Raise Awareness In Students Early (RAISE) Host and Microbe Program

项目总结 南卡罗来纳医科大学(MUSC)的首要目标是提高学生的意识 早期(培养)宿主和微生物计划是为了增加来自群体的合格个体的数量 在生物医学和临床工作人员中代表性不足，他们攻读研究生STEM学位和职业生涯 微生物学和免疫学架起了桥梁。为了实现这一目标，RAISE计划将提供研究 经验和学术丰富，真正为代表不足的学生服务， 为学生实现保留率、公平性、获得性和改变人生的结果。该计划将支持九个 来自经济和/或社会弱势背景和代表性不足的族裔和种族的学生 组。学生将从东南部招生，来自南卡罗来纳州的申请者优先考虑 研究密集型高等教育机构，包括历史上的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)。 Raise计划将：1)招收表现出雄心和决心的不同类型的本科生 攻读研究生水平的STEM学位；2)实施暑期培训计划，为学生 研究生/专业学校录取和生物医学研究生涯；3)培养 加强学生融入学术文化和社区的能力；4)实施支持 帮助学生从本科生过渡到研究生/专业学校的计划，以及5) 进行过程和结果评估，以确保计划对新出现的需求做出响应并满足 学生的短期目标和长期目标。耶尔马兹博士，DDS，博士。以及韦斯特沃特博士。带着他们的 在学术指导方面的背景互补带来一体化的本科课程 包括基础科学、临床知识和基于团队的领导力。在10周内 暑期项目的学生将在一名教师的指导下进行生物医学假说驱动的项目。 导师，其研究计划与美国国家过敏和传染病研究所(NIAID)保持一致 科学优先事项。培训将包括学术技能发展、科学交流、专业 人际关系、工作和生活管理技能，以及负责任的研究培训。实习生将获得 通过临床的跨专业经验欣赏他们的研究的翻译相关性 布景。该计划将在MUSC夏季本科生研究的正式报告中达到高潮 研讨会，为期一天的会议，学生向他们的同龄人和导师展示他们的研究成果。每个人 学生将通过大姐/哥哥计划与一名研究生配对，研究生将提供专业的 以及在南加州大学校园里的社会支持。学生将继续获得职业发展支持 通过RAISE校友网络从该项目毕业后。最终，该计划将为 下一代技术娴熟、严谨和富有创造力的科学家，他们将提高国家解决和 消除与传染病和免疫系统疾病有关的健康差距。

PROJECT SUMMARY The overarching goal of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Raise Awareness In Students Early (RAISE) Host and Microbe Program is to increase the number of qualified individuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and clinical workforce who pursue a graduate STEM degree and career that bridges microbiology and immunology. To accomplish this goal, the RAISE Program will provide research experience and academic enrichment that authentically serve underrepresented students in ways that achieve retention, equity, access, and life-changing outcomes for students. The program will support nine students from economically and/or socially disadvantaged backgrounds and underrepresented ethnic and racial groups. Students will be recruited from the Southeast with priority given to applicants from South Carolina non- research-intensive higher education institutions including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The RAISE program will: 1) recruit diverse undergraduate students who demonstrate ambition and determination to pursue a graduate-level STEM degree; 2) implement a summer training program that will prepare students for graduate/professional school admission and a biomedical research career; 3) nurture the professional growth of students and enhance their integration into the academic culture and community; 4) implement a support program to assist students during the transition from undergraduate to graduate/professional school, and 5) conduct a process and outcome evaluation to ensure the program responds to emerging needs and meets the students’ short term and long term objectives. Dr. Yilmaz, DDS, PhD. and Dr. Westwater, PhD. with their complementary backgrounds in academic mentoring bring forth an integrated undergraduate program encompassing basic science, clinical knowledge, and team-based leadership. During the 10-week summer program students will conduct a biomedical hypothesis-driven project under the guidance of a faculty mentor whose research program is aligned with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) scientific priorities. Training will include academic skills development, scientific communication, professional networking, work-life management skills, and responsible conduct of research training. Trainees will gain an appreciation for the translational relevance of their studies through interprofessional experiences in a clinical setting. The program will culminate with a formal presentation at the MUSC Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, a one-day conference in which students present their research to their peers and mentors. Each student will be paired via the Big Sister/Brother Program with a graduate student, who will provide professional and social support while on the MUSC campus. Students’ will continue to receive career advancement support after graduating from the program through the RAISE Alumni Network. Ultimately, the program will prepare the next generation of skilled, rigorous, and creative scientists who will improve the Nations capacity to address and eliminate health disparities related to infectious disease and diseases of the immune system.