MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) N C A&T

描述(由申请人提供)：这份提案展示了我们在北卡罗来纳A&T州立大学独特的跨学科结构，为生物医学科学的少数族裔进步做出了贡献。它的主要目标是通过面向理科本科生的基础广泛的培训计划，增加少数族裔参与生物医学研究。少数族裔获得研究职业(MARC)计划将显著加强生物、化学和心理学系的研究培训，并激励更多的少数族裔学生攻读生物医学科学研究生学位/职业。拟议的计划将建立一个高质量的跨部门和多阶段的研究培训计划，旨在提供必要的培训和支持，以在MARC学生和更大的理科学生社区中建立一个强大的研究社区。这样的社区对于维持一个更好的智力环境至关重要，这些环境包括共享专业知识、研究生产率以及学生进入终极学位课程和生物医学科学职业的进步。我们建议把重点放在本科生和教师的发展上；广泛影响科学研究、教育和博士学位的发展。建议的目标是：1)确保100%被选中的MARC U-STAR学者在学术上有竞争力，并有很强的积极性进行研究，并随后获得生物医学科学博士学位；2)增加生物、化学和心理学系致力于研究和攻读生物医学博士学位的有积极性和竞争性的荣誉学生池。以目标为重点的发展活动将包括：1)新课程开发，2)为二年级前学生设立暑期研究所(SRI)，3)卓越科学补充指导计划，以及4)为被选为MARC U-Star学者的学生提供高级培训。MARC U-STAR奖学金计划包括：1)暑期和学年研究经验，2)每周参加学习社区/研讨会，3)同行指导，4)服务学习，5)增强沟通技能的机会，6)GRE考试技能发展。与这一应用的新方向保持一致，MARC计划将创造机会，在各部门内建立研究培训基础设施，并解决健康差距问题。因此，由于这一计划的实施，攻读博士学位的非MARC U-star学生的数量将会增加。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal illustrates our unique interdisciplinary structure at North Carolina A&T State University; contributes to minority advancement in the biomedical sciences. Its primary aim is to increase minority participation in biomedical research through broadly based training programs for undergraduate science students. The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) program will significantly enhance research training in the biology, chemistry, and psychology departments and motivate increased numbers of minority students to pursue biomedical science graduate degrees/careers. The proposed program will establish a quality interdepartmental and multi-phasic research training program designed to provide both training and support necessary to build a strong research community among MARC students and the larger community of science students. Such a community is pivotal to sustain an improved intellectual environment of shared expertise, research productivity, and student advancement to terminal degree programs and biomedical science careers. We propose to focus on undergraduate student and faculty development; broadly impacting science research education and advancement toward Ph.D. degrees. The proposal goals are: 1) Ensure that 100% of selected MARC U-STAR scholars are academically competitive and highly motivated to do research and subsequently earn a Ph.D. in the biomedical sciences, 2) Increase the pool of motivated and competitive honor students in the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Psychology committed to research and pursuit of a Ph.D. degree in the Biomedical Sciences. Goal focused developmental activities will include: 1) new course development, 2) a Summer Research Institute (SRI) for pre-sophomore students 3) a Supplemental Instruction for Excellence in Science Program, and 4) advanced training for students selected as MARC U-STAR scholars. The MARC U-STAR Scholars program includes: 1) required summer and academic year research experiences, 2) participation in weekly learning communities/seminars, 3) peer mentoring, 4) service learning, 5) opportunities for augmenting communication skills, and 6) GRE-test skills development. Consistent with the new direction of this application, the MARC program will create opportunities that build research training infrastructure within the departments and address health disparities. Thus, the number of non-MARC U-STAR students who pursue Ph.D.s will increase as a result of implementing this program.