University of Rochester Medical Center PREP Training Program

摘要 罗切斯特大学医学中心学士后研究教育项目 培训计划（URMC-PREP）是一个创新和渐进的计划，旨在准备，促进， 继续协助成功过渡和保留来自代表性不足群体的有前途的学者 （URG）到严格的生物医学研究博士学位课程。URMC-PREP打算积极 实现并保持成功率高于85%的学者过渡到竞争力和成功的 生物医学博士学位课程通过三个具体目标： (1)实施研究和专业教育途径，为博士课程的学者做好准备;（2） 通过改进指导实践优化学者成果;（3）致力于严格和持续的 董事，导师和学者成果的评价。 建立在一个行之有效的教育和研究培训计划，由一个互补的合作指导， 领导，是由3年的研究生院录取率超过87%的支持，这个URMC- PREP通过几个关键的创新功能得到加强，包括：（一）有机会独立发展 研究熟练度，可靠性和完整性与70教师导师和实验室之一，分布在14个 （ii）团队导师网络模式，包括同侪导师及学院导师，以及 指导委员会成员，将指导，监督，建议，并促进学者的研究学术 教育，应用程序，和预科进入研究生院，以及建立自主权，自我评估， （三）个人发展计划，以及对包容的信心;（三）持续的监督和援助， 通过定期的两年一度的内部或在线会议，在离开该计划后建立辅导网络;（iv）加强 通过与伙伴机构合作，聋人和听力有障碍者的代表; ㈤ 培训计划，通过为替补导师举办必要的讲习班、指导和 教师导师的发展研讨会;以及（v）严格，全面和持续的多层次 评估计划由逻辑模型指导，以评估学者，导师和整个计划。 在这三个目标的框架内，共同领导和以团队为基础的指导将确保URMC- PREP学者将实现成功的专业能力和包容的态度信念， 他们追求研究生教育和生物医学研究的领导地位。

ABSTRACT The University of University of Rochester Medical Center Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program training program (URMC-PREP) is an innovative and progressive program designed to prepare, promote, and continually assist the successful transition and retention of promising scholars from underrepresented groups (URGs) into rigorous biomedical research doctoral degree programs. URMC-PREP intends to aggressively achieve and maintain a success rate higher than 85% for transition of scholars into competitive and successful biomedical PhD degree programs via three specific aims: (1) Implement research and professional educational pathways to prepare scholars for doctoral programs; (2) Optimize scholar outcomes by improving mentoring practices; and (3) Commit to rigorous and continuous evaluation of directorship, mentorship, and scholar outcomes. Built upon a proven effective educational and research training plan directed by a complementary co- leadership that is supported by 3 years' success rate of graduate school acceptance over 87%, this URMC- PREP is reinforced by several key innovative features including: (i) an opportunity to develop independent research proficiency, reliability, and integrity with one of 70 faculty mentors and laboratories spread over the 14 scientific disciplines; (ii) a team-mentorship network approach including peer- and faculty- mentors plus a Steering Committee member that will guide, supervise, advise, and facilitate the scholar's research academic education, application, and matriculation into graduate school, as well as build autonomy, self-assessment, Individual Development Plans, and confidence in inclusion; (iii) a continued supervision and assistance by this mentoring network after leaving the program by regular bi-annual in-house or online meeting; (iv) an enhanced Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) representation through collaboration with partner institutions; (v) a defined training plan to improve mentoring practices through required workshops for bench mentors, orientation, and development workshops for faculty mentors; and (v) a rigorous, comprehensive, and continual multileveled evaluation plan guided by a Logic Model to assess scholars, mentors, and the program as a whole. The co-directorship and team-based mentoring within the framework of the 3 aims will insure that URMC- PREP scholars will achieve successful professional competency and the attitudinal belief of inclusion in their pursuit of graduate education and biomedical research leadership.