UW Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)

生物医学研究界在某些族裔人口中的代表性不足， 残疾和不利背景，部分原因是研究型大学未能招聘， 从这些人口中获得足够数量的博士生 （乌拉圭）。UW PREP计划旨在增加UR学生在生物医学研究生课程中的人数 通过（一）招募有前途的最近毕业的UR学生到该计划;和（二）为他们提供 研究经验，专业发展和指导，导致他们成功入学， 在一流的博士预科课程毕业。在头两个供资周期，PREP共招募了53名研究员; 他们中大约80%的人已经在一流的生物医学研究项目中进入研究生院;其中， 75%的学生已经获得博士学位或仍在研究生院学习。 UW PREP的结果表明，其发展研究员的计划，以一年为中心， 研究生毕业后的研究经验，并辅以一套有针对性的专业知识 发展活动，将允许申请人被录取，然后成功地在高素质的生物医学预科， 博士课程。这一建议的基础和UW PREP成功的原因是 培训人员的热情;大量高度成就和资金充足的研究实验室， 华盛顿大学（UW）和弗雷德哈钦森癌症研究中心;以及前- 博士和培训计划，参加UW PREP和PREP的尾巴。从这个非常 一大批研究人员被吸引到由教师导师、咨询和执行委员会组成的核心小组 在此应用程序中列出的成员;所有与UW PREP密切相关的成就科学家， 表现出对指导本科生，研究生和博士后URM研究员的承诺，包括 以前的UW PREP研究员。 本次更新的UW PREP计划的目标仍然如下：（i）所有研究员将申请 进入生物医学研究生课程录取;（ii）至少75%的人将成功进入一流的预， 博士研究生课程;（iii）至少75%的学生将获得博士学位。 UW PREP将为每个研究员配备一个研究实验室导师，进行为期一年的研究， 假设驱动研究项目。项目领导的共同指导将提供指导， 关于研究生院申请和选择的建议等等。专业发展活动， 每个研究员的个人发展计划（IDP）将提高写作，演讲， 科学文献和生物伦理学的解释以及补充教学培训将填补 准备.自信和科学认同将通过各种科学和社会活动来培养 在西雅图与URM小组的论坛。独立评估将衡量该计划的影响，并指导 实施任何必要的方案变更。

The biomedical research community is underrepresented in populations of certain ethnic origin, with disability and of disadvantage background, in part because research universities have failed to recruit and graduate from biomedical doctoral degrees sufficient numbers of doctoral students from these populations (UR). The UW PREP program seeks to increase the number of UR students in biomedical graduate programs by (i) recruiting promising recently graduated UR students to the program; and (ii) providing them with research experience, professional development and mentorship, leading to their successful enrollment and graduation in first rated pre-doctoral programs. In the first two funding cycles, PREP has recruited 53 fellows; approximately 80% of them have reached graduate school in a premier biomedical research program; of these, 75% have graduated with PhD’s or are still in graduate school. The results of UW PREP demonstrate that its plan to develop the fellows, centered on a year-long research experience patterned after graduate school, supplemented by a targeted set of professional development activities, will allow applicants to be admitted to and then succeed in high-caliber biomedical pre- doctoral programs. The foundation of this proposal and the reason for the success of UW PREP are the enthusiasm of the trainees; the large group of highly accomplished and well-funded research laboratories at the University of Washington (UW) and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; and the support of pre- doctoral and training programs that participate in UW PREP and with which PREP dovetails. From this very large pool of investigators is drawn the core group of faculty mentors, Advisory and Executive committee members listed in this application; all accomplished scientists closely associated with UW PREP and with a demonstrated commitment to mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral URM fellows, including previous UW PREP fellows. The objectives of this renewal of the UW PREP program remain as follows: (i) all fellows will apply for admission into biomedical graduate programs; (ii) at least 75% of them will successfully enter first-rated pre- doctoral graduate programs; (iii) at least 75% of them will graduate with a doctoral degree. UW PREP will match each fellow with a research laboratory mentor to conduct a year long, hypothesis-driven research project. Co-mentoring by the program leadership will provide mentorship and advising about graduate school application and choice and more. Professional development activities based on each fellow’s individual development program (IDP) will increase scientific skills in writing, presentations, the interpretation of the scientific literature and bioethics, and supplemental didactic training will fill gaps in preparation. Self-confidence and scientific identity will be fostered through a variety of scientific and social forums with URM groups in Seattle. Independent evaluation will measure the program’s impact, and guide the implementation of any required programmatic change.