Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program at UC Davis

加州大学戴维斯分校学士后研究教育项目

• 批准号: 10078274
• 负责人: DANIEL A STARR
• 金额: $ 35.2万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2022-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10078274
• 关键词: Area; Biomedical Research; Biotechnology; California; Communication; Communities; Critical Thinking; Development; Development Plans; Doctor of Philosophy; Doctor' s Degree; Education; Educational workshop; Enrollment; Environment; Exposure to; Faculty; Fostering; Funding; Future Generations; Goals; Grant; Hispanic-serving Institution; Individual; Institution; Journals; Knowledge; Laboratory Research; Life; Literature; Mentors; Mentorship; Minority Groups; Outcome; Postdoctoral Fellow; Problem Solving; Public Health; Qualifying; Readiness; Reporting; Research; Research Ethics; Research Personnel; Schools; Science; Scientist; Self Assessment; Self Perception; Social skills development; Student recruitment; Students; Technical Expertise; Time; Training; Transcript; Underrepresented Populations; Underrepresented Students; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Work; academic preparation; base; career; career development; design; disadvantaged background; education research; expectation; experience; faculty mentor; graduate student; laboratory experiment; learning strategy; minority student; oral communication; posters; programs; role model; skills; success; symposium; undergraduate student

Many students from minority populations or disadvantaged backgrounds are underrepresented in PhD-level biomedical research, perhaps having decided not to enter PhD programs because they either lack academic preparation or fail to self-identify as research scientists. The goal of PREP at UC Davis (PREP@UCD) is to provide such students with the research, communication, analytical, and life skills required to excel in doctoral programs in the biomedical sciences. The University of California, Davis, has a broad base of biomedical research funded by the NIH, is committed to diversity through a host of campus-wide academic and cultural initiatives, and is dedicated to enriching undergraduate and graduate student education in the biomedical sciences, making it an ideal institution to host a PREP program. Moreover, UC Davis is actively pursuing status as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Up to eight PREP scholars annually will participate in research (75%) and career development activities (25%) under the close guidance of a mentorship team consisting of research supervisors, a faculty advisor, the PI, and the program coordinator. Three specific aims are proposed to prepare PREP@UCD scholars for biomedical graduate programs. First, PREP will provide a mentored research environment where the scholars can develop their self-image as scientists. A recent study of PREP scholars found that success in graduate school requires that the student self-identifies as a scientist; spending a year performing individual, hypothesis-driven research will provide PREP@UCD scholars with the opportunity to do so. Second, PREP@UCD scholars will be trained in experimental skills and mentored in an active research laboratory. An individualized research prospectus will capture a hypothesis and line of research to expose the scholar to a variety of scientific approaches. Laboratory activities, academic coursework, training workshops and symposia will develop skills for gathering scientific information, working in a team, solving problems critically, and assessing research ethics and values. Third, PREP@UCD scholars will develop strong academic written and oral communication skills. Each scholar will spend 25% of his or her effort in preparing documents for graduate applications in biomedical sciences; enrolling in one senior-level course per quarter for enrichment; presenting research findings in poster and PowerPoint formats; participating in journal clubs to gain exposure to scientific literature and discourse; attending regional and national scientific conferences to network with other scholars; and participating in professional development workshops to prepare for the rigors of graduate school and career options beyond the PhD. It is expected that at least 75% of scholars will enter prestigious graduate programs upon completion of the PREP@UCD program. Moreover, the skills and scientific self-identity fostered during PREP@UCD will provide the scholars with a better chance of excelling in biomedical PhD or MD/PhD programs.

许多来自少数民族或弱势背景的学生在博士水平的生物医学研究中代表性不足，也许他们决定不进入博士课程，因为他们要么缺乏学术准备，要么无法自我认同为研究科学家。PREP在加州大学戴维斯分校（PREP@UCD）的目标是为这些学生提供在生物医学博士课程中脱颖而出所需的研究，沟通，分析和生活技能。加州大学戴维斯分校拥有由美国国立卫生研究院资助的广泛的生物医学研究基础，致力于通过一系列校园范围内的学术和文化活动实现多样性，并致力于丰富生物医学科学的本科生和研究生教育，使其成为举办PREP课程的理想机构。此外，加州大学戴维斯分校正在积极寻求作为西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）的地位。多达八个准备学者每年将参加研究（75%）和职业发展活动（25%）的指导下，由研究主管，教师顾问，PI和计划协调员组成的团队的密切指导。提出了三个具体目标，以准备PREP@UCD学者生物医学研究生课程。首先，PREP将提供一个有指导的研究环境，使学者能够发展他们作为科学家的自我形象。一项关于PREP的研究 学者们发现，在研究生院的成功需要学生自我认同为科学家;花一年时间进行个人，假设驱动的研究将提供PREP@UCD学者有机会这样做。其次，PREP@UCD学者将接受实验技能培训，并在活跃的研究实验室中接受指导。个性化的研究计划书将捕捉一个假设和研究路线，使学者接触到各种科学方法。实验室活动，学术课程，培训讲习班和研讨会将培养收集科学信息，团队合作，批判性地解决问题以及评估研究道德和价值观的技能。第三，PREP@UCD学者将发展强大的学术书面和口头沟通能力。每个学者将花费他或她的努力的25%在准备文件的研究生申请在生物医学科学;注册在一个高级课程每季度丰富;在海报和PowerPoint格式呈现研究成果;参加期刊俱乐部，以获得接触科学文献和话语;参加区域和国家科学会议，与其他学者网络;并参加专业发展研讨会，为研究生院的严格要求和博士学位之后的职业选择做好准备。预计至少75%的学者将在完成PREP@UCD课程后进入着名的研究生课程。此外，在PREP@UCD期间培养的技能和科学自我认同将为学者提供在生物医学博士或MD/博士课程中表现出色的更好机会。