Biomedical Scholars Program

描述（由申请人提供）：为了促进未被充分代表的少数民族的科学接触和职业发展，我们建议在生物医学和行为科学方面开展为期两年的研究密集型培训计划。生物医学学者计划（BSP）的目标是增加代表性不足的本科生（少数民族、残疾人和经济上处于不利地位的学生）进入生物科学博士课程的人数。怀特州立大学（WSU）是一所研究型大学，拥有有利于招募目标人群的氛围。潜在的BSP候选人将是华盛顿州立大学理科专业的学生，他们是科学领域代表性不足的群体的成员，并且对研究生培训感兴趣。共有40名5年级学生将参加为期两年的项目。横跨学生的第三和第四年的本科教育，该计划的组成部分将解决一个或多个详细的目标。主要项目是一个生物医学/行为科学的研究项目，由来自八个系的28名教师导师中的一名参与。旨在实现该方案目标的其他活动包括丰富讲习班，如生物统计学，参加区域和国家科学会议，参加实验室会议和期刊俱乐部，以及让学员接触科学工作场所。该项目将由dr。玛丽安娜·莫里斯和多米尼克·贝朗格。莫里斯是一名生物医学科学家，也是一名有能力的管理人员，在少数民族培训方面有着良好的记录。Belanger是华盛顿州立大学本科生研究的新协调员。课程目标涉及学术培训、研究培训、研究承诺和动机、专业技能和研究生申请准备。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。我们预计，完成这一精心设计的培训计划将使受训者为博士研究的成功做好准备，并显著增加这些未被充分代表的个人进入并坚持从事富有成效的科学事业的可能性。最终的结果将是在华盛顿州立大学本地和全球劳动力中增加科学多样性。

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. .