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）：在大多数机构的教师多样性的低比率在很大程度上反映了被录取到研究生课程的学生缺乏多样性。高素质的申请人谁是代表性不足的少数民族（URM），从不利的经济和社会背景，或谁有残疾的增加将有助于最终增加各级研究教师的多样性。该提案的目标夏季研究和教育计划（SREP）不仅是为了吸引和培养生物医学博士和医学博士课程的优秀候选人，而且要向他们灌输一种兴奋感，这将激励他们完成研究生课程并在基础上取得进展，以做出重大的生物医学贡献。我们相信，这种兴奋可以通过以疾病为导向的或转化的方法来最好地实现。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前沿研究。我们建议利用一些现有的计划，旨在创造一个环境，促进个人成长，信心和成就，从而帮助铺平道路，为成功的生物医学事业。我们的既定计划，早期医学院选择计划（EMSSP）和夏季本科生研究计划（SURP）的成功，是我们新的夏季计划，SREP成功的一个很好的预测。夏季计划将接受十五（15）申请人每年从一组谁已经表现出强烈的愿望，追求在生物医学科学的职业生涯。这些申请人将主要包括在波士顿大学医学院录取的个人，作为早期医学院选择计划（EMSSP）的一部分，或者由于我们在他们学校的招聘工作，在ABRCAMS会议上的曝光或通过我们的网站曝光而申请的本科生。学生将被整合到一个实验室与导师谁在肺，心脏或血液研究领域进行高水平的研究，并将由一个选定的指导团队的支持和建议。被录取的学生还将参加阅读/期刊俱乐部以及旨在确定榜样和各种职业道路选择的研讨会。在他们的夏季研究经验结束时，所有学生将参加研究研讨会日，他们将通过口头和海报展示给医学院的教师和学生的波士顿大学的学校他们的数据。我们相信，这是一个极好的机会，以刺激和促进未来科学家的发展，以及丰富在BUSM的文化环境。(End摘要）