UC MERCED MARC PREP

加州大学默塞德分校马克预科

• 批准号: 8475129
• 负责人: Rudy M Ortiz
• 金额: $ 17.14万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-06-01 至 2018-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8475129
• 关键词: Address; Biology; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; California; Chemistry; Data; Development; Discipline; Doctor of Philosophy; Enrollment; Ensure; Faculty; Foundations; Goals; Grant; Hispanics; Institution; Instruction; Joints; Literature; Mentors; Mentorship; Methods; Oral; Paper; Peer Review; Phase; Problem Solving; Protocols documentation; Reading; Research; Schools; Science; Students; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Writing; biobehavior; career; demographics; improved; peer; programs; skills; statistics; success

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): National statistics clearly indicate a disparity in the number of underrepresented minorities obtaining higher degrees in biomedical/biobehavioral disciplines. Given that the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is an established Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) with the highest number of Hispanic undergraduates enrolled of any of the 10 UC campuses, UC Merced is ideally situated to realize the greatest benefit from a MARC U*STAR training grant. Data from our campus indicate a justified need to enhance and enrich the quantitative skills of our pre- MARC students via constant supplemental instruction in primarily math and chemistry courses. The establishment of various training programs such as UCLEADS, CAMP and McNair at UC Merced indicates a strong foundation from which to establish a MARC U*STAR program at UC Merced. An advisory board that is constituted by current or previous MARC directors from other UC campuses will greatly facilitate and enhance the establishment of MARC at UC Merced. Furthermore, the current proposal was developed and submitted by a previous NIH trainee, providing a clear indication of the success of NIH training programs. The objectives of our proposal are to: 1) enhance and enrich the scholars' quantitative skills, especially in chemistry and math, through supplemental, peer-tutoring during the pre-MARC developmental phase 2) enhance the scholars' academic capabilities by developing their ability to read and critically analyze the scientific literature, especially peer-reviewed papers, 3) develop the scholars' appreciation for and understanding of the scientific method including developing their ability to apply the scientific method by demonstrating the ability to propose hypothesis-driven, experimental protocols with appropriate controls that solve problems in a logical, stepwise fashion, 4) refine their professional skills set by involving the scholars in multiple opportunities to practice their oral and written skills and to network with other peers, 5) develop the scholars' understanding of and appreciation for their responsible conduct in research through a supplemental RCR training course, and 6) enhance and improve the mentorship, pedagogical and grantsmanship skills of the faculty mentors with the intent that these refinements will result in direct benefits in the advancement of the scholars. Addressing our objectives will allow us to achieve our short- and long-range goals, which are: 1) (short) to ensure that 90% of the MARC scholars and non-scholarship students participating in the program activities submit a graduate school application, with approximately 80% of these students to be accepted into graduate PhD/MD programs in biomedical sciences in the first 5 years of the grant, and 2) (long) over the next 10 years we expect that 90% of our MARC scholars and non-scholarship associates to complete a PhD or joint PhD/MD and pursue a career in biomedical research. Given the low number of students currently pursuing PhDs in biomedical sciences despite the fact that a majority of undergraduates at UC Merced are in biology majors allows us to make a profound impact on our current numbers in a short period. In summary, UC Merced's HSI status, demographics and demonstrated need for enhanced training of its undergraduates makes it an ideal training institution to establish a MARC U*STAR program.

描述（由申请人提供）：国家统计数据清楚地表明，在生物医学/生物行为学科获得更高学位的代表性不足的少数民族人数存在差异。鉴于加州大学默塞德分校（UC默塞德）是一所成熟的西班牙裔服务机构（HSI），拥有10个UC校区中最多的西班牙裔本科生，UC默塞德是实现MARC U* 星星培训补助金最大利益的理想场所。来自我们校园的数据表明，有必要通过主要是数学和化学课程的持续补充教学来提高和丰富我们的MARC前学生的定量技能。在加州大学默塞德建立各种培训项目，如UCLEADS，CAMP和McNair，为在加州大学默塞德建立MARC U* 星星项目奠定了坚实的基础。一个由来自加州大学其他校区的现任或前任MARC主任组成的咨询委员会将极大地促进和加强加州大学默塞德MARC的建立。此外，目前的建议是由以前的NIH培训生开发和提交的，提供了一个清晰的指示NIH培训计划的成功。我们建议的目标是：1）通过在MARC前的发展阶段进行补充和同行辅导，提高和丰富学者的定量技能，特别是在化学和数学方面; 2）通过培养他们阅读和批判性分析科学文献的能力，特别是同行评审论文，提高学者的学术能力，3）发展学者对科学方法的欣赏和理解，包括通过展示提出假设驱动的能力来发展他们应用科学方法的能力，实验方案具有适当的控制，以逻辑，逐步的方式解决问题，4）通过让学者参与多种机会来练习他们的口头和书面技能，并与其他同行建立网络，提高他们的专业技能，5）通过补充RCR培训课程，培养学者对他们在研究中负责任行为的理解和赞赏，以及6）加强和改善导师制，教师导师的教学和专业技能，目的是这些改进将导致学者的进步直接受益。实现我们的目标将使我们能够实现我们的短期和长期目标，即：1）（简称）确保90%的MARC学者和参加计划活动的非奖学金学生提交研究生院申请，其中约80%的学生在拨款的前5年内被生物医学科学的研究生博士/医学博士课程录取，2）（长期）在未来10年，我们预计90%的MARC学者和非奖学金合作伙伴将完成博士学位或联合博士/医学博士学位，并从事生物医学研究。鉴于目前攻读生物医学科学博士学位的学生人数很少，尽管加州大学默塞德的大多数本科生都是生物学专业的学生，这使得我们能够在短时间内对我们目前的人数产生深远的影响。总之，加州大学默塞德的HSI地位，人口统计和加强其本科生培训的需要，使其成为一个理想的培训机构，建立一个MARC U* 星星计划。