MARC at University of Maryland, College Park

马里兰大学帕克分校 MARC

• 批准号: 10629806
• 负责人: AMELIA M ARRIA
• 金额: $ 12.13万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-06-05 至 2028-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10629806
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The MARC at Maryland is a three-year bioengineering undergraduate research training program that will break down research barriers for students traditionally underrepresented in STEM by exposing them to research opportunities and their benefits, facilitating positive interactions with research faculty, and enhancing financial literacy. The number of underrepresented graduate trainees in biomedical sciences, particularly bioengineering, still fall well below what would be representative of the current US population. The three key objectives of this MARC program are to 1) increase the number of students from groups underrepresented in STEM that pursue biomedical, research-focused higher degree programs (Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.), 2) support trainees in overcoming barriers to entering research and preparing them for research careers, and 3) develop faculty mentors who will enhance research pool diversity throughout their careers by training them in best practices in mentoring diverse researchers. Our MARC program seeks to complete these objectives by integrating research training, mentor training, peer mentoring, and financial literacy all while building a community for trainees that will provide them with support in their biomedical research careers. MARC trainees will rotate through two mentor labs during their first semester in the program and will be matched to work in mentor labs for the remaining 5 semesters until graduation. MARC faculty and graduate mentors working with MARC trainees will be fully trained through the “Entering Mentoring” and “Culturally Aware Mentoring” programs developed through rigorous peer-reviewed methods by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER), to ensure an inclusive environment. Our program also includes a one-credit course that integrates best practices in active- learning-based teaching and will feature a “flipped” style of research training consisting of a comprehensive set of research training workshops/lectures followed by in-class activities on classic topics including research training (e.g. rigor, making figures, scientific communication) and career development (e.g. guidance on fellowship/internship/graduate school applications). In addition, we aim to build a community for students through semi-formalized peer mentoring, weekly activities such as Lunch and Learn and study halls, and annual program retreats. Uniquely, we have partnered with Moore Wealth to integrate a 5-pillar financial literacy program into our 1-credit class. This is particularly important, as Black or African American students graduate college with on average $4000 more debt than white students and underrepresented students often face additional financial pressures. Moore Wealth’s financial literacy program is developed by and for students of color and includes topics such as credits and loans, investing, and navigating career transitions from the financial perspective. Altogether, we propose a comprehensive program that provides support to trainees from underrepresented groups in research training and beyond with the main aim to increase representation in bioengineering at the graduate level.

在马里兰州的MARC是一个为期三年的生物工程本科研究培训计划，将打破 通过让学生接触研究，降低传统上在STEM中代表性不足的学生的研究障碍 机会及其好处，促进与研究人员的积极互动，并提高财政 素养生物医学科学，特别是生物工程， 仍远低于目前美国人口的代表水平。这三个关键目标 MARC计划的目的是：1）增加来自STEM代表性不足的群体的学生人数， 生物医学，以研究为重点的高等学位课程（博士学位）或医学博士/ Ph.D.），2)支持学员克服 进入研究和准备他们的研究生涯的障碍，和3）开发教师导师谁会 在他们的职业生涯中，通过培训他们在指导不同领域的最佳实践，增强研究池的多样性 研究人员我们的MARC计划旨在通过整合研究培训，导师 培训，同伴指导和金融知识，同时为学员建立一个社区，为他们提供 在他们的生物医学研究生涯中得到支持。MARC学员将在两个导师实验室中轮换， 在该计划的第一个学期，并将匹配工作在导师实验室为其余5个学期，直到 毕业典礼MARC教师和与MARC学员一起工作的研究生导师将通过 通过严格的同行评审制定的“入门指导”和“文化意识指导”方案 研究指导经验改进中心（CIMER）的方法，以确保 包容的环境。我们的计划还包括一个学分的课程，整合了积极的最佳实践， 以学习为基础的教学，将以“翻转”式的研究训练组成一套全面的 研究培训研讨会/讲座，然后是关于经典主题的课堂活动，包括研究培训 (e.g.严谨性、制作数字、科学交流）和职业发展（例如， 奖学金/实习/研究生院申请）。此外，我们的目标是建立一个社区的学生，通过 半正式的同伴指导，每周的活动，如午餐和学习和学习霍尔斯，以及年度计划 撤退。独特的是，我们与摩尔财富合作，将五大支柱金融知识计划整合到我们的 1-信用等级这一点尤其重要，因为黑人或非裔美国学生在大学毕业时， 比白色学生平均多4000美元的债务，代表性不足的学生往往面临额外的财政困难。 压力摩尔财富的金融扫盲计划是由和为学生的颜色，包括 主题如信贷和贷款，投资，并从财务角度导航职业转型。 总之，我们提出了一个全面的计划，提供支持，从代表性不足的学员， 研究培训和其他方面的团体，主要目的是增加生物工程在 研究生水平。