MARC at East Carolina University

项目摘要 借鉴我国农村地区丰富的民族多样性，我们建议建立一种新的跨学科 在东卡罗来纳大学(ECU)的本科(UG)培训经验。我们的计划将增强STEM 通过最大限度地增加不同学科的研究机会，留住和进入博士和医学博士/博士课程 对生物医学职业感兴趣的代表不足(UR)和弱势学生。以其著名的 在社会流动性指数和教育成本效益方面排名靠前，欧洲大学十次荣获 多元化教育优秀奖和促进大学专业发展的理想环境 学生们。我们的计划目标是解决STEM教育中的地方和全国差距：UR的匮乏 年头两年攻读研究生的学生和STEM专业UR学生的流失情况 文凭毕业生培训。我们将在ECU(Marc@ECU)建立一个新的两阶段MARC计划，Drawing 从700多名非常合格的本科生中选出。第一阶段(MARC之前)从职业探索开始 为未来的学生在大学迎新会议，并最终以新的二年级水平的课程 (研究简介)和创新的新研究跟踪计划，两者都旨在使 研究过程更加看得见、摸得着。从这批学生中，我们将招收六名初级生 每年进入MARC资助的第二阶段，在此阶段，学员完成结构化的跨学科课程 他们感兴趣的专业集中在科学交流、严谨的科学方法和分析上，以及 为博士职业生涯做准备的专业发展。指导本科生的研究经验 是久负盛名的高影响力实践，为学生攻读博士课程做好准备，是核心 最后，学生撰写了一篇适合发表的纪律荣誉论文。 利用ECU的独特资源，包括大学一级的本科生研究办公室， Marc@ECU汇集了31名不同的教师导师，他们的工作通常分为四大类： 生物医学研究的学科。Marc@ECU将建立更强大、更具协作性的研究 UG研究人员之间的社区，通过将他们与同行和教师导师配对，在社交和 专业发展活动和扩大校友网络的机会。虽然只有六个学生 来自每个队列的学生将获得MARC支持，每个阶段1队列中的其他学生都做好了充分的准备 其他旨在支持STEM中UR学生的相关计划，包括14个以上 以团队为中心、以课程为基础的本科生研究经验。从长远来看，这些 与MARC一起的计划将帮助ECU增强我们的包容性环境，并培养身临其境的环境 本科生研究社区将培养我们的学生发展他们与生俱来的技能和优势。 MARC项目是实现院校向高级学位转变的重要下一步 在生物医学方面，可能会对我们地区产生长期影响。

Project Summary Drawing from the rich ethnic diversity of our rural region, we propose to establish a new interdisciplinary undergraduate (UG) training experience at East Carolina University (ECU). Our program will enhance STEM retention and matriculation in PhD and MD/PhD programs by maximizing research opportunities for diverse underrepresented (UR) and disadvantaged students interested in biomedical careers. Known nationally for its high ranking in social mobility index and cost-effective education, ECU is a ten-time winner of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award and an ideal environment to foster the professional development of UR students. Our program goals address local and nationwide disparities in STEM education: the dearth of UR students pursuing graduate studies and the loss of UR students from STEM majors in the first two years of baccalaureate training. We will establish a new two-phased MARC Program at ECU (MARC@ECU), drawing from more than 700 exceptionally qualified undergraduates. Phase 1 (pre-MARC) begins with career exploration for prospective students at college orientation sessions and culminates with a new Sophomore level course (Introduction to Research) and innovative new Research Shadowing Program, both designed to make the process of research more visible and tangible. From this pool of students, we will recruit six Junior level students annually into the MARC-funded Phase 2, where trainees complete a structured interdisciplinary curriculum in their major of interest focused on science communication, rigorous scientific methods and analyses, and professional development in preparation for doctoral careers. Mentored undergraduate research experiences are well-established high-impact practices that prepare students for doctoral programs and are the centerpiece of our program, culminating in student composition of a Disciplinary Honors Thesis suitable for publication. Leveraging the unique resources at ECU, including a university-level Office for Undergraduate Research, the MARC@ECU draws together 31 diverse faculty mentors whose work generally falls into four major sub- disciplines of biomedical research. The MARC@ECU will build a stronger, more collaborative research community among UG researchers by pairing them with peer and faculty mentors in a mixture of social and professional development activities and expanded alumni networking opportunities. Although only six students from each cohort will receive MARC support, the other students in each Phase 1 cohort well be well-prepared for other related programs designed to support UR students in STEM already in place, including more than 14 sections of team-centered course-based undergraduate research experiences. In the long-term, these programs along with MARC will help ECU enhance our inclusive environment and foster an immersive undergraduate research community that will nurture our students to develop their innate skills and strengths. The MARC program is an important next step towards creating an institutional shift towards advanced degrees in biomedicine that are likely to have long-lasting impact on our region.