UMass Amherst PREP Program

麻省大学阿默斯特分校 PREP 计划

• 批准号: 8433862
• 负责人: SANDRA L PETERSEN
• 金额: $ 40.21万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-05-08 至 2017-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8433862
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of this project is to significantly increase the number of students from underrepresented groups who obtain Ph.D. degrees in biomedical fields. To this end, we will establish a one-year PREP internship that includes independent research and individualized programs of study, each with an interdisciplinary focus designed to increase the competitiveness of the PREP students for admission to rigorous biomedical graduate programs. Our project will capitalize on unique strengths of the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA): A) UMA leads the Northeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NEAGEP), a highly interactive network of 15 minority-serving and research-extensive universities with demonstrated success in recruiting and retaining minority students in STEM Ph.D. programs; B) UMA has well-developed programs of interdisciplinary research and graduate education in biomedicine; C) UMA has developed effective multi-level mentoring programs to support diversity at all levels of academia. We take advantage of these strengths to accomplish the following specific aims: 1) Use existing connections in NEAGEP and at UMA to recruit talented students from underrepresented groups; 2) Pre-screen students through a well established eight-week summer program for undergraduate research (SPUR); 3) Provide near- peer and faculty mentors with diversity training; 4) Work with PREP participants and their mentors to formulate individualized programs of study based on interests, strengths and needs of students identified during SPUR; 5) Start mentoring on first contact and continue through graduate school and beyond. During the program, students will engage in a collaborative research project with a primary and secondary faculty mentors, as well as near-peer graduate student mentors. The Institute for Cellular Engineering, Chemistry-Biology Interface and Neuroendocrinology graduate training programs will provide an interdisciplinary focus through specific enrichment courses. Students will participate in regular social and professional development activities, many with NEAGEP doctoral students so that PREP participants will be part of a larger community of minority scholars. Group PREP courses will focus on working in interdisciplinary and diverse groups in biomedicine, developing critical thinking skills and gaining an understanding of the responsible conduct of research. Faculty mentors, PIs and the Office of Graduate Recruitment and Retention will teach students how to apply to graduate school and to obtain pre-doctoral fellowships. At the end of the program, we anticipate that students will enroll in one of the numerous biomedicine graduate programs served by the participating interdisciplinary training programs, graduate programs in other NEAGEP institutions or in other selective graduate programs around the country. This program will help meet the growing need for biomedical researchers who can address issues of health care in all segments of our population.

描述（由申请人提供）：该项目的长期目标是显着增加来自代表性不足的群体谁获得博士学位的学生人数。生物医学领域的学位。为此，我们将建立一个为期一年的PREP实习，其中包括独立的研究和个性化的学习计划，每一个都有一个跨学科的重点，旨在提高PREP学生的竞争力，以进入严格的生物医学研究生课程。我们的项目将利用马萨诸塞州阿默斯特大学（UMA）的独特优势：A）UMA领导研究生教育和教授东北联盟（NEAGEP），这是一个由15所少数民族服务和研究型大学组成的高度互动网络，在招收和留住少数民族学生方面取得了成功。程序; B）UMA拥有完善的生物医学跨学科研究和研究生教育计划; C）UMA制定了有效的多层次指导计划，以支持各级学术界的多样性。我们利用这些优势来实现以下具体目标：1）利用NEAGEP和UMA的现有联系，从代表性不足的群体中招募有才华的学生; 2）通过一个完善的为期八周的本科研究暑期项目（SPUR）预先筛选学生; 3）为近同行和教师导师提供多样性培训; 4）与PREP参与者及其导师合作，根据SPUR期间确定的学生的兴趣，优势和需求制定个性化的学习计划; 5）在第一次接触时开始指导，并继续通过研究生院及以后。在该计划期间，学生将与小学和中学教师导师以及近同行的研究生导师进行合作研究项目。该研究所细胞工程，化学生物学接口和神经内分泌学研究生培训计划将通过具体的丰富课程提供跨学科的重点。学生将参加定期的社会和专业发展活动，许多与NEAGEP博士生，使PREP参与者将成为少数民族学者更大社区的一部分。小组准备课程将侧重于在生物医学的跨学科和多样化的群体中工作，培养批判性思维能力，并了解负责任的研究行为。教师导师，PI和毕业生招聘和保留办公室将教学生如何申请研究生院，并获得博士前奖学金。在计划结束时，我们预计学生将参加由参与跨学科培训计划，研究生课程在其他NEAGEP机构或在全国各地的其他选择性研究生课程服务的众多生物医学研究生课程之一。该计划将有助于满足对生物医学研究人员的日益增长的需求，这些研究人员可以解决我们人口各阶层的医疗保健问题。