Institutional Short-Term Research Training for Students of Diversity

这个国家心肺血液研究所(NHLBI)短期研究培训计划的目标是提供 为来自弱势背景、种族和少数民族、个人的学生提供研究机会 残疾人和其他在生物医学研究中代表性不足的人(受训人员)，因此他们将 为多元化的生物医学研究社区做出贡献。我们打算通过提供这些服务来实现这一目标 学生清楚地了解与心血管、肺、睡眠相关的兴奋和回报 紊乱和血液学研究。主要活动仍然是完成实验室或 临床研究项目。一系列精心设计的活动提供了比任何单个活动都更广阔的视角 研究导师可以提供。有几个要素还专门为学生提供了知识和技能 这将帮助他们在未来的教育事业中取得成功，并积极参与到 多学科研究团队。 具体目标包括： 1.从国家人才库中招聘6名本科实习生和12名医学生实习生 梅奥诊所NHLBI短期研究培训项目的申请者。 2.在熟练导师的指导下，为学员提供动态的研究体验 心血管、肺、血液或睡眠障碍研究的一个领域。 3.让受训人员接触广泛的研究领域，包括基础科学和以病人为导向，通过 每周为高级本科生和初级医学生设计的科学研讨会。 4.激励和鼓励对基础科学研究感兴趣的学生继续走这条职业道路 向他们展示了这种研究对人类疾病的直接适用性以及 多学科研究团队。 5.通过小组活动、个人职业咨询、 访问不同的研究人员榜样，并提供他们为什么应该彻底 将研究融入他们的职业生涯。 该计划由实习生、研究人员导师和一名外部评估员进行评估。跟踪 与会者通过电话和电子邮件定期联系，以提供建议和获取最新情况。

The goal of this National Heart Lung Blood Institute (NHLBI) short-term research training program is to provide research opportunities for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities and others who are underrepresented in biomedical research (trainees), so that they will contribute to a diverse biomedical research community. We intend to accomplish this goal by providing these students with a clear view of the excitement and rewards associated with cardiovascular, pulmonary, sleep disorder, and hematologic research. The primary activity continues to be the accomplishment of a laboratory or clinical research project. A series of carefully designed activities give a broader perspective than any single research mentor can provide. Several elements also specifically provide students with knowledge and skills that will help them succeed in their future educational endeavors and actively engage as part of multidisciplinary research teams. Specific Aims include: 1. Recruit 6 undergraduate trainees and 12 medical student trainees from national pools of talented applicants to the NHLBI short-term research training program at Mayo Clinic. 2. Provide trainees with dynamic research experiences under the guidance of a skilled mentor working in an area of cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic or sleep disorder research. 3. Expose trainees to a wide array of research areas, both basic science and patient-oriented, through weekly scientific seminars designed for advanced undergraduate and beginning medical students. 4. Motivate and encourage students interested in basic science research to continue this career path by showing them the direct applicability of such research to human disease and the power of multidisciplinary research teams. 5. Provide trainees broader career development through group activities, individual career counseling, access to diverse researcher role models, and provide the reasons why they should thoroughly integrate research into their career. The program is evaluated by trainees, research faculty mentors and an external evaluator. Tracking of participants is accomplished by regular contact by phone and email to provide advice and to obtain updates.