University of Maryland Summer Training and Research (STAR) Program

马里兰大学暑期培训与研究 (STAR) 计划

• 批准号: 10576413
• 负责人: JAMES M HAGBERG
• 金额: $ 12.75万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-04-15 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10576413
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The University of Maryland (UM) School of Public Health proposes to continue a Summer Training And Research (STAR) program to provide underrepresented and disadvantaged undergraduate students with two 10-wk summer sessions of research and career development training to enhance their potential to apply for and complete graduate degrees in biomedical/behavioral science related to cardiovascular (CV), lung, and blood diseases. Our aim is to increase diversity in individuals who choose careers in biomedical/behavioral research to reduce morbidity and mortality from CV, lung, and blood diseases. Specific objectives are to: (1) Increase knowledge of landmark research on the causes and prevention of CV, lung, and blood diseases, (2) Enhance research skills and experience necessary to be competitive graduate school applicants in CV, lung, and blood disease research areas, (3) Enhance awareness of the process, practice, and ethics of scientific research, (4) Prepare Trainees for graduate school and a research career, and (5) Provide quality mentoring. The program extends over 2 consecutive summers, with distinct activities for each summer. Applicants are recruited locally and nationally through the Big Ten Academic Alliance Summer Research Opportunity Program website, mailings, listservs, our website, visits to other campuses, and faculty networks. An Admissions Committee selects Trainees and matches them with Mentors. Trainees are provided with housing and are remunerated for their work, which is primarily focused on research closely integrated with that of their Mentor. Research comprises ~80% of the Trainees’ time, with 20% spent in ethics, research-related, and career development training. The 18 Mentors are UM faculty with research programs in content areas that are highly relevant to NHLBI; they have an average of $446,000/yr/Mentor in research funding. The mix of expertise ranges from laboratory-based bench research to applied community-based and community participatory research. In addition to direct research experience, Trainees meet weekly to discuss research activities, to set weekly goals, meet with various academic professionals for dynamic exchanges about graduate school issues, and discuss classic research articles relevant to CV, lung, and blood diseases. Weekly sessions on either Ethics- (1st Yr Trainees) or Research-Related (2nd Yr Trainees) Training are included. A 2nd Yr/1st Yr mentor/mentee program also enhances Trainee retention over two summers. Trainees present their research in oral and poster formats at the end of the summer session. Scientific, social, and cultural activities in the Washington, DC area also are included. Extensive program evaluation assesses how well the program achieves pre-determined Benchmarks and Internal and External Advisory Boards meet to review outcome data and make recommendations to improve and maintain program quality. We met virtually all of our original Benchmarks in the first 5 and 10 yrs of our funding and made a number of critical changes to improve the Program based on the feedback from the Trainees, Mentors, and Internal and External Advisory Boards.

马里兰大学 (UM) 公共卫生学院提议继续开展暑期培训并 研究（STAR）计划为代表性不足和弱势本科生提供两个 为期 10 周的夏季研究和职业发展培训课程，以增强他们申请的潜力 以及与心血管（CV）、肺和疾病相关的生物医学/行为科学的完整研究生学位 血液疾病。我们的目标是增加选择生物医学/行为职业的个人的多样性 降低心血管、肺和血液疾病发病率和死亡率的研究。具体目标是：（1） 增加对心血管、肺和血液疾病的病因和预防的里程碑式研究的了解，(2) 增强成为具有竞争力的简历、肺、肺等研究生院申请人所需的研究技能和经验 和血液疾病研究领域，（3）增强对科学过程、实践和伦理的认识 研究，(4) 为学员​​进入研究生院和研究生涯做好准备，(5) 提供高质量的指导。 该计划持续两个连续的夏季，每个夏季都有不同的活动。申请人是 通过十大学术联盟夏季研究机会计划在当地和全国范围内招募 网站、邮件、列表服务器、我们的网站、对其他校园的访问以及教师网络。招生 委员会选择实习生并将他们与导师相匹配。为学员提供住房并 他们的工作获得报酬，主要集中于与导师的研究紧密结合的研究。 研究占受训者约 80% 的时间，其中 20% 花在道德、研究相关和职业上 发展培训。这 18 名导师都是 UM 教师，他们在内容领域开展了高度研究项目 与 NHLBI 相关；他们平均每年为每位导师提供 446,000 美元的研究经费。专业知识的组合 范围从基于实验室的基础研究到基于社区和社区参与的应用 研究。除了直接的研究经验外，受训者每周开会讨论研究活动，以制定 每周目标，与各种学术专业人士会面，就研究生院问题进行动态交流， 并讨论与心血管、肺和血液疾病相关的经典研究文章。每周一次的会议 包括道德-（第一年学员）或研究相关（第二年学员）培训。二年级/一年级 导师/受训者计划还提高了两个夏季受训者的保留率。学员展示他们的研究成果 在夏季会议结束时以口头和海报形式进行。科学、社会和文化活动 华盛顿特区地区也包括在内。广泛的计划评估评估计划的效果 达到预先确定的基准，内部和外部顾问委员会开会审查结果数据 并提出改进和保持计划质量的建议。我们几乎遇到了所有原来的人 我们资助的前 5 年和 10 年的基准，并做出了一些关键的改变来改善 该计划基于学员、导师以及内部和外部顾问委员会的反馈。