MBRS-RISE at UVI Option II: A New Vision

UVI 选项 II 的 MBRS-RISE：新愿景

• 批准号: 8539491
• 负责人: TERESA ANN TURNER
• 金额: $ 34.64万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-06-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8539491
• 关键词: Admission activity; Bachelor' s Degree; Behavioral Sciences; Biology; Biomedical Research; Caribbean region; Chemistry; Communities; Control Groups; Development; Discipline of Nursing; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational Background; Educational Curriculum; Educational workshop; Enrollment; Environment; Environmental Impact; Ethnic group; Evaluation; Faculty; Foundations; Funding; Future; Goals; Health; Institution; Life; Marine Biology; Mathematics; Medical; Mentors; Methods; Minority; Motivation; Outcome; Play; Population; Positioning Attribute; Process; Program Development; Psychology; Public Health; Research; Research Personnel; Research Training; Role; STEM field; Schools; Science; Scientist; Solid; Students; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; United States National Institutes of Health; United States Virgin Islands; Universities; Vision; Visit; Work; career; college; computer science; design; experience; graduate student; health disparity; innovation; interest; member; minority health; next generation; programs; racial and ethnic; role model; socioeconomics; success; symposium; undergraduate student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The MBRS-RISE Program at the University of the Virgin Islands proposes to contribute to the health of the Nation by preparing a unique population of undergraduate students for admission to highly selective doctoral programs in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. This will be accomplished by a program that combines training in research with developing students' motivation and commitment to scientific careers. The new vision for MBRS-RISE at UVI builds on a solid foundation of success: in the last 10 years 26 underrepresented minority UVI alumni have earned Ph.D. degrees. Since the RISE Program began, UVI has experienced dramatic changes; for example, since 2001 the number of Science and Mathematics graduates has doubled. The long term goals of the RISE Program at UVI are both to further transform the campus culture and to develop students' identities as biomedical researchers through connections to Caribbean heritage and the research needs of the community. This application proposes a program that engages students with innovative curriculum and co-curricular activities including research training and close partnerships with research- intensive institutions. A far-reaching, innovative program is needed at UVI to provide opportunities for the diverse student population to develop their potential to become leading biomedical researchers. UVI has an educational environment that will contribute to success, because there is a highly supportive administration including a new president with a new vision emphasizing student research, new partnerships with highly competitive research institutions, a large and growing pool of talented students, a number of new research programs that can work in synergy with RISE, and a small, supportive, collegial community. The specific aims are: (1) 100% of the RISE students graduate; 90% apply to pipeline programs in their senior year (PhD, masters, or post-baccalaureate programs); 65% enroll in doctoral programs within 4 years of UVI graduation; with 45% enrolling in PhD programs directly; (2) generate positive institutional change that impacts all students in RISE-relevant departments such that the percentage of students enrolling in doctoral programs increases in all departments. These objectives will be accomplished by an integrated program including: (1) development of a new RISE curriculum and faculty training in pedagogy, (2) activities designed to increase students' understanding of the biomedical research needs of the US Virgin Islands and minority communities nationally, (3) research training both on campus and at partner institutions and presentation of results at conferences, (4) visiting scientists to provide role models and networking, (5) special workshops designed to provide clear continuity to the next educational steps, and (6) a network of support including UVI faculty, RISE staff, and summer research mentors. The external evaluators will use a mixed methods design to provide rigorous formative and summative evaluation designed to compare students' development with a control group. The overarching vision is to catalyze an increasing commitment to research across the University.

描述（由申请人提供）：维尔京群岛大学的 MBRS-RISE 计划旨在通过培养一批独特的本科生进入生物医学和行为科学领域高度选择性的博士课程，为国家的健康做出贡献。这将通过一项计划来实现，该计划将研究培训与培养学生的积极性和对科学职业的承诺结合起来。 UVI MBRS-RISE 的新愿景建立在坚实的成功基础之上：在过去 10 年里，26 名少数族裔 UVI 校友获得了博士学位。度。自RISE计划启动以来，UVI经历了巨大的变化；例如，自 2001 年以来，科学和数学毕业生的数量增加了一倍。 UVI RISE 项目的长期目标是进一步转变校园文化，并通过与加勒比遗产和社区研究需求的联系来培养学生作为生物医学研究人员的身份。该申请提出了一项计划，让学生参与创新课程和课外活动，包括研究培训以及与研究密集型机构的密切合作。 UVI 需要一个影响深远的创新项目，为多元化的学生群体提供机会，发挥他们的潜力，成为领先的生物医学研究人员。 UVI 拥有一个有助于成功的教育环境，因为它有一个高度支持的政府，包括一位具有强调学生研究新愿景的新校长、与竞争激烈的研究机构建立的新伙伴关系、大量且不断增长的才华横溢的学生、许多可以与 RISE 协同工作的新研究项目，以及一个小型的、支持性的学院社区。具体目标是：（1）RISE学生100%毕业； 90% 的人在高年级申请管道项目（博士、硕士或学士后项目）； 65% 的人在 UVI 毕业后 4 年内就读博士课程； 45%直接就读博士课程； (2) 产生积极的制度变革，影响 RISE 相关院系的所有学生，从而增加所有院系攻读博士课程的学生比例。这些目 下一步教育步骤的明确连续性，以及 (6) 支持网络，包括 UVI 教员、RISE 工作人员和暑期研究导师。外部评估人员将使用混合方法设计来提供严格的形成性和总结性评估，旨在将学生的发展与对照组进行比较。总体愿景是促进整个大学加大对研究的投入。