UNTHSC Short-Term Research Education Program

摘要 自1992年建立生物医学研究生院(GSBS)以来，北德克萨斯大学 S健康科学中心的长期目标是招收和培养成功的生物医学学生 研究事业；认识到为历史上的城市管理人员和服务不足的人增加机会的迫切需要 人口。在其第二十五年，374名本科生参加了UNTHSC暑期活动 多元文化高级研究培训计划，“SMART”。超过88%的学者是城市管理人员 和/或代表历史上服务不足的人口。到目前为止，82%的学者获得了理科学士学位 (B.S.)目前正在注册或已经进入生物医学研究或健康专业生涯 路径。此续订(5 R25 HL007786-25)应用程序的目标是确保SMART学者 有动力和竞争力进入研究生项目，追求生物医学科学研究事业。一个 不同的学者队列将参与为期10周的密集导师指导的研究培训和职业生涯 准备经验与国家肺心血液研究所(NHLBI)的研究任务和 与美国国立卫生研究院使生物医学研究队伍多样化的使命大体一致。4个截然不同但又相互关联的 具体目标如下：目标1：从各行各业招收多样化和有才华的本科生 美国从合作伙伴和非合作伙伴本科院校提供暑期培训机会 生物医学研究；目标2：提高本科生的知识和技能以提高竞争力 申请者进入研究生研究项目将导致生物医学研究职业生涯；目标3：提供有效的 辅导者-辅导员培训，以创建可在整个学者项目中使用的文化响应实践 本科生和研究生培训以及教师的职业生涯和目标4：促进同行和导师 网络和跟踪，以支持学者的坚持不懈和进入生物医学研究事业。这个 UNTHSC-SMART的历史性成功突显了预期将为未来学者创造的积极影响 从而促进生物医学研究队伍的多样性。

ABSTRACT Since establishing the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) in 1992, the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC)’s long-term goal is to recruit and train students for successful biomedical research careers; cognizant of the critical need to increase opportunities for historically URMs and underserved populations. In its twenty-fifth year, 374 undergraduate students have participated in the UNTHSC Summer Multicultural Advanced Research Training Program, "SMART". Greater than 88% of Scholars are URMs and/or represent historically underserved populations. To date, 82% of Scholars earning a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree are either currently enrolled or have entered biomedical research or health professional career paths. The objective of this renewal (5 R25 HL007786-25) application is to ensure that SMART Scholars are motivated and competitive for entry into graduate programs in pursuit of biomedical science research careers. A diverse cohort of Scholars will engage in a 10-week intensive mentor-guided research training and career preparation experience aligned with the National Lung Heart and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) research mission and broadly with the NIH’s mission of diversifying the biomedical research workforce. The 4 distinct, but related Specific Aims are as follows: Aim 1: Recruit a diverse and talented pool of undergraduate students from across the U.S. from partner and non-partner undergraduate institutions to provide opportunities for summer training in biomedical research; Aim 2: Increase undergraduate students’ knowledge and skills to become competitive applicants to enter graduate research programs leading to biomedical research careers; Aim 3: Deliver effective mentee-mentor training to create culturally responsive practices that can be utilized throughout Scholar’s undergraduate and graduate training and a faculty’s professional career and Aim 4: To promote peer and mentor networking and tracking to support Scholar’s persistence and entry into biomedical research careers. The historical success of UNTHSC-SMART underscores the positive impact expected to create for future Scholars and consequently advance diversity in the biomedical research workforce.