Atlanta University Center NIMH-COR Honors Program

描述（由申请人提供）：该计划的目标是增加来自不同背景的合格大学毕业生的数量，他们有能力成功竞争进入与心理健康相关的生物医学，行为科学或健康服务领域的博士级研究项目。参与者将是在大二结束后的夏季进入培训计划的本科生。学术和研究培训将在生物学、心理学和与心理健康有关的公共卫生科学领域进行。该计划将涵盖的一些分支学科包括神经心理学、神经解剖学、神经生理学、健康心理学、精神药理学、行为遗传学、卫生经济学、社会政策、流行病学、生物统计学和生理心理学，重点关注心理健康方面的问题。培训程序将包括讲座、研讨会和实验室环境中的正式指导。在课堂和一些研讨会上，口头和书面报告将被要求。研究培训将包括一次校内暑期体验，一次校外暑期体验，以及在NIMH资助的研究主管的指导下进行的大三和大四的研究项目，或进行与NIMH使命和目标相称的研究。研究项目将包括一份关于研究结果的全面口头和书面报告。进入该项目的学生将完成至少两年的大学学习，主修自然科学、数学或行为科学。受训者必须在与心理健康相关的研究领域表达职业目标。额外的选择标准是：1)学生必须有3.0（满分4.0）或更高的总GPA；2)学生必须在进入课程时完成专业领域的最低课程数量；3)学生必须提交在指定领域攻读高级学位的意向声明；学生必须提交两封推荐信。该项目为期五年，每年将有10名学生参加。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this program is to increase the number of qualified college graduates from diverse backgrounds who are capable of competing successfully for admission to Ph.D. level research programs in the biomedical, behavioral sciences or health services areas relevant to mental health. Participants will be undergraduate students who enter the training program in the summer following completion of the sophomore year. Academic and research training will be in the fields of biology, psychology, and the public health sciences in areas related to mental health. Some of the subdisciplines which will be covered in the program include neuropsychology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, health psychology, psychopharmacology, behavior genetics, health economics, social policy, epidemiology, biostatistics and physiological psychology, with a concentration on issues and problems in mental health. The training procedure will include formal instruction in lectures, seminars and laboratory settings. Oral and written presentations will be required in the lecture classes and some of the seminars. Research training will involve one on-campus summer experience, one off-campus summer experience, and a junior and senior year research project conducted under the guidance of a research supervisor funded by NIMH grants, or conducting research commensurate with the NIMH mission and objectives. The research projects will include a comprehensive oral and written report on the results of the research. Students who enter the program will have completed at least two full years of college work and will be majoring in the Natural, Mathematical, or Behavioral Sciences. The trainees must have expressed career goals in a research area relevant to mental health. Additional selection criteria are: 1) The student must have a 3.0 (out of 4.0) or better GPA overall; 2) The student must have completed a minimum number of courses in their major field at the time of entry into the program; 3) The student must submit a statement of intention to pursue an advanced degree in the designated fields and; 4) The student must submit two letters of recommendation. A total of ten students will participate in each of the five years of the program.