PARTNERSHIPS FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN ARKANSAS: ADMIN CORE

阿肯色州生物医学研究合作伙伴：管理核心

• 批准号: 8168082
• 负责人: Lawrence E Cornett
• 金额: $ 34.74万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-19 至 2011-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8168082
• 关键词: Address; African American; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Arkansas; Biomedical Research; Communication; Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects Database; Development; Educational process of instructing; Effectiveness; Extramural Activities; Faculty; Fostering; Funding; Funding Agency; Goals; Grant; Hispanics; Institution; Leadership; Mentors; Minority; Minority Groups; Native Americans; Participant; Preparation; Program Reviews; Research; Research Activity; Research Personnel; Resources; Science; Services; Source; Students; Testing; Underrepresented Minority; United States National Institutes of Health; Work; career; improved; member; operation; programs; skills

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).

该子项目是利用该技术的众多研究子项目之一 资源由 NIH/NCRR 资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 研究者 (PI) 可能已从 NIH 的另一个来源获得主要资金， 因此可以在其他 CRISP 条目中表示。列出的机构是 对于中心来说，它不一定是研究者的机构。 行政核心通过向网络提供总体运营支持来履行管理阿肯色州 INBRE 所需的所有职能，其中包括预算和财政服务、协调主题科学焦点内的研究活动的科学领导、促进 INBRE 项目和参与者之间的沟通、确定潜在的资金来源并支持 INBRE 调查人员准备校外资金申请，以及为扩大代表性不足的成员的参与的项目提供支持 阿肯色州 INBRE 的少数群体。 除了日常运作外，行政核心还继续对各个核心在实现阿肯色州 INBRE 的具体目标和目标方面的有效性进行内部评估，并通过研究竞争力服务部门与美国科学促进会协调年度外部评估。 阿肯色州 INBRE 的首要任务是为 URM 团体的成员提供从事研究相关职业的机会。这将通过生物医学科学多样性委员会来实现，该委员会的主要目标是为学术上杰出的少数族裔学生和教师，特别是非裔美国人、西班牙裔或美国原住民确定、提供信息、支持和提供指导。 该委员会还与阿肯色州 INBRE 调查人员合作，寻找资助机会，使他们能够将代表性不足的少数族裔调查人员纳入其研究中。 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项目，以提高 URM 学生的标准化考试技能。 目前，该计划包括两部分：在 MCAT 复习计划中教授元认知技能和 MCAT 所涵盖材料的复习。 该计划已针对研究生入学考试 (GRE) 进行了修改。