Promoting diversity in research careers in diabetes, digestive and kidney diseases

该提案是对2007年最初资助的STEP-UP计划的竞争性更新， 在2011年和2016年。该计划旨在提供短期经验和培训， 为来自种族/民族代表性不足群体的本科生提供生物医学研究， 来自弱势背景的学生。自2016年以来，该计划已联合总部设在 位于圣安东尼奥的德克萨斯大学朗医学院和宾夕法尼亚州立大学医学院 在赫尔希，宾夕法尼亚州的指导下，W。Brian Reeves，医学博士，UTHSA和Gail医学主席 Matters，PhD，宾夕法尼亚州立大学副教授。该计划有针对性地进行了招聘工作 通过几个少数民族学生组织，这导致了数量的大幅增加， 收到的申请。申请人数以5：1的比例超过可用职位。的成果 节目都很精彩。244名学生通过宾夕法尼亚州立大学的STEP-UP录取 该计划自成立以来，超过75%的学生继续接受生物医学高等教育 另有15%的人在生物医学领域工作。目前的建议是建立在 目前的STEP-UP计划的成功，并大大扩大了指导活动， 为学生提供更持久的全年支持。该计划提供了背景和 与NIDDK的使命相关的研究实践经验。该计划还提供了技术 建议和指导学生在他们的实践研究经验，在夏季结束 研究研讨会，并在随后的学年。该提案的目的是：1。 提供动手研究经验，通过学生将学习如何发现，临床和 进行转化研究，并将结果传播给其他人。2.全年提供 研究经验、指导和职业发展活动，以提高 生物医学研究的学生。课程还将包括关于规范标准的讨论 行为、隐私和保密问题、实验室安全、研究诚信、记录保存， 数据管理和沟通技巧。虽然这项提案的主要目标是增加 生物医学研究中代表性不足群体成员的数量和能力， 重要的第二个好处是扩大了代表性不足的人口的比例， 了解生活方式的决定对他们的个人健康和他们的健康有很大的影响。 家人朋友和社区

This proposal is a competitive renewal of this STEP-UP program initially funded in 2007 and renewed in 2011 and 2016. The program is designed to provide short-term experience and training in biomedical research for undergraduate students from racial/ethnic-underrepresented groups, and for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Since 2016, the program has been jointly based at the University of Texas Long School of Medicine in San Antonio and the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA under the direction of W. Brian Reeves, MD, Chair of Medicine at UTHSA and Gail Matters, PhD, Associate Professor at Penn State. The program has made targeted recruitment efforts through several minority student organizations which have resulted in a large increase in the number of applications received. Applications exceed available positions by a 5:1 ratio. The outcomes of the program have been excellent. 244 students have matriculated through the Penn State STEP-UP program since its inception with over 75% of students continuing on to higher education in biomedical fields and an additional 15% are employed in biomedical fields. The current proposal builds on the successes of the current STEP-UP program and significantly expands the mentoring activities to provide more sustained, year round, support to the students. The plan provides background and hands-on experience in research related to the mission of NIDDK. The plan also provides for technical advising and mentoring of students during their hands-on research experience at a summer-end research symposium and during the subsequent academic year. The aims of the proposal are: 1. Provide a hands-on research experience through which students will learn how discovery, clinical and translational research are conducted and the results are disseminated to others. 2. Provide year round research experiences, mentoring and career development activities to enhance entry and retention of students in biomedical research. The curriculum will also include discussions on normative standards of conduct, privacy and confidentiality issues, laboratory safety, research integrity, record keeping, data management, and communication skills. Although the primary goal of this proposal is to increase the number and competence of members of underrepresented groups in biomedical research, an important secondary benefit is to expand the proportion of underrepresented population who understand that life-style decisions have great consequences for their personal health and that of their family, friends and community.