Drew National High School Student Summer Research Apprentice Program

描述(由申请人提供)： 查尔斯·R·德鲁医学与科学大学(DREW)建议继续并加强其德鲁全国高中生暑期研究学徒计划(NHSSSRAP)。主要目标是增加NIDDK任务区致力于生物医学、行为、临床或社会科学研究的少数族裔和弱势学生的数量，这些学生致力于生物医学、行为、临床或社会科学研究，包括糖尿病、内分泌学、新陈代谢、营养、肥胖症以及消化系统、泌尿系、肾脏和血液系统疾病。通过有效的招聘、保留、教育和培训战略，德鲁NHSSSRAP将帮助生物医学和医疗保健劳动力多样化，拥有具有文化能力的研究科学家，并对服务不足的少数族裔和社会经济贫困人口的多种文化和社会需求做出反应。该计划将让20名来自生物医学和行为研究中代表性不足的种族/民族的高中生，以及来自弱势背景的学生，接触NIDDK任务区和那些被健康人2010年确定为在代表性不足的少数族裔社区中不成比例地流行的疾病地区的生物医学研究的关键方法和原则。该研究计划将使有前途的学生接触到他们原本可能无法接触到的上述生物医学研究领域，从而鼓励他们在这些领域追求生物医学职业。德鲁NHSSSRAP的学生体验将包括入门的基于网络的培训课程，非正式的导师指导的实验室和研究指导，参加各种研究论坛的机会，专门针对学生的研究作业和活动，以及一年一度的NIH学生研究研讨会，学生在会上向他们的同龄人展示他们的研究成果。该项目主要在连续五个暑期举行，具体目标如下：1.为20名高中生提供为期8至10周的暑期研究体验，包括研究原则、研究行为、评估和陈述方面的教育。2.在暑期体验期间，为20名高中生参与者提供研究型教师导师。3.在NIH为高中生提供一个论坛，让他们使用国家科学会议的标准演示格式，向同行和知名研究人员进行口头和/或海报演示。4.评估NIH/NI DDK/DREW NHSSSRAP的影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Drew) proposes to continue and enhance its Drew National High School Student Summer Research Apprentice Program (NHSSSRAP). The main goal is to increase the number of underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students "in the pipeline" who are committed to a career in biomedical, behavioral, clinical, or social science research in the NIDDK mission areas including diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism, nutrition, obesity, and digestive, urologic, kidney, and hematological diseases. Through effective recruitment, retention, education and training strategies, the Drew NHSSSRAP will help to diversify the biomedical and healthcare workforce with research scientists who are culturally competent and responsive to the multiple cultural and social needs of underserved minority and socio-economically deprived populations. The program will expose 20 high school students from racial/ethnic groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research, and students from disadvantaged backgrounds to critical methodologies and principles of biomedical research in the NIDDK mission areas and those disease areas identified by Healthy People 2010 as disproportionately prevalent among underrepresented minority communities. The research program will expose promising students to the above areas of biomedical research they would otherwise not likely have access to, thus encouraging them to pursue biomedical careers in these areas. The Drew NHSSSRAP student experience will include an introductory web-based training curriculum, an informal mentor-led lab and research orientation, opportunities for attendance at various research forums, specialized student-specific research assignments and activities, and the annual NIH student research symposium where students present their research findings to their peers. The program, to be held principally during five consecutive summers, has the following specific aims: 1. Provide a rewarding eight to ten-week summer research experience to 20 high school students, which includes education in research principles, research conduct, evaluation and presentation. 2. Provide research faculty mentors for 20 high school student participants during the summer experience. 3. Provide a forum at the NIH for high school students to make oral and/or poster presentations to peers and established researchers using the standard presentation format of national scientific meetings. 4. Evaluate the impact of the NIH/NI DDK/Drew NHSSSRAP.