UNC PREP in the Biomedical Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）：在生物和生物医学科学的主要，长期目标是增加训练有素，代表性不足（UR）的领导职位的生物医学科学家的数量谁可以显着影响国家的健康相关的研究需求。在生物和生物医学科学中，EMPREP的直接目标是装备，鼓励和授权有才华的UR学士后进入并在顶级生物和生物医学研究生课程中脱颖而出。我们的计划将满足每个学者的独特需求，并支持他或她过渡到竞争激烈的博士或MD/博士课程和研究事业。这将通过广泛的高质量的研究经验，相关的专业发展培训，支持计划的工作人员，并具有类似目标的志同道合的学者社区的发展来实现。除了成为有竞争力的博士或医学博士/博士候选人，我们的计划将奠定每个学员的导师谁可以提供指导和支持整个职业生涯的成功网络的基础。EMPREP的具体目标是：1）通过使用个人发展计划（IDPs），根据每个学者的具体需求为他或她提供独特的培训体验。这将构成每个学者培训的基础，并使他或她能够在研究生院和研究生涯中取得成功的所有关键技能方面打下基础; 2）让EMPREP学者参与指导实验室研究（75%的时间）以及专业发展活动和研究生课程（25%的时间），因此他们不仅培养批判性思维技能，而且培养平衡研究生院期望所需的关键时间管理技能; 3）有80%的CIPREP学者过渡到顶级的，有竞争力的研究生课程，追求生物医学相关的研究生涯的意图;和4）将早期和持续的评估彻底融入到EMPREP的各个方面。定量和定性测量学者进步，学者成果，所有旨在实现这些目标的计划组成部分将得到一致和彻底的评估，并将推动计划组成部分的发展，以最大限度地促进学生的发展，上述目标的成果。在前三年，87.5%的PREP学者被接受进入顶级生物医学博士课程，100%保留在这些课程中。该计划的最终成功将被定义为EMPREP学者完成博士课程，并进入高质量的博士后职位，后来，在学术界，政府或行业的教师和领导职位。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary, long-term objective of UNC PREP in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences is to increase the number of highly trained, under-represented (UR) biomedical scientists in leadership positions who can significantly impact the health-related research needs of the nation. The immediate goals of UNC PREP in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences are to equip, encourage, and empower talented UR post-baccalaureates to enter and excel in top biological and biomedical graduate programs. Our program will address each scholar's unique needs and support his or her transition into highly competitive PhD or MD/PhD programs and research careers. This will be accomplished through extensive high-quality research experiences, relevant professional development training, supportive program staff, and the development of a community of like-minded scholars with similar goals. In addition to becoming competitive PhD or MD/PhD candidates, our program will lay the foundation of each trainee's network of mentors who can provide guidance and support success throughout their career. The specific aims for UNC PREP are 1) to provide a unique training experience for each scholar based on his or her specific needs through the use of Individual Development Plans (IDPs). This will form the foundation of each scholar's training and will allow him or her to develop a foundation in all skills critical to success in graduate school and research careers; 2) to have UNC PREP scholars engage in mentored lab research (75% time) as well as professional development activities and graduate level coursework (25% time) so they develop not only critical thinking skills but also critical time management skills needed t balance graduate school expectations; 3) to have 80% of UNC PREP scholars transition into top-tiered, competitive graduate programs with the intent of pursuing a biomedically relevant research career; and 4) to thoroughly integrate early and continuous evaluation into all aspects of UNC PREP. Quantitative and qualitative measures of scholar progress, scholar outcomes, and all program components designed to address these aims will be consistently and thoroughly evaluated and will drive evolution of program components to maximize development of students and positive outcomes in the above aims. In its first three years, 87.5% of PREP scholars have been accepted into top biomedical PhD programs with 100% retention in these programs. Ultimate success of the program will be defined as UNC PREP scholars completing PhD programs and entering high-quality postdoctoral positions, and later, faculty and leadership positions in academia, government, or industry.