UNTHSC Short-Term Research Education Program

摘要 自1992年成立生物医学科学研究生院（GSBS）以来，北德克萨斯大学 健康科学中心（UNTHSC）的长期目标是招募和培养学生成功的生物医学 研究职业;认识到迫切需要增加历史上的URMs和服务不足的机会 人口。在其第二十五个年头里，有374名本科生参加了联合国人类住区中心的夏季活动 多元文化高级研究培训方案。超过88%的学者是URM 和/或代表历史上服务不足的人群。到目前为止，82%的学者获得理学学士学位， （B.S.）学位是目前就读或已进入生物医学研究或健康专业的职业生涯 路径。此更新（5 R25 HL 007786 -25）申请的目的是确保SMART学者 有动力和竞争力的进入研究生课程，追求生物医学科学研究的职业生涯。一 不同的学者群体将参加为期10周的密集导师指导的研究培训和职业生涯 准备经验与国家心肺血液研究所（NHLBI）的研究使命一致， 这与NIH的使命--使生物医学研究队伍多样化--有着广泛的联系。四个不同但相关的 具体目标如下：目标1：从全国各地招募多样化和有才华的本科生 来自美国的合作伙伴和非合作伙伴本科院校提供暑期培训的机会， 生物医学研究;目标2：提高本科生的知识和技能，使其具有竞争力 申请人进入研究生研究项目，导致生物医学研究事业;目标3：提供有效的 学员-导师培训，以创建可在整个奖学金计划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，以支持学者的坚持和进入生物医学研究事业。的 联合国人类住区委员会高级行政管理和资源培训方案的历史性成功强调了预期将为未来的学者创造的积极影响 从而促进生物医学研究人员的多样性。

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.