Cancer Prevention Education:Student Research Experiences

描述（由申请人提供）：这个癌症预防教育计划的延续将发展参与学生的研究技能和知识。 该计划的学生参加为期三个月的教师指导的癌症预防研究项目。 短期研究经验是学生的非学分选修工作，超过毕业要求。 学生们将获得参与的津贴，并将获得有限的资金用于学生项目的特别支持。 从1992年开始，该方案有10个预算职位，现已增加其能力，现在每年培训18名学生。 所有津贴职位都已填补。 医学生、公共卫生和生物医学科学研究生以及少数民族本科生和研究生都包括在该计划中。 在开始研究经验之前，每个学生制定一个教育计划，包括研究目标，三个月的时间轴和教育目标。 这个简短的教育计划是由学生写的，在与他或她的教师导师和项目主任协商。 咨询委员会根据学生的教育目标和研究计划进行审查和选择。 学生在每月两次的科学论坛上就他们的研究经验进行口头报告。安德森癌症中心。 导师的评估和学生自我评估报告确定学生研究经验的优势和局限性，根据学生的教育计划中的具体教育目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The continuation of this Cancer Prevention Education Program will develop the research skills and knowledge of participating students. The students in this Program participate in faculty-directed cancer prevention research projects for a three-month period. The short-term research experiences are non-credit elective work for the students, over and above requirements for graduation. The students receive a stipend for their participation and limited funds will be available for special support of student projects. Beginning in 1992 with 10 budgeted positions, the program has increased its capacity and now trains 18 students per year. All stipend positions have been filled. Medical students, graduate students in public health and biomedical sciences, and minority undergraduate and graduate students are included in the Program. Before beginning the research experience, each student develops an educational plan including research objectives, a timeline for the three-month period, and educational objectives. This brief educational plan is written by the student, in consultation with his or her faculty mentor and the Program Director. The Advisory Committee reviews and selects the students based on the merit of their educational objectives and research plan. Students deliver an oral report on their research experience at a scientific forum held twice monthly at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. A mentor's evaluation and a student self-evaluation report identifies the strengths and limitations of the student research experience, based on the specific educational goals in the student's educational plan.