PREPing to a Biomedical PhD

描述(由申请人提供)：生物医学博士课程的预科课程旨在为有科学天赋的少数族裔学生提供攻读生物医学博士学位的动机、学术工具、研究技能和自信。与德克萨斯州合作学校的教师顾问密切合作，我们将招募30名学生(6年制)参加该项目。学生可以参加我们的一个暑期研究项目，以获得基本的研究技能，然后进入为期两年的准备工作，提供广泛的实验室研究培训和特殊的学习机会，不仅建立知识，而且还培养分析和思考技能。让学生沉浸在特别设计的准备活动中，将补充实验室、系和研究生的社交和教育丰富活动，这些活动将促进学者攻读博士学位的动机。学生将有机会获得最佳的教职员工和同伴咨询、辅导和其他学生支持服务。该计划的特点包括增强核心生物医学概念和思维技能，反复加强负责任的研究工作，广泛的咨询，密切的指导，合作学校顾问的持续参与，以及成功的预科学者可以进入UTMB或其他顶尖研究生院攻读博士学位。拟议方案的具体目标是： 1.共录取30名(每年6名)少数族裔本科毕业生参加预科课程，为他们成功进入我们的GSBS或其他顶尖研究生院做好准备。 2.为每位预科学者提供一位经验丰富的GSBS教师导师，其研究项目属于该学者感兴趣的领域。 3.提供活动，将预备学者组织成一个有凝聚力的小组，同时加强他们的发展和技能，使他们能够成功完成博士课程 4.在负责任的研究行为方面提供频繁和广泛的教育。 5.确保预科学生得到最好的辅导以及个人和专业咨询。 6.建立生物医学博士项目准备工作的跟踪和评估体系。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The PREPing to a Biomedical PhD program presented here is designed to provide underrepresented minority students who have an aptitude for science with the motivation, academic tools, research skills, and self-confidence to pursue a PhD in biomedical science. Working closely with faculty advisors from partner schools in Texas that have a significant minority student enrollment, we will recruit 30 students (6/yr) to the program. Students may participate in one of our Summer Research Programs to gain basic research skills and then enter the PREP for up to a 2-year experience that provides extensive laboratory research training and special learning opportunities that build not only knowledge but also analytical and thinking skills. Immersion of the student in specially designed PREP activities will complement laboratory, departmental, and graduate student social and educational enrichment activities that will promote the scholar's motivation for a PhD. Students will have access to optimal faculty and peer counseling, tutoring, and other student support services. Special features of the Program involve the enhancement of core biomedical concepts and thinking skills, repeated reinforcement of responsible conduct of research, extensive counseling, close mentoring, continuous involvement of partner school advisors, and the option for successful PREP Scholars to enter a doctoral program of study at UTMB or another top-flight graduate school in advanced standing. The specific aims of the proposed program are to: 1. Admit a total of 30 (6 each year) underrepresented minority baccalaureate graduates to the PREP program and prepare them for successful entry into our GSBS or another top flight graduate school. 2. Provide each PREP scholar an experienced GSBS faculty mentor whose research program is in an area of interest to the scholar. 3. Provide activities that form PREP scholars into a cohesive group while enhancing their development and building skills that will enable them to successfully complete a doctoral program 4. Provide frequent and extensive education in the responsible conduct of research. 5. Ensure the PREP scholars have optimal tutoring as well as personal and professional counseling. 6. Institute a tracking and evaluation system for the PREPing to a Biomedical PhD program.