Virginia Commonwealth University IMSD Program (VCU-IMSD)

弗吉尼亚联邦大学 IMSD 项目 (VCU-IMSD)

• 批准号: 8436226
• 负责人: LOUIS J DE FELICE
• 金额: $ 40.21万
• 依托单位: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-03-15 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8436226
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) IMSD program as prompted by a self-study which indicated that significant percentages of underrepresented minority (URM) VCU undergraduate Biology majors and PhD students in the biomedical sciences are underperforming in their academic programs. Although more than 1/3 of VCU freshman and sophomore Biology majors are URM, ~40% of these individuals drop out of the Biology major due to poor performance in gatekeeper courses. The VCU School of Medicine (SOM) matriculates and graduates PhD students at rates that are comparable to the national average, but these individuals take longer to graduate and are less productive (fewer first and co-author papers) than are their majority peers. To address these disparities, we propose a two-phase, comprehensive research and education program intended to provide URM undergraduate and PhD students with the theoretical background, technical skills, critical thinking/ problem solving abilities, confidence, and determination necessary to succeed in careers in research. The VCU IMSD program takes advantage of existing resources, builds on existing successful models, and incorporates novel strategies to intervene with "at risk" students. The undergraduate phase of VCU IMSD will target 16 talented Biology students for participation in a program that provides (a) highly-structured courses intended to incrementally introduce students to basic concepts in biomedical research, (b) an early and intensive mentored research experience followed by a 2-year independent research project, (c) a "Learning Community" of like-minded scholars, intended to envelope IMSD Scholars in a atmosphere of continuous learning and personal/ professional development, and (d) a variety of enrichment activities providing opportunities to practice oral and written presentation skills, counseling in preparation of graduate school applications, and development of skills sets necessary for success on standardized exams. The PhD phase of the IMSD program will be admit two IMSD Predocs/ year who will participate in (a) a "pre-matriculation" summer program that provides courses in Critical Scientific Thinking and basic Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology and a highly mentored research experience, (b) a reduced course load that offers the option of completing the first year of PhD courses over the course of two years, and (c) enrichment activities that stress the development of critical thinking/ problem solving capacities, offer opportunities to develop communications skills, and provide networking opportunities intended to build confidence, establish self- efficacy, and promote the independence that is necessary to be productive in research. We strongly believe that the VCU IMSD program will not only ensure IMSD-supported students' commitment and completion of the PhD in biomedical sciences but that the enthusiasm and passion of IMSD students will impact on their non- supported peers and spark their interest in biomedical research as well.

描述（由申请人提供）：自学提示的弗吉尼亚州联邦大学（VCU）IMSD计划表明，生物医学科学中的大部分代表性不足的少数族裔（URM）VCU本科生专业和博士学位学生在其学术课程中都在不足。尽管超过1/3的VCU新生和大二生物学专业是URM，但由于看门人课程的表现不佳，这些人中约有40％退出生物学专业。 VCU医学学院（SOM）以与全国平均水平相当的比率来学习和毕业生博士学位，但是这些人的毕业生需要更长的时间，而生产力较低（第一论文和合着者论文较少）比他们的大多数同行。为了解决这些差异，我们提出了一项两相，全面的研究和教育计划，旨在为URM本科生和博士生提供理论背景，技术技能，批判性思维/解决问题能力，信心和确定，以成功地从事研究的职业。 VCU IMSD计划利用现有资源，以现有成功的模型为基础，并结合了与“处于危险”学生进行干预的新型策略。 VCU IMSD的本科阶段将针对16名才华横溢的学生参加一项计划，该计划提供（a）旨在逐步向学生介绍生物医学研究中的基本概念的课程，（b）早期且强化的指导性研究经验，一项2年独立研究项目，（c）与型的“学习社区”（c），以实现良好的范围，以实现良好的学习范围。专业发展以及（d）各种充实活动，为练习口头和书面演讲技巧，准备研究生院申请以及发展标准化考试成功所必需的技能集提供了机会。 IMSD计划的博士学位阶段将被接受两个IMSD Predoc/年，他们将参加（a）一个“通道前”夏季计划，该课程在批判性的科学思维和基本的生物化学，细胞和分子生物学以及高度有益的研究经验中提供课程的课程，（b）为降低的运动而启用了两年的活动，并提供了两年的发展。批判性思维/解决问题能力，提供建立沟通技巧的机会，并提供旨在建立信心，建立自我效力并促进独立性的社交机会，这是在研究中提高生产力所必需的。我们坚信，VCU IMSD计划不仅可以确保由IMSD支持的学生在生物医学科学领域的承诺和完成博士学位，而且IMSD学生的热情和热情也会影响其非支持同伴并激发他们对生物医学研究的兴趣。