Yale Biomedical Research Training and Enrichment Program (BioSTEP)

描述(由申请者提供)：耶鲁大学医学院在支持不同学生在生物医学研究领域发展事业方面取得了积极的成果。这项持续的续签申请寻求NIH-NHLBI为耶鲁生物医学科学培训和浓缩计划(BioSTEP)提供短期培训研究计划支持。BioSTEP的具体目标是：1)从全国少数民族和弱势学生群体中寻找和招收学术上有才华的理科学生，这些学生对博士和MD/博士职业的研究生博士培训具有浓厚的兴趣和能力；2)为受训人员提供强有力的短期研究经验，以支持他们对博士研究培训职位的兴趣、准备和竞争力；3)促进BioSTEP受训人员进入研究密集型机构进行博士和博士后培训；以及4)增加耶鲁大学生物医学研究生项目的少数民族和弱势学生的招生人数，特别是来自历史上的黑人学院和拉美裔服务机构的学生。BioSTEP学员的理科研究生和专业课程的录取率很高(93%)。在这些学生中，23%正在接受博士或医学博士/博士学位的培训。当前的应用程序建立在这一经验的基础上，目标是将博士或MD/博士项目的注册人数增加到50%的实习生。学员将在耶鲁医学院的实验室开展个人研究项目。该计划使学生接触到现代调查方法和技术，为他们在心血管、肺部和血液疾病相关领域的职业生涯做好准备。学生还得到了一系列的支持，以帮助指导他们的职业生涯进入适当的生物医学科学领域。由耶鲁多元文化事务办公室管理的BioSTEP是耶鲁医学院为少数族裔和弱势学生开展的几个资金充足的管道项目之一。学员在获得强大的专业和同行指导的同时，可以接触到令人兴奋的研究和合作环境。通过基于网络的跟踪和计划信息传播，BioSTEP学生在他们的职业生涯中得到支持和跟踪。这一应用程序提供了培训机制，以增加卫生专业人员队伍的多样性，并使以前在生物医学研究中代表性不足的个人参与基础和临床研究职业生涯，这些职业生涯对解决健康差距和改善服务不足社区的医疗保健具有重要意义。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Yale University School of Medicine has a strong record of positive outcomes in supporting diverse students to develop careers in biomedical research. This continuing renewal application seeks NIH-NHLBI Short-Term Training Research Program support for the Yale Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program (BioSTEP). The specific objectives of BioSTEP are 1) to identify and recruit academically talented science students from a national pool of minority and disadvantaged students who provide evidence of strong interest and aptitude for postgraduate doctoral training in PhD and MD/PhD careers; 2) to provide trainees with a strongly mentored short-term research experience which supports their interest, preparation and competitiveness for doctoral research training positions, especially in PhD and MD/PhD degree programs; 3) to promote the enrollment of BioSTEP trainees in research-intensive institutions for doctoral and postdoctoral training; and 4) to increase the enrollment of minority and disadvantaged students in Yale University graduate biomedical science programs, especially students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. BioSTEP trainees have a high rate of matriculation to graduate science and professional programs (93%). Of these students, 23% are training for PhD or MD/PhD degrees. The current application builds from this experience with a goal of increasing PhD or MD/PhD program enrollment to 50% of trainees. Trainees will carry out individual research projects in laboratories of Yale School of Medicine. The program exposes students to modern investigative methods and technologies as a basis for preparing them for careers in areas relevant to cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematologic disorders. Students are also provided with a range of support to help guide their careers into appropriate areas of biomedical science. Administered by the Yale Office of Multicultural Affairs, BioSTEP is one of several well-funded pipelines programs conducted at Yale School of Medicine for minority and disadvantaged students. Trainees are exposed to an exciting environment of research and collaboration while obtaining the benefits of strong professional and peer mentorship. Through a web-based follow up and program information dissemination, BioSTEP students are supported and tracked throughout their careers. This application provides training mechanisms to increase the diversity of the health professions workforce and to engage individuals previously underrepresented in biomedical research in basic and clinical research careers that address issues of important to resolving health disparities and improving healthcare in underserved communities.