MARC U*STAR Training Program at the University of Rhode Island

罗德岛大学 MARC U*STAR 培训项目

• 批准号: 10401820
• 负责人: Niall George Howlett
• 金额: $ 29.34万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-06-01 至 2024-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10401820
• 关键词: Bachelor' s Degree; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Communities; Critical Thinking; Degree program; Doctor of Medicine; Doctor of Philosophy; Environment; Goals; Graduation Rates; Knowledge; Mentors; Mind; Mission; Outcome; Research Methodology; Rhode Island; STEM field; Science; Scientist; Self Assessment; Students; System; Talents; Time; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Students; Universities; Vision; biological research; cohort; fundamental research; peer; programs; undergraduate research; undergraduate student

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Our institutional self-assessment has revealed that underrepresented student baccalaureate degree graduation rates in STEM fields at the University of Rhode Island (URI) are atypically low. Moreover, the percentage of underrepresented URI students who matriculate into, and successfully complete, Ph.D. programs in the biomedical sciences is well below the national average. Our analysis of GPA upon graduation, however, indicates that on average, underrepresented and non-underrepresented students leave URI similarly academically qualified, leading us to conclude that, at URI, we lack a system to nurture and inspire our most talented underrepresented students towards Ph.D. programs in the biomedical sciences. Here, we describe the creation of the URI MARC U*STAR program. We have a strong pool of well- qualified underrepresented students and propose to mentor and train a cohort of 8 MARC scholars per year. Our vision for the program is to create a robust and inclusive undergraduate biomedical research environment at URI, epitomized by equal opportunity and equal outcome. The program mission is to develop a cadre of underrepresented students who emerge into critically-minded, discerning scientists, who are strong in fundamental research knowledge and practice, and are leaders and exemplars to their peers. We propose two broad goals for the program; 1) Develop students who are knowledgeable and well trained in biological and biomedical research and can readily employ research methods and critical thinking to solve important and timely scientific problems, and 2) Create a community of student scholars who will enjoy a strong sense of belonging within the biological and biomedical research community, and promote a sustainable culture of undergraduate research excellence at URI. By achieving these program goals, we expect that at least 90% percent of our MARC scholars will graduate with a baccalaureate degree in a STEM field in a 4-year period, and that at least 80% of our scholars will matriculate into Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree programs in biomedical research fields, thereby contributing to the diversification of the nation's scientific workforce.

项目摘要/摘要 我们的机构自我评估显示，未被充分代表的学生学士学位 罗德岛大学(URI)STEM领域的毕业率非常低。此外， 被录取并成功完成博士学位的代表人数不足的URI学生的百分比。 生物医学科学的项目远远低于全国平均水平。我们对GPA的分析 然而，毕业表明，平均而言，代表人数不足和非代表人数不足的学生 让URI保持同样的学术水平，这使我们得出结论，在URI，我们缺乏一个系统来 培养和激励我们最有才华的代表不足的学生攻读博士学位 生物医学科学。 在这里，我们描述URI Marc U*STAR程序的创建。我们有一个强大的水井池- 合格的代表不足的学生，并建议每年指导和培训8名MARC学者 年。我们对该项目的愿景是创建一个强大和包容的本科生物医学研究 URI的环境，以平等机会和平等结果为缩影。该计划的任务是 培养一批代表性不足的学生，他们会成为具有批判性思维、有洞察力的科学家， 在基础研究知识和实践方面有很强的能力，是其 同伴们。 我们为该项目提出了两个大的目标：1)培养知识渊博、素质良好的学生 受过生物和生物医学研究方面的培训，能够轻松运用研究方法和关键技术 思考解决重要和及时的科学问题，以及2)创建学生学者社区 谁将在生物和生物医学研究界享有强烈的归属感，以及 在URI促进本科生卓越研究的可持续文化。 通过实现这些计划目标，我们预计至少90%的MARC学者将 在4年内获得STEM领域学士学位，我们至少80%的学生 学者将进入生物医学研究领域的博士或医学博士/博士学位课程，从而 为国家科学工作者的多样化做出贡献。