Brown University Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

项目概要/摘要 对布朗大学目前旨在增加STEM学科多样性的项目进行了评估， 揭示了需要专门解决从本科到博士培训的关键过渡问题 程序.布朗准备的目标是多样化和丰富生物医学研究的奋进，通过增加 参加和完成博士生培养计划的学生人数。了解最佳做法， 从机构试点PREP计划中吸取的经验教训，我们描述了一个创新的计划，其特点是 一套全面和可定制的干预措施，以支持和促进代表性不足的学生 学术和职业发展。 每年，我们的计划将招募和支持八个面向研究的学士学位毕业生从 代表性不足的背景，并为他们提供跨学科的研究经验，个性化 学术规划，专业发展和技能建设活动，以提高他们的竞争力 并准备好接受高水平的博士课程。布朗提议的PREP的参与部门 居住在生命和医学科学部，包括生物学，神经科学，心理学，公共卫生 以及认知、语言和心理科学。 除了密集的跨学科研究经验和知识发展，多个 指导和社区建设的机会渗透布朗准备的活动。创造一个 学者社区，将帮助学生成功地浏览程序要求被视为 帮助学生在短时间内充分发挥潜力。使用个体 发展计划（IDP）将确保布朗准备研究，教育和专业 发展活动是专门针对每个学生的学术和职业目标。作为 重要的是，布朗PREP将为教师提供机会，参与有关 在生物医学和行为科学领域发展多元化劳动力的重要性。我们已经开发 全面评价计划，以评估实现总体目标和目的的成果和进展情况 监测拟议干预措施的质量保证。 按照设计，布朗准备将增加谁获得一个代表性不足的学生的生产 生物医学博士学位;将培训和指导的最佳做法制度化 可以在布朗社区内外共享的学者;以及多样化的生物医学研究 劳动力

Project Summary/Abstract Assessment of current programs designed to increase diversity in STEM disciplines at Brown University has revealed the need to specifically address the critical transition from undergraduate into doctoral training programs. The goal of Brown PREP is to diversify and enrich the biomedical research endeavor by increasing the number of students enrolled in and completing doctoral training programs. Informed by best practices and lessons learned from an institutional pilot PREP program, we describe an innovative program characterized by a comprehensive and customizable set of interventions to support and advance underrepresented students' academic and career development. Each year, our program will recruit and support eight research-oriented baccalaureate graduates from underrepresented backgrounds and provide them with interdisciplinary research experiences, individualized academic planning, professional development, and skill-building activities to increase their competitiveness and readiness for high-caliber doctoral programs. Participating departments for Brown's proposed PREP reside in the Life and Medical Sciences Division and include biology, neuroscience, psychology, public health and cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences. In addition to intensive interdisciplinary research experiences and knowledge development, multiple mentorship and community building opportunities permeate the activities of the Brown PREP. Creating a community of scholars that will help students successfully navigate program requirements is viewed as essential to helping students reach their full potential in a short period of time. The use of Individual Development Plans (IDP) will ensure that the Brown PREP research, educational and professional development activities are specifically tailored to address each student's academic and career goals. As important, the Brown PREP will provide opportunities for faculty to engage in conversations about the importance of developing a diverse workforce in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. We have developed a comprehensive evaluation plan to assess outcomes and progress toward meeting the overall goal and aims of this project and monitor quality assurance across the proposed interventions. As designed, the Brown PREP will increase the production of underrepresented students who obtain a doctoral degree in the biomedical sciences; institutionalize best practices on training and mentoring diverse scholars that can be shared among the Brown community and beyond; and diversify the biomedical research workforce.