Leadership Alliance National Symposium (LANS)

描述(由申请者提供)：这是领导力联盟(The Alliance)为支持领导力联盟全国研讨会(LANS)而重新提交的文件。LANS是一个为期两天半的周末会议，为参加领导力联盟暑期计划或与联盟成员机构有关联的本科生和毕业生提供研究演示阶段和网络/指导场所，这些本科生和毕业生主要来自代表性和服务不足的人群。LAN的目标是建立受训者对其研究交流技能的信心，澄清他们对申请各种培训途径并取得成功所需步骤的了解；学习不同的学术职业道路，并在值得信赖的同行和榜样网络中体验这种学习。为了实现这些目标，我们建议通过以下具体目标继续我们的信息丰富和创新的暑期研究研讨会：1.主办一个互动研究论坛和技术研讨会，使不同的本科生群体能够在一个亲密和支持的环境中交流他们的研究成果；2.为研究生提供技术研讨会和技能培养机会；3.为最近的博士和MD/博士校友开发研讨会和指导机会；4.明确职业道路，并为所有参与者提供网络榜样；5.评估实现这些目标和目标的结果，以开发有用的产品和传播结果。 相关性：通过少数群体服务机构和研究服务机构之间的长期伙伴关系，LANS提供：1)为具有广泛全国影响的学生举办生物医学研究研讨会；2)研究生院生存技能讲习班；3)明确的辅助培训活动；以及4)为博士生和新近毕业的博士毕业生举办讲习班，以鼓励他们在STEM领域取得领导地位。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a resubmission from the Leadership Alliance (the Alliance) to support the Leadership Alliance National Symposium (LANS). The LANS is a 2 1/2-day weekend conference that provides a research presentation stage and networking/ mentoring venue for undergraduates and graduates primarily from underrepresented and underserved populations who participate in the Leadership Alliance summer program or who are associated with an Alliance member institution. The goals of the LANS are to build trainees' confidence in their research communication skills, clarify their knowledge about the steps needed to apply for and succeed in various training pathways; to learn the different academic career paths and to experience this learning within a trusted network of peers and role models. In order to accomplish these objectives, we propose to continue our informative and innovative summer research symposium through the following specific aims in which we will: 1. Host an interactive research forum and technical workshops that will enable a diverse group of undergraduates to communicate their research findings in an intimate and supportive environment; 2. Provide technical workshops and skills-building opportunities for graduate students; 3. Develop workshops and mentoring opportunities for recent PhD and MD/PhD alumni; 4. Clarify career paths and provide networking with role models for all participants; 5. Evaluate results for achieving these aims and goals to develop useful products and to disseminate the results. RELEVANCE: Through a longstanding partnership between minority-serving institutions and research-serving institutions LANS provides: 1) a biomedical research symposium for students with broad national impact; 2) workshops on graduate school survival skills; 3) well defined ancillary training activities; and 4) workshops for pre-docs and recent PhD graduates to encourage attainment of leadership positions in the STEM fields.