PARTNERSHIPS FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN ARKANSAS: ADMIN CORE

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 行政核心履行管理阿肯色州INBRE所需的所有职能，为网络提供全面的运营支持，包括预算和财政服务、协调专题科学重点内研究活动的科学领导、促进INBRE计划与参与者之间的沟通、确定潜在资金来源和支持INBRE调查人员准备外部资金申请，以及为扩大阿肯色州INBRE中代表人数不足的少数群体成员参与的计划提供支持。除日常业务外，行政核心继续对各种核心在实现阿肯色州INBRE的具体目标和目的方面的有效性进行内部评估，并通过研究竞争力服务司与美国科学促进会协调年度外部评估。 阿肯色州INBRE的一个优先事项是为URM小组的成员提供从事与研究相关的职业的机会。这将通过生物医学科学多样性委员会实现，该委员会的主要目标是识别、告知、支持和指导学业优秀的少数族裔学生和教师，特别是那些非裔美国人、西班牙裔或美洲原住民。委员会还与阿肯色州INBRE调查人员合作，确定赠款机会，使他们能够将代表性不足的少数族裔调查人员纳入他们的研究。 最后，行政核心支持扩大由UAMS多样性事务中心和教育发展办公室建立的一项计划，以提高URM学生的标准化考试技能。目前，该计划包括两个部分，在MCAT复习计划中教授元认知技能和MCAT复习材料。该计划已被修改，以解决研究生入学考试(GRE)。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The Administrative Core performs all the functions necessary for managing the Arkansas INBRE by providing overall operational support to the network, which includes budgetary and fiscal services, scientific leadership to coordinate research activities within the thematic scientific focus, fostering communication between INBRE programs and participants, identifying potential funding sources and support preparation of applications for extramural funding by INBRE investigators and by providing support for programs to expand participation of members from underrepresented minority groups in the Arkansas INBRE. In addition to the day-to-day operations the Administrative core continues to perform an internal assessment of the effectiveness of the various Cores in achieving the specific objectives and goals of the Arkansas INBRE as well as coordinating an annual external assessment with the American Association for the Advancement of Science through the Research Competitiveness Services Division. A priority of the Arkansas INBRE is to provide opportunities for members of URM groups to pursue research-related careers. This will be accomplished through the Diversity in Biomedical Science Committee whose primary objective to identify, inform, support, and provide mentoring for academically outstanding minority students and faculty, particularly those who are African-American, Hispanic, or Native-American. The Committee also works with Arkansas INBRE investigators to identify grant opportunities that would allow them to include underrepresented minority investigators in their research. Lastly, the Administrative Core supports the expansion of a program established by the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs and Office of Educational Development to improve standardized test-taking skills of URM students. Currently, the program includes two parts, Teaching Metacognitive Skills in an MCAT Review Program and review of material covered on the MCAT. The program has been modified to address the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).