Biomedical Scholars Program

描述(由申请者提供)：为了促进少数族裔的科学接触和职业发展，我们建议开展一个为期两年的生物医学和行为科学研究密集培训计划。生物医学学者计划(BSP)的目标是增加未被充分代表的本科生(少数民族、残疾人和经济困难学生)进入生物科学博士课程的人数。莱特州立大学(WSU)是一所以研究为导向的机构，其环境有利于招收目标人群。未来的BSP候选人将是威斯康星州立大学理科专业的学生，他们是在科学界代表性较低的群体的成员，并表示对研究生培训感兴趣。共有40名学生将在五年内参加这个两年制的项目。在学生第三年和第四年的本科教育中，该计划的组成部分将涉及一个或多个详细目标。主要项目是一个生物医学/行为科学的研究项目，有来自8个系的28名教师导师中的一人参与。旨在实现该方案目标的其他活动包括丰富讲习班，如生物统计、参加区域和国家科学会议、参加实验室会议和期刊俱乐部，以及让受训人员接触科学工作场所。该项目将由玛丽安娜·莫里斯博士和多米尼克·贝兰格博士领导。莫里斯是一位生物医学科学家，也是一位能干的管理人员，在少数族裔培训方面有着良好的记录。贝兰格是威斯康星州立大学本科生研究的新任协调员。课程目标涉及学术培训、科研培训、科研承诺和动机、专业技能和研究生院申请准备。评估计划将评估干预措施的有效性，并记录短期和长期结果。我们预测，完成这一精心设计的培训计划将使受训人员为在博士学习中取得成功做好准备，并显著增加这些代表性不足的个人进入并坚持从事富有成效的科学职业的可能性。最终的结果将是科学多样性的增加，在WSU的本地和全球劳动力中。。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): To promote science exposure and career development for underrepresented minorities, we propose to conduct a two-year research-intensive training program in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. The goal of the Biomedical Scholars Program (BSP) is to increase the number of underrepresented undergraduate students (minorities, persons with disabilities and economically disadvantaged students) who enter a PhD program in the biosciences. Wright State University (WSU) is a research-oriented institution with a climate conducive to recruitment of the targeted populations. Prospective BSP candidates will be WSU science majors who are members of groups underrepresented in science and who express interest in graduate training. A total of 40 students over five years will participate in the two year program. Spanning the students' third and fourth years of undergraduate education, components of the program will address one or more of the detailed objectives. The lead program element is a research project in the biomedical/behavioral sciences with one of twenty-eight participating faculty mentors from eight departments. Additional activities aimed at accomplishing the program's objectives are enrichment workshops, such as biostatistics, attendance at regional and national scientific meetings, participation in laboratory meetings and a journal club, and exposure of trainees to the scientific workplace. The program will be led by Drs. Mariana Morris and Dominique Belanger. Morris is a biomedical scientist and an able administrator with a track record in minority training. Belanger is the new coordinator of WSU undergraduate research. The program objectives are related to Academic Training, Research Training, Commitment and Motivation for Research, Professional Skills and Preparation for Graduate School Application. The evaluation program will assess the effectiveness of the interventions and record short and long term outcomes. We predict that completion of this carefully crafted training program will prepare the trainees for success in PhD studies and significantly increase the probability that these underrepresented individuals will enter and persist in productive scientific careers. The end result will be an increase in scientific diversity, locally at WSU and in the global workforce. .