Post Doctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching

博士后研究和教学卓越

• 批准号: 8328962
• 负责人: Nicholas J Strausfeld
• 金额: $ 133.46万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-08-05 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8328962
• 关键词: Achievement; Arizona; Biological Sciences; Biotechnology; Collaborations; Communities; Control Groups; Development; Education; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Equipment; Faculty; Fellowship; Fostering; Goals; Hispanics; Industry; Institutes; Institution; Investments; Laboratories; Medical; Mentors; Mentorship; Minority; Minority-Serving Institution; Peer Review; Positioning Attribute; Postdoctoral Fellow; Public Health; Publications; Request for Proposals; Research; Students; Supervision; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; base; biomedical profession; career; career development; college; experience; medical schools; peer; programs; skills

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests continuation of the PERT Program (Postdoctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching) based on its aims, achievements, and planned refinements. The Program's stated goal is to intensify participation of underrepresented minority undergraduates in life science, biotechnology education with the purpose of increasing these groups in academic, medical, and biomedical industry-related careers. The University of Arizona (UA), a research university, and Pima Community College (PCC), a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), have shared a vigorous 9-year partnership in which PCC faculty train PERT Fellows in teaching and mentorship. The proposal requests continuation of that partnership. UA faculty train PERT Fellows for tenure-track careers. The 3-year program efficiently integrates independent research, classroom teaching, undergraduate mentorship, organizational and administrative skills. PERT Fellows audit for one semester the PCC course they teach the following semester under PCC mentor supervision. Comparisons show that PERT Fellow peer-reviewed publications exceed those of UA control group trainees not teaching so evidencing the ability PERT Fellows to sustain intense research alongside effective teaching. Over 70% PERT Fellows achieve tenure-track placement within the 3-year Fellowship. Life sciences curricula at PCC benefit from high-level commitment of PERT Fellows in classroom teaching, course development and investment of state-of-the-art laboratory equipment. The current proposal expands pedagogical training to three further MSI campuses. The program supports MSI faculty career development. Research experience of MSI students inspires their confidence and enthusiasm and has a crucial trickle-down effect to their peers. This and the intense involvement of PERT Fellows in minority education has increased MSI student transfer to UA and MSI students entering biotech and biomedical careers. The Program benefits postdoctoral trainees, MSI faculty, the UA postdoctoral community and faculty. It significantly boosts career placement of its Fellows. PERT Fellows foster UA-wide collaboration and appreciation of the educational needs of under-represented minorities. RELEVANCE: The relevance of the PERT training program to Public Health is its focus on biomedical education of Hispanic Minority students at a Minority Serving Partner Institution with the aim of preparing this group for transfer to Universities and to Medical School, as well as entry to related biomedical professions. PERT will also train outstanding postdoctoral fellows for positions in the biosciences in institutes of higher education.

描述（由申请人提供）：该提案要求根据其目标、成就和计划的改进继续实施 PERT 计划（卓越研究和教学博士后）。该计划的既定目标是加强少数族裔本科生对生命科学、生物技术教育的参与，以增加这些群体在学术、医学和生物医学行业相关职业中的就业机会。研究型大学亚利桑那大学 (UA) 和少数族裔服务机构 (MSI) 皮马社区学院 (PCC) 建立了长达 9 年的强有力的合作伙伴关系，PCC 教师在教学和指导方面对 PERT 研究员进行培训。该提案要求继续这种伙伴关系。 UA 教师为 PERT 研究员提供终身教授职位培训。这个为期三年的项目有效地整合了独立研究、课堂教学、本科生指导、组织和管理技能。 PERT 研究员在 PCC 导师的监督下对下一学期教授的 PCC 课程进行一个学期的审核。比较表明，PERT 研究员的同行评审出版物超过了 UA 对照组受训者未教学的出版物，这证明了 PERT 研究员在有效教学的同时维持深入研究的能力。超过 70% 的 PERT 研究员在 3 年期研究员中获得终身职位。 PCC 的生命科学课程受益于 PERT 研究员在课堂教学、课程开发和最先进实验室设备投资方面的高水平承诺。目前的提案将教学培训扩展到另外三个 MSI 校区。该计划支持 MSI 教师的职业发展。 MSI学生的研究经历激发了他们的信心和热情，并对同龄人产生了至关重要的涓滴效应。这以及 PERT 研究员对少数族裔教育的积极参与，增加了 MSI 学生向 UA 的转学以及进入生物技术和生物医学职业的 MSI 学生。该计划有利于博士后学员、MSI 教职员工、UA 博士后社区和教职员工。它显着提高了研究员的职业安置。 PERT 研究员促进 UA 范围内的合作并了解代表性不足的少数群体的教育需求。 相关性：PERT 培训计划与公共卫生的相关性在于其重点是少数族裔服务合作机构的西班牙裔少数族裔学生的生物医学教育，目的是为该群体转入大学和医学院以及进入相关生物医学专业做好准备。 PERT还将为高等教育机构的生物科学职位培养优秀的博士后。