UAB PREP Scholars Program

UAB PREP 学者计划

• 批准号: 9902514
• 负责人: Cristin F Gavin
• 金额: $ 35.62万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-04-01 至 2023-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9902514
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Increasing the diversity of the biomedical workforce is an important national goal to which the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) contributes. With over $320 million of federally funded research, UAB is an ideal site for a program to prepare graduate students for careers in biomedical sciences. UAB is a comprehensive research university and medical complex, classified as “doctoral – very research intensive”. Its doctoral training programs encompass all major research areas, including substantial strengths in the biomedical sciences. UAB has an outstanding record of successful training for graduate students and a strong commitment to training doctoral students from diverse backgrounds. UAB has established several (currently active) programs to help both undergraduate students from underserved groups who aspire to doctoral careers and graduate students who need financial support to pursue graduate studies. Specifically, the UAB PREP Scholars Program (established in 2009) provides an additional pathway for a diverse pool of postbaccalaureate applicants to enter doctoral programs in the biomedical sciences. Some undergraduate students from underserved groups decide to pursue doctoral education too late in their college career, making them less competitive applicants that those that decide earlier. Others may have had limited opportunities to engage in high-quality research experiences due to limitations at their undergraduate institutions. The UAB PREP Scholars Program will provide these individuals with significant financial and academic support, research experience, and educational and professional development training to increase their competitiveness for entry into biomedical-related doctoral graduate programs at top-tier research institutions and ensure success in completing their Ph.D. degrees. Our overall goal for the UAB PREP Scholars Program is for 75% of participants to both enter and complete biomedical doctoral graduate programs. During the training period, scholars will work with their faculty mentors to develop an independent research project upon which they will spend 80% or more of their time. An individual development plan (IDP) will also be designed for each student to address any academic weaknesses that might affect their success in matriculating into doctoral graduate programs. In addition, extensive professional development training will be provided to the scholars to strengthen writing and quantitative skills, raise awareness for career options, develop presentation skills, discuss research ethics, and foster networking with peers at scientific meetings, such as the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. Progress of scholars towards meeting the goals of their IDP will be monitored by regular meetings with PREP Directors and the research mentor.

增加生物医学劳动力的多样性是大学的一个重要的国家目标 阿拉巴马州伯明翰分校 (UAB) 做出了贡献。 UAB 拥有超过 3.2 亿美元的联邦资助研究，是理想的选择 为研究生从事生物医学科学职业做好准备的项目网站。 UAB 是一个综合性 研究型大学和医疗综合体，被归类为“博士 - 研究密集型”。其博士培养 项目涵盖所有主要研究领域，包括生物医学领域的巨大优势。 UAB 拥有研究生成功培训的杰出记录和对培训的坚定承诺 来自不同背景的博士生。 UAB 已经制定了多个（目前正在实施的）计划来帮助 来自服务水平低下、渴望从事博士职业的本科生和研究生 需要经济支持来攻读研究生的人。具体来说，UAB PREP 学者计划 （成立于2009年）为不同的学士学位后申请者提供了一条额外的进入大学的途径 生物医学科学博士课程。一些来自服务不足群体的本科生决定 在大学生涯中太晚才接受博士教育，使他们的申请者竞争力不如那些人 那就早点决定。其他人可能获得高质量研究经验的机会有限 由于本科院校的限制。 UAB PREP 学者计划将提供这些 具有重要财务和学术支持、研究经验以及教育和文化背景的个人 专业发展培训，以提高他们进入生物医学相关博士学位的竞争力 顶级研究机构的研究生课程，并确保成功完成博士学位。度。我们的 UAB PREP 学者计划的总体目标是让 75% 的参与者进入并完成生物医学课程 博士研究生课程。在培训期间，学者们将与他们的导师一起开发 他们将花费 80% 或更多时间的独立研究项目。个人发展 计划（IDP）还将为每个学生设计，以解决可能影响他们的学术弱点 成功入读博士研究生课程。此外，广泛的专业发展 将为学者提供培训，以加强写作和定量技能，提高职业意识 选择，培养演讲技巧，讨论研究伦理，并促进与科学界同行的联系 会议，例如少数民族学生年度生物医学研究会议。学者进展 为实现 IDP 的目标，将通过与 PREP 主任和 研究导师。