MARC/Biomedical Research and Training Program at the University of Arizona

描述（由申请人提供）：亚利桑那大学（UA）MARC计划继续支持7名现有学员和多达41名新学员将在未来5年内被选中。该计划提供独特的研究，指导，财务和学术机会，以高年级下代表少数民族学生（非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔，美国本土人，美国太平洋岛民）谁有兴趣和潜力追求生物医学研究事业，旨在增加这些学生进入博士学位的数量，并为非MARC学员提供机会。具体目标包括：（1）每年吸引125名新生参加外联活动;（2）减少目标专业中平均成绩超过3.0的少数民族学生与所有其他学生的差距;（3）到2010年秋季，将MARC专业的两年留存率提高到80%，（4）到2006年6月，参加MARC项目的学员中，有85%进入博士阶段。项目或博士学位与其他方案相结合。UA MARC学员是一个精选的群体，从4所学院的11个专业（化学，数学和9个生物科学领域）的合格少数民族学生中选出他们的成绩，研究兴趣和潜力。优秀的资金充足的培训教师，利用他们对本科生的培训经验和对少数民族学生的培训承诺，提供研究指导和强化辅导的机会。指导也是由项目主管提供的。通过少数民族生物医学研究座谈会，学员满足优秀的少数民族科学家从其他机构以及前UA MARC学员在博士学位。程序.学生参加研讨会研究伦理和少数民族健康差距;采取生物医学伦理课程;参加科学写作计划的一部分;参加国家科学会议;参加校内和校外研究;目前在校园和全国会议海报;在研究座谈会上做口头报告，并参加GRE准备课程和研讨会的研究生申请过程。UA MARC计划是有选择性的，有声望的，是鼓励低年级少数民族学生在学术上取得好成绩的“胡萝卜”，也是培养优秀少数民族学生从事生物医学研究事业的管道。MARC前的推广活动包括职业座谈会，MARC研究座谈会，以及低年级数学和科学辅导。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Arizona (UA) MARC program continues support for 7 current trainees and up to 41 new trainees to be selected in the next 5 years. This program provides unique research, mentoring, financial, and academic opportunities to upper-division under represented minority students (African-American, Hispanic, Native-American, U.S. Pacific Islander) who have interest and potential to pursue biomedical research careers, seeks to increase the number of such students entering Ph.D., and provides opportunities for non- MARC trainees. Specific aims include 1) to attract 125 new students per year to participate in outreach activities, 2) to reduce the gap in the percentage of under represented minority students achieving a grade average of greater than 3.0 in targeted majors relative to all other students, 3) to increase the 2-year retention rate in the MARC majors to 80% by fall 2010, and 4) to have 85% of MARC trainees who enter the pro- gram, as of June 2006, enter Ph.D. programs or Ph.D. coupled with other programs. UA MARC trainees are a select group, chosen for their grades, research interest, and potential, from an eligible pool of honors minority students from 11 majors (chemistry, math and 9 areas of biological science) in 4 colleges. Outstanding well-funded training faculty, provide opportunities for research guidance and intensive mentoring using their training experience with undergraduates and commitment to training minority students. Mentoring also is provided by the program director. Through the Minority Biomedical Research Colloquium, trainees meet outstanding minority scientists from other institutions as well as former UA MARC trainees in Ph.D. programs. Students attend workshops on research ethics and minority health disparities; take a Biomedical Ethics course; take part in a scientific writing program; attend national science meetings; participate in intramural and extramural research; present posters at campus and national conferences; give oral presentations in the Research Colloquium, and attend a GRE preparation course and workshops on the graduate application process. The UA MARC program, is selective, prestigious and the "carrot" that encourages lower- division minority students to do well academically, and the conduit that prepares outstanding minority students to pursue careers in biomedical research. Pre-MARC outreach activities include a Careers Colloquium, the MARC Research Colloquium, and tutoring in lower-division math and science.