Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST) Program

BLAST研究浓缩核心将实施创新和综合的方法，以促进 生物医学研究和改善基础设施，因此学生将参与、激励和准备 生物医学职业。BLAST在招收来自阿拉斯加农村地区的学生方面具有得天独厚的优势，阿拉斯加是最偏远和 教育和经济差距极大的与世隔绝的美国人口。核心有4个具体目标： 具体目标1：制定和实施旨在通过以下方式增加参与度的研究试点项目 费尔班克斯校区的本科生和农村合作伙伴。这一具体目标将嵌入 阿拉斯加生物医学研究企业的本科生研究培训。 具体目标2：在农村合作伙伴处开展演讲和讲习班，以吸引学生参与并鼓励 他们对生物医学研究事业的兴趣。我们将采用文化上合适的方法来参与 农村高中生和本科生生物医学研究。我们将与农村合作伙伴密切合作 以及现有的UAF项目，以在阿拉斯加农村地区开发特定地区的项目。 具体目标3：开展学术充实活动、技能发展讲习班和研讨会 增强学生进入生物医学博士项目的竞争力。我们将发展 为本科生和研究生提供提高生物医学竞争力的教学工具 为所有学生，包括那些来自代表性不足的背景的学生提供研究培训和职业生涯。 具体目标4：开发辅导资源，在全州建立团体研究辅导文化。 我们将为本科生开展研究辅导，作为生物医学培训的组成部分 通过可定制的计划、研讨会和由同行、一对多、 多对一和多对多指导小组将在正式课程和研讨会中出现，如 以及非正式学习和研究工作组。我们将提供指导资源和工具来 评估个别学生、教师和机构层面的指导结果。最后，我们将与 多样性计划联盟将我们的评估与国家努力结合起来。

The BLaST Research Enrichment Core will implement innovative and integrative approaches that promote biomedical research and improve infrastructure, so students will be engaged, motivated, and prepared for biomedical careers. BLaST is uniquely positioned to recruit students from rural Alaska, the most remote and isolated US population with extreme educational and economic disparities. The core has 4 specific aims: Specific Aim 1: Develop and implement research pilot projects designed to increase participation by undergraduate students at the Fairbanks campus and rural partners. This specific aim will embed undergraduate research training into Alaska's biomedical research enterprise. Specific Aim 2: Develop presentations and workshops at rural partners to engage students and stimulate their interest in biomedical research careers. We will employ culturally appropriate approaches to engage rural high school and undergraduate students in biomedical research. We will work closely with rural partners and existing UAF programs to develop regionally specific programs in rural Alaska. Specific Aim 3: Develop academic enrichment activities, skill development workshops, and seminars that will enhance students' competitiveness for entrance into biomedical doctoral programs. We will develop instructional tools for undergraduate and early graduate students to enhance competitiveness in biomedical research training and careers for all students, including those from underrepresented backgrounds. Specific Aim 4: Develop mentoring resources to build a culture of group research mentoring across the state. We will develop research mentoring for undergraduate students as an integral part of biomedical training in Alaska through customizable plans, workshops, and an integrated organizational structure of peer, one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many mentoring groups that will occur in formal courses and seminars as well as informal study and research working groups. We will provide mentoring resources and tools to evaluate mentoring outcomes at individual student, faculty, and institutional levels. Finally, we will work with the Diversity Program Consortium to integrate our evaluation with national efforts.