ESTEEMED Scholars Program at the University of Rhode Island

项目总结 罗德岛大学建议建立受人尊敬的URI项目，以提供多样化的队列 来自代表人数不足的背景的学生拥有必要的技能和资源来攻读高级 生物工程及相关学科的教育和学位课程。URI的目标备受推崇 计划是(1)培养一批来自代表性不足的背景的学者，他们体现了 思维、工程设计和基础研究技能，使他们能够发展早期的科学 (2)支持学者的STEM认同和自我效能感的发展 通过自我探索、教师和近乎同行的指导、学术和职业发展建议， 学术支持和准备，以及积极的研究经验。被选为URI受尊敬的学者 将在他们大学的头两年参加这个项目，其中包括故意设计的 活动，包括夏季桥牌项目、学年培训和研究活动，早期接触 生物医学研究，以及教职员工和同行的强有力的指导。参赛者将通过越来越多的 复杂的活动，为他们提供机会从事有指导的生物工程研究，开发 和磨练技术技能，充分认识到自己的科学身份。与众多社区建设一起 活动，这一进步的计划将向学生灌输个人归属感和参与感 STEM社区，并促进对高级学位课程的参与。我们假设 学者认同感和自我效能感的发展将导致更好的学术和研究表现，并 更深入地接触科学基础知识。乌里的派受人尊敬--中国终身女教授 具有很强的领导力和培训技能的工程师-将监督计划的设计和实施 来自工程学教授(Co-I)的支持，该教授在LGBTQ+社区中拥有丰富的经验，并且 课程发展。在实现URI受尊敬的目标方面，预计100%受尊敬的 奖学金获得者将准备进入高级荣誉计划，至少90%将进入高级计划 在二年级之后，90%的学者会自我认同为生物工程或生物医学科学家。 总体而言，通过URI尊崇计划，我们将创造一个强大和包容的环境，以支持 在学术生涯早期代表人数不足的学生，他们拥有必要的技术和软技能 在高级研究项目中出类拔萃，并最终攻读博士或医学博士/博士学位。

PROJECT SUMMARY The University of Rhode Island proposes to establish the URI ESTEEMED program to provide a diverse cohort of students from underrepresented backgrounds with the skills and resources necessary to pursue advanced education and degree programs in bioengineering and related disciplines. The goals of URI ESTEEMED program are (1) to develop a cohort of scholars from underrepresented backgrounds who embody critical thinking, engineering design, and fundamental research skills that enable them to develop an early scientific inquiry and research mindset, and (2) to support the development of Scholars’ STEM identity and self-efficacy through self-exploration, faculty and near-peer mentoring, academic and professional development advising, academic support and preparation, and positive research experiences. Scholars selected for URI ESTEEMED will participate in the program through their first two years of college, which involves intentionally designed activities, including a summer bridge program, academic year training and research activities, early exposure to biomedical research, and strong mentoring by faculty and peers. Participants will advance through increasingly sophisticated activities to provide them with a chance to engage in mentored bioengineering research, develop and hone technical skills, and fully realize their scientific identity. Together with numerous community-building activities, this progressive program will instill students with a sense of personal belonging and engagement within the STEM community and promote participation towards advanced degree programs. We hypothesize that the development of scholar identity and self-efficacy will result in improved academic and research performance and deeper engagement with scientific fundamentals. The PI of URI ESTEEMED – a tenured female professor in engineering with strong leadership and training skills – will oversee program design and implementation with support from a professor in engineering (Co-I) who has extensive experience in the LGBTQ+ community and curriculum development. In achieving the URI ESTEEMED goals, it is anticipated that 100% of ESTEEMED Scholars will be prepared to enter an advanced honors program, at least 90% will enroll in an advanced program after their sophomore year, and 90% of scholars will self-identify as a bioengineering or biomedical scientist. Overall, through the URI ESTEEMED program, we will create a robust and inclusive environment to support underrepresented students early in their academic careers, who possess the technical and soft skills necessary to excel in advanced research programs and ultimately pursue Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degrees.