UAB STEP-UP: Promoting Diversity through Team Mentored Research Experiences

UAB STEP-UP：通过团队指导的研究经验促进多样性

• 批准号: 10615216
• 负责人: MONA N. FOUAD
• 金额: $ 38.68万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-03-01 至 2027-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10615216
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Although there have been numerous efforts to increase the number of underrepresented researchers in universities across the country, there continues to be a lack of diversity in most disciplines, including the biomedical sciences. We will leverage our experience in training underrepresented minority students and our expertise and connections related to NIDDK mission areas to ensure that we inspire and develop the next generation of NIDDK researchers. The specific aims of UAB STEP-UP: Promoting Diversity through Team Mentored Research Experiences (UAB STEP-UP), a renewal of the existing, highly-successful UAB STEP-UP program, include: 1) developing a diverse cadre of promising undergraduate students across the country by providing a combination of in-person and virtual education and hands-on mentored research experiences; 2) utilizing existing research networks to develop a cadre of mentors invested in training undergraduate students to conduct research in the areas of diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and obesity; and kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases; 3) ensuring the success of this cadre of students by employing a team mentoring and guidance approach consisting of Academic Mentors, Personal Advocates, and Career Coaches to provide structured guidance and education toward success in graduate school and future careers; and 4) continuously evaluating the program and its implementation to allow for quality improvement and mid-course corrections The UAB STEP-UP Coordinating Center will select motivated, promising undergraduate students who have completed at least their freshman year and provide them with the organizational, academic and research skills and experience needed to be competitive for graduate and professional education. UAB STEP-UP will collaborate with our current partner organizations including HBCUs across Alabama and Atlanta University Center schools to engage and recruit traditionally underrepresented students. Elements of the program include intensive mentored research experiences for 10 weeks during the two summers (30 hours/week) enhanced by virtual group learning activities in research and career planning (10 hours/week), and followed by virtual research education activities during the academic year following Years 1 and 2. This is followed by virtual maintenance to maintain interest in NIDDK research and to keep Trainees connected to the program. During this program, trainees will develop working relationships with academic researchers and will be involved with the processes and products of cutting-edge research. Our team mentoring approach includes Academic Mentors, along with Personal Advocates and Career Coaches to provide additional professional support to the Trainees. Expanding the mentor network to include these components will promote a deeper and varied understanding of Trainees’ chosen career fields.

尽管已经做出了许多努力，以增加代表性不足的研究人员的数量 全国各地的大学，在大多数学科中仍然缺乏多样性，包括 生物医学科学。我们将利用我们的经验在代表性不足的少数民族学生和我们的培训方面 与NIDDK任务领域相关的专业知识和联系，以确保我们启发和发展下一个 NIDDK研究人员的产生。 UAB升级的具体目标：通过团队促进多样性 指导的研究经验（UAB升级），这是对现有的，非常成功的UAB升级的续订 计划，包括：1）在全国范围内建立潜水员的本科生 提供面对面和虚拟教育以及动手研究的研究经验的结合； 2） 利用现有的研究网络来开发投资培训本科生的导师干部 在糖尿病以及其他内分泌和代谢疾病的领域进行研究；消化疾病， 营养疾病和肥胖；肾脏，泌尿科和血液学疾病； 3）确保成功 通过采用由学术组成的团队心理和指导方法，这组学生的干部 导师，个人倡导者和职业教练提供结构化的指导和教育 研究生院和未来职业的成功； 4）不断评估程序及其 实施以允许质量改进和中途校正 UAB加速协调中心将选择有动力的，应许的本科生 至少已经完成了新生，并为他们提供了组织，学术和研究 技能和经验需要在研究生和专业教育方面具有竞争力。 UAB加速会 与我们当前的合作伙伴组织合作，包括阿拉巴马州和亚特兰大大学的HBCU 中心学校参与和招募传统上代表性不足的学生。该程序的元素包括 在两个夏季（每周30小时）中，密集的指导研究经历了10周 研究和职业计划中的虚拟小组学习活动（每周10小时），然后进行虚拟 在1年和2年后的学年研究教育活动。接下来是虚拟的 维护以保持对NIDDK研究的兴趣，并保持与该计划联系的学员。期间 该计划，学员将与学术研究人员建立工作关系，并将参与 尖端研究的过程和产品。我们的团队心理方法包括学术 导师，以及个人拥护者和职业教练，为 学员。扩展心理网络以包括这些组件将促进更深入而多样的 了解受训者选择的职业领域。