DUKE BOOST PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Mentor two 6th grade girls from the Durham public school system by providing tours of the Center and providing projects that deal with small animal imaging. The girls presented their projects to graduate students in the Center. BOOST (Building Opportunities and Overtures in Science and Technology) is a multi-dimensional program for elementary and middle school teachers and students, designed to excite under-represented minority students about science and inspire them to pursue careers in medicine and other biomedical professions. http://www.duke.edu/~dbc4/boost/faq.html BOOST Goals This unique partnership between Duke University Medical Center, Durham Public Schools, and the North Carolina School of Science and Math aims to: 1. improve the science performance of minority students 2. upgrade the content of the pre-college science curriculum 3. ultimately increase the numbers of students prepared for professional education in the advanced sciences Programs offered: For 5th and 6th Grade Students: Classroom activities, research projects under the guidance of mentors, field trips, a summer science workshop, and activities designed to smooth the transition from elementary to middle school.