Cal State Fullerton MARC U*STAR Program

描述（由申请人提供）：加州州立大学富勒顿MARC U* 星星计划的使命将是招募和准备有前途的少数民族生命科学学生的研究生院和生物医学科学的研究生涯。该计划的成功将在短期内通过进入博士课程的学者数量来衡量，并在长期内通过他们的进展来衡量，并最终进入以研究为导向的职业。在资助期间，我们建议让三分之二的学者进入高质量的博士课程，他们将获得以研究为导向的博士学位，并从中进入研究生涯。短期目标将是：（1）招募，选择和保留加州州立大学富勒顿分校MARC U* 星星计划的合格学生;（2）培养MARC学者进行科学研究的技能;（3）培养MARC学者传播科学发现的书面和口头沟通技能;（4）为MARC学者提供学术博士学位。或医学博士/博士生物医学科学计划;（5）在MARC学者中发展对研究生涯中遇到的专业诚信问题的理解和欣赏;（6）为MARC学者提供个性化的职业和学术成就;（7）为MARC学者作为少数民族科学家的研究生涯的要求做好准备。为了衡量短期进展，该计划将使用专门开发的评估工具，表格和电子日志条目。导师和项目主任将完成题目和表格，学者将创建电子期刊条目。在每年的基础上，所有的MARC学者将有望提高到，或达到，在实验室性能，科学技能，口头和书面沟通技巧4-5级（规模1-5），使他们在该计划的两年参与结束时，他们已经表现出至少75%的可衡量目标的改进或高成就。为了衡量长期的成功，该计划将使用专门设计的问卷对所有毕业学者进行为期三年的跟踪调查。Cal State Fullerton MARC U* 星星计划将有助于参与MARC学者的研究事业取得成功，并将通过加强课程对参与部门和学院产生更广泛的影响，并增加学生研究环境的丰富性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The mission of the Cal State Fullerton MARC U*STAR Program will be to recruit and prepare promising minority life science students for graduate schools and research careers in biomedical science. The success of the Program will be measured in the short-term by the number of Scholars entering doctoral programs and in the long term by their progress toward, and eventual entry into research-oriented careers. Over the course of the funding period, we propose to have two-thirds of all Scholars enter high-quality, doctoral programs where they will earn research-oriented doctoral degrees and from which they will enter research careers. The short-term goals will be: (1) recruit, select and retain well-qualified students in the Cal State Fullerton MARC U*STAR Program; (2) develop MARC Scholars' skills for doing scientific research (3) develop MARC Scholars' written and oral communication skills for disseminating scientific discoveries; (4) prepare MARC Scholars academically for a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. program in biomedical science; (5) develop in MARC Scholars an understanding and appreciation of professional integrity issues encountered in a research career; (6) provide MARC Scholars with personalized career and academic advisement; and, (7) prepare MARC Scholars for the demands of a research career as minority scientists. To measure the short- term progress, the Program will use specially developed assessment tools, forms, and e-journal entries. The Mentors and Program Director will complete the rubrics and forms, and the Scholars will create the e- journals entries. On a yearly basis, all MARC Scholars will be expected to improve to, or achieve at, Level 4-5 (scale 1-5) in laboratory performance, scientific skills, and oral and written communication skills, so that by the end of their two-year participation in the Program they have shown improvement or high achievement in at least 75% of the measurable objectives. To measure long-term success, the Program will do a three- year follow up of all graduated Scholars using a specially designed questionnaire. The Cal State Fullerton MARC U*STAR Program will contribute to the success in the research careers of the participating MARC Scholars, and will have a broader impact on the participating departments and colleges via the enhancement of their curricula, and an increased richness in the student research environment.