Summer Research and Educational Program

暑期研究和教育计划

• 批准号: 8798692
• 负责人: Maria Isabel Ramirez
• 金额: $ 15.48万
• 依托单位: BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-20 至 2016-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8798692
• 关键词: Address; Area; Asthma; Blood; Blood Vessels; Boston; Cardiology; Career Choice; Clinical Sciences; Data; Development; Diabetes Mellitus; Disadvantaged; Disease; Doctor of Philosophy; Economics; Environment; Evaluation Research; Exposure to; Faculty; Feedback; Fostering; Foundations; Future; Goals; Growth; Heart; Hypertension; Individual; Institutes; Institution; International; Journals; Laboratories; Lung; Mentors; Oral; Participant; Pneumonia; Positioning Attribute; Program Evaluation; Qualifying; Reading; Recruitment Activity; Research; Schools; Science; Scientist; Students; Training; Training Programs; Translational Research; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; abstracting; base; career; college; design; disability; environmental enrichment for laboratory animals; experience; medical schools; meetings; posters; programs; role model; social; success; symposium; translational approach; undergraduate research; undergraduate student; underrepresented minority student; web site

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The low rate of faculty diversity at most institutions is in large part a reflection of the lack of diversity in the students being admitted into graduate programs. An increase in highly qualified applicants who are underrepresented minorities (URM), from disadvantaged economic and social backgrounds, or who have disabilities will serve to ultimately increase diversity of research faculty at all levels. The goal of this proposal Summer Research and Educational Program (SREP) is to not only attract and develop strong candidates for biomedical PhD and MD programs, but to instill in them a sense of excitement which will motivate them to complete the graduate programs and progress on to faculty positions with the foundations to make significant biomedical contributions. We believe that this excitement can best be accomplished through a disease-oriented, or translational, approach. Our program will take full advantage of the cutting edge research in diabetes, hypertension, pneumonia, asthma and vascular cardiology ongoing at BUSM. We propose to utilize a number of existing programs designed to create an environment that fosters individual growth, confidence and accomplishments thereby helping to pave the way for a successful biomedical career. The success of our established programs, Early Medical School Selection Program (EMSSP) and Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP), is a very good predictor for the success of our new summer program, SREP. The summer program will accept fifteen (15) applicants each year from a group of individuals who have demonstrated a strong desire to pursue a career in biomedical science. These applicants will primarily constitute individuals who are matriculating at Boston University School of Medicine as part of the Early Medical School Selection Program (EMSSP) or undergraduate students who have applied as a result of our recruiting efforts at their school, exposure at the ABRCAMS meeting or exposure through our website. The students will be integrated into a laboratory with a mentor who conducts high level research in the areas of lung, heart or blood research, and will be supported and advised by a selected mentoring team. Accepted students will also participate in reading/journal clubs as well as seminars directed at identification of role models and various career path options. At the end of their summer research experience all students will take part in Research Symposia Day where they will present their data through oral and poster presentations to Boston University School of Medicine faculty and students. We believe this is a fantastic opportunity to stimulate and foster development of future scientists as well as to enrich the cultural environment at BUSM. (End of Abstract)

描述（由申请人提供）：大多数机构的教师多样性率低在很大程度上反映了被录取为研究生课程的学生缺乏多样性的反映。从弱势群体（URM），处境不利的经济和社会背景或有残疾人的高素质申请人（URM）的高度申请人的增加将有助于最终增加各级研究教师的多样性。该提案的夏季研究和教育计划（SREP）的目的不仅是吸引和培养有力的生物医学博士学位和MD计划的候选人，而且还要在其中灌输一种兴奋感，这将激发他们完成研究生计划，并在基金会中晋升为教师职位，以做出重大的生物医学贡献。我们认为，最好通过以疾病为导向或翻译的方法来实现这种兴奋。我们的计划将充分利用BUSM正在进行的糖尿病，高血压，肺炎，哮喘和血管心脏病学的尖端研究。我们建议利用许多现有的计划，旨在创造一个环境，以促进个人成长，自信和成就，从而为成功的生物医学职业铺平道路。我们已建立的计划，早期医学院选拔计划（EMSSP）和夏季本科研究计划（SERP）的成功是我们新夏季计划SREP成功的一个很好的预测指标。夏季计划每年将接受15（15）名申请人，这些人表现出强烈的渴望从事生物医学科学职业的愿望。这些申请人将主要构成在波士顿大学医学院入学的个人，这是早期医学院选拔计划（EMSSP）的一部分或因我们在学校招募工作而申请的本科生，在ABRCAMS会议上或通过我们的网站敞开的曝光。学生将与导师一起纳入实验室，该实验室在肺，心脏或血液研究领域进行高水平的研究，并将得到选定的指导团队的支持和建议。被公认的学生还将参加阅读/期刊俱乐部以及针对榜样和各种职业道路选择的识别的研讨会。在夏季研究经验结束时，所有学生都将参加研究研讨会日，他们将通过口头和海报演讲向波士顿大学医学院和学生提供数据。我们认为，这是一个刺激和促进未来科学家发展以及丰富Busm文化环境的绝佳机会。 （抽象的结尾）