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RUUTEs: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) for Minorities

RUUTE：少数族裔暑期本科生研究经验（SURE）

基本信息

批准号：
10579129
负责人：
Ademuyiwa Aromolaran
金额：
$ 16.36万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2023-02-01 至 2028-01-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10579129
关键词：
Abbreviations Address Advanced Placement Advisory Committees Affect Area Bachelor&apos s Degree Behavioral Behavioral Research Biomedical Research Blood Cardiovascular Diseases Career Choice Chronic lung disease Clinical Clinical Research Communities Critical Thinking Data Development Development Plans Disadvantaged Disparity population Diverse Workforce Education Educational workshop Enrollment Ensure Ethnic Origin Ethnic Population Evaluation Exposure to Face Faculty Feedback Food Foundations Funding Gender Geography Goals Health Health Sciences Healthcare Heart Individual Inequity Internet Letters Low income Lung Medical Students Medically Underserved Area Mentors Mentorship Mind Minority Minority Groups Mission National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Occupations Participant Race Recommendation Research Research Activity Research Training Resources Rural Rural Community Rural Population Schools Science Series Sleep Social support Solid Speed Stroke Students Training Translating Transportation Underrepresented Populations Underrepresented Students Underserved Population United States National Institutes of Health Universities Urban Population Utah Writing career career development college disadvantaged background disadvantaged student education resources efficacy evaluation experience faculty mentor graduate school graduate student higher education improved lectures member minority communities minority student minority undergraduate neighborhood disadvantage peer programs racial population role model rural area rural dwellers science education science teacher social health determinants student participation summer research support network undergraduate research experience undergraduate student underserved community

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY While significant educational barriers exist for minority, disadvantaged, and underrepresented groups it has been shown that undergraduate research programs targeting these individuals increases both enrollment in graduate programs and the number of individuals pursuing careers in the sciences. Therefore, developing undergraduate research programs for minority, disadvantaged, and underrepresented student groups will be vital for increasing their participation in health science graduate programs and career in the biomedical sciences. Groups nationally underrepresented, as defined by the NIH, include racial and ethnic groups but also individuals from disadvantaged background (rural, low-income or medically underserved area). Indeed, many rural areas across the US face unique health and educational challenges and Utah is not immune from these. Rural residents are more likely to die from health issues like cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, and stroke and fare poorly across many social determinants of health compared to urban populations. In addition, students from rural areas often lack educational resources including access to high-speed internet, AP coursework, or extracurricular opportunities. They also struggle with reduced exposure to career pathways and appropriate role models. Indeed, Utah’s rural students have lower college entrance exam scores and are less likely to enter college. With these unique challenges in mind the Rural and Underserved Utah Training Experience (RUUTE) & Regional Affairs program was established in 2018 at the University of Utah. RUUTE was developed as a concerted effort to extend the University of Utah’s Health Sciences resources to rural and underserved communities throughout the Intermountain West and to create unique opportunities for health science education and professional development. The RUUTE office has expanded rapidly over the past 4 years (from 1 program coordinator in 2018 to 10 faculty and staff members), and continues to develop new programs each year. One of the newest RUUTE initiatives was the development of a Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), piloted in the summer of 2021. to provide a high quality 10-week mentored research opportunity for undergraduates from rural areas in the Intermountain West. The SURE program has an overarching goal to provide students with academic, research, and professional development experiences that will make them competitive when applying to health science programs in the NHLBI mission areas. To accomplish this, the current proposal aims to: 1) Develop a 10-week intensive summer research program focused on heart, lung, blood, and sleep-specific health concerns for students from minority, disadvantaged, and underrepresented backgrounds from the Intermountain West; 2) Develop a concurrent 10-week education series and professional development opportunities to supplement the research experience; 3) Facilitate effective networking and mentoring opportunities for students to ensure retention of individuals; and 4) Determine the efficacy of the SURE program by tracking participants and through both mentor and mentee feedback.

项目总结