Summer Program in Diabetes and Obesity Research (SPIDOR)

南加州大学凯克医学院(KSOM)在当地和全国范围内招生，以实现学生群体的多元化。 2011年，启动了一项名为弥合差距(BTG)的夏季研究计划，以增加 在KSOM入学的代表不足的少数民族(URM)。目标有几个方面：1)增加 对内科科学家和生物医学科学家的作用的认识，从而成为点燃 对选择这些特定职业道路的兴趣，2)唤起对以下研究领域的兴趣 少数群体受到严重影响，成为缩小健康差距的潜在机制，3)加强 成功录取博士项目的潜力，作为吸引有才华的URM的渠道 致KSOM。目前的建议，糖尿病和肥胖研究暑期计划(SPIDOR)，补充 并扩展了BTG的既定目标。SPIDOR的新奇之处在于我们的跨学科模型 强调基础科学、临床和工程领域中与糖尿病相关的研究。这件事的倡导者 格兰特代表了南加州大学的正式教授、副教授和助理教授的平衡组合。 糖尿病和肥胖研究所(DORI)。这些教职员工有经过证实的学生记录 培训和合作研究的历史。我们精心挑选了一批教员，他们不仅 有富有成效的研究项目，但始终表现出对学生的强烈奉献精神 指导和增加KSOM的多样性。 我们很高兴能利用我们的经验，并与BTG建立了牢固的关系来招聘 这项提案的目标。通过我们的本科生招聘网络，我们发展了 与加州州立大学和加州大学内的当地拉美裔服务机构的关系 加州系统公司。我们还与历史悠久的黑人学院和 大学(如莫尔豪斯大学、斯贝尔曼大学、霍华德大学和泽维尔大学)。 SPIDOR将是一个为期10周的生物医学研究和教学实习项目。我们的初选 目标是招募和让URM学生接触糖尿病和肥胖症研究的综合方法 并提高他们进入博士项目的竞争力。为了实现这些目标，我们将提供一个 为期两周的高强度教学，让学生完全沉浸在各种研究环境中。为了方便进入 博士课程，我们将提供；MCAT和GRE预备课程，项目招生指导 流程；申请准备；面试技能，包括模拟面试和奖学金/财政援助 机遇。课程、工作坊和研讨会中所涵盖的主题将由我们的Dori教员讲授，并 糖尿病、肥胖症和工程学领域的跨学科团队。这种跨学科的教学模式将有助于 灌输团队合作在实现最佳结果方面的重要性。

The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) of USC recruits locally and nationally to achieve a diverse student body. In 2011, a summer research program known as Bridging the Gaps (BTG) was instituted to increase underrepresented minorities (URMs) matriculating at KSOM. The objectives were several-fold, 1) to increase awareness of the roles of physician scientists and biomedical scientists, thereby serving as a catalyst to ignite interest in choosing these particular career paths, 2) to evoke interest in those areas of research in which minorities are severely impacted, serving as a potential mechanism to reduce health disparities, 3) to enhance the potential for successful matriculation into a doctoral program, serving as a pipeline to attract talented URMs to KSOM. The current proposal, Summer Program in Diabetes and Obesity Research (SPIDOR), complements and expands the stated objectives of BTG. The novelty of SPIDOR is our interdisciplinary model that emphasizes diabetes-related research in basic science, clinical and engineering fields. The preceptors of this grant represent a balanced mix of full, associate, and assistant professors who are members of our USC Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute (DORI). These faculty members have proven records of student training and a history of collaborative research. We have carefully selected a group of faculty who not only have productive research programs, but have consistently demonstrated strong dedication to student mentoring and to increasing diversity at KSOM. We are excited to leverage experiences and established strong relationships with BTG toward the recruitment goals of this proposal. Through our undergraduate pipeline recruitment network, we have developed relationships with local Hispanic-serving institutions within the California State University and University of California systems. We have also fostered strong relationships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (e.g., Morehouse, Spelman, Howard and Xavier). SPIDOR will be a 10 week residential program in biomedical research and didactic instruction. Our primary objectives are to recruit and expose URM students to an integrated approach to diabetes and obesity research and increase their competitiveness for entry into a doctoral program. Towards these goals, we will provide an intense 2-week didactic for complete immersion into the various research settings. To facilitate entry into a doctoral program, we will offer; MCAT and GRE preparatory sessions, instruction on program admissions processes; application preparation; interviewing skills, including mock interviews and scholarship/financial aid opportunities. Topics covered in courses, workshops and seminars will be taught by our DORI faculty, an interdisciplinary team in diabetes, obesity and engineering. This interdisciplinary teaching model will serve to instill the importance of teamwork in delivering optimal outcomes.