疾病和相关疾病的过早发病率和死亡率。具体目标是：(1)增加关于心血管疾病和相关疾病的病因和预防的里程碑式研究的知识，(2)提高研究技能和经验，以便在心血管和相关疾病研究领域成为有竞争力的研究生院申请者，(3)提高对科学研究过程、实践和道德的认识，(4)为研究生院和研究生涯做好准备，以及(5)提供高质量的指导。该计划将跨越连续两个夏天，每个夏天都有不同的活动。申请者将通过邮件、我们的互联网网站、访问本科生校园和教职员工网络在当地和全国范围内招聘。由项目主任和一名少数族裔研究生组成的招生委员会将挑选学员，并将他们与教师导师进行匹配。受训人员将获得现场住房，并按其实验室工作获得报酬。明星学员的主要工作将集中在与他们导师的研究紧密结合的实验室研究上。研究培训部分将占受训人员约85%的时间，其余15%用于与研究有关的培训和职业发展。教师导师是从公共卫生学院的教师中挑选出来的，他们的研究项目涉及与NHLBI高度相关的内容领域。专业知识的组合范围从基于实验室的板凳研究到基于社区的应用型研究。除了直接的实验室经验，学员还将每周开会讨论研究活动并设定每周目标，与当前的研究生会面，就研究生学习问题进行动态交流，并讨论关于心血管疾病的经典研究文章。课程包括每周一次的研究相关培训(第一年实习生)或职业发展(第二年实习生)。这些课程具有很强的互动性，为学员提供了独特的思考和讨论视角。还包括第二年导师/第一年学员计划，以提高学员在两个夏天的留存率。学员将在夏季课程结束时以口头和海报的形式介绍他们的研究成果。计划在华盛顿特区开展科学、社会和文化活动。广泛的计划评估将评估计划在多大程度上达到预定的基准。内部和外部咨询委员会将开会审查结果数据，并提出改进和保持计划质量的建议。马里兰大学公共卫生学院建议实施暑期培训和研究(STAR)计划，为人数不足的本科生提供连续两个为期10周的暑期研究和职业发展计划，以增强他们申请和完成与预防和治疗心血管疾病相关的生物医学和行为科学研究生学位的潜力。STAR计划的目的是增加最终选择生物医学和行为研究职业的个人的多样性，以减少心血管疾病和相关疾病的过早发病率和死亡率。明星学员的主要工作将集中在与他们导师的研究紧密结合的实验室研究上。此外，学员将每周开会讨论研究活动和设定每周目标，与现有研究生会面，就研究生学习问题进行动态交流，讨论关于心血管疾病的经典研究文章，并参加与研究相关的(第一年学员)或职业发展(第二年学员)培训。(摘要结束)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Maryland School of Public Health proposes to implement a Summer Training and Research (STAR) program to provide underrepresented undergraduate students with two consecutive 10-wk summer research and career development programs to enhance their potential to apply for and complete graduate degrees in biomedical and behavioral science relevant to preventing and treating cardiovascular (CV) disease. The aim of the STAR program is to increase diversity in the pool of individuals who ultimately choose careers in biomedical and behavioral research to reduce premature morbidity and mortality from CV and related diseases. Specific objectives are to: (1) Increase knowledge of landmark research on the causes and prevention of CV and related diseases, (2) Enhance research skills and experience necessary to be competitive graduate school applicants in CV and related disease research areas, (3) Enhance awareness of the process, practice, and ethics underlying scientific research, (4) Prepare trainees for graduate school and a research career, and (5) Provide quality mentoring. The program will span two consecutive summers, with distinct activities for each summer. Applicants will be recruited locally and nationally through mailings, our Internet web site, visits to undergraduate campuses, and faculty networks. An Admissions Committee consisting of the Program Directors and a minority graduate student will select trainees and match them with faculty mentors. Trainees will be provided with on-site housing and remunerated for their laboratory-based work. The primary efforts of the STAR trainees will focus on laboratory research closely integrated with that of their mentor. The research training component will comprise ~85% of the trainees' time, with the remaining 15% spent in research-related training and career development. Faculty mentors were selected from those in the School of Public Health with research programs in content areas that are highly relevant to NHLBI. The mix of expertise ranges from laboratory-based bench research to applied community-based research. In addition to direct laboratory experience, trainees will meet weekly to discuss research activities and set weekly goals, meet with current graduate students for dynamic exchanges about graduate studies issues, and discuss classic research articles on cardiovascular disease. Weekly sessions on either Research-Related Training (first year trainees) or Career Development (second year trainees) is included. These sessions are highly interactive and provide trainees with unique perspectives to consider and discuss. A second-year mentor/first- year mentee program is also included to enhance trainee retention over two summers. Trainees will present their research in both oral and poster formats at the end of the summer session. Scientific, social, and cultural activities in the Washington, DC area are planned. Extensive program evaluation will assess how well the program achieves pre-determined benchmarks. Internal and External Advisory Committees will meet to review outcome data and make recommendations to improve and maintain program quality. The University of Maryland School of Public Health proposes to implement a Summer Training and Research (STAR) program to provide underrepresented undergraduate students with two consecutive 10-wk summer research and career development programs to enhance their potential to apply for and complete graduate degrees in biomedical and behavioral science relevant to preventing and treating cardiovascular (CV) disease. The aim of the STAR program is to increase diversity in the pool of individuals who ultimately choose careers in biomedical and behavioral research to reduce premature morbidity and mortality from CV and related diseases. The primary efforts of the STAR trainees will focus on laboratory research closely integrated with that of their mentor. In addition, trainees will meet weekly to discuss research activities and set weekly goals, meet with current graduate students for dynamic exchanges about graduate studies issues, discuss classic research articles on cardiovascular disease, and take part in either Research-Related (first year trainees) or Career Development (second year trainees) Training.(End of Abstract)