Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST) Program

BLaST研究丰富核心将实施创新和综合方法，促进 生物医学研究和改善基础设施，使学生将参与，积极性，并准备 生物医学职业BLaST的独特定位是从阿拉斯加农村招收学生，最偏远， 孤立的美国人口与极端的教育和经济差距。核心有四个具体目标： 具体目标1：制定和实施研究试点项目， 本科生在费尔班克斯校园和农村合作伙伴。这一具体目标将嵌入 本科生研究培训到阿拉斯加的生物医学研究企业。 具体目标2：在农村合作伙伴中开展介绍和讲习班，以吸引学生参与， 他们对生物医学研究事业的兴趣我们将采用文化上适当的方法， 农村高中和本科生的生物医学研究。我们将与农村伙伴密切合作， 以及现有的UAF计划，以在阿拉斯加农村地区开发针对地区的特定计划。 具体目标3：开展学术充实活动、技能发展讲习班和研讨会， 提高学生进入生物医学博士课程的竞争力。我们将开发 本科生和早期研究生的教学工具，以提高生物医学的竞争力 研究培训和职业生涯的所有学生，包括那些来自代表性不足的背景。 具体目标4：开发辅导资源，在全州范围内建立一种小组研究辅导文化。 我们将为本科生提供研究指导，作为生物医学培训的一个组成部分， 阿拉斯加通过可定制的计划，研讨会，和一个综合的组织结构的同行，一对多， 多对一和多对多的指导小组，将出现在正式的课程和研讨会， 以及非正式的学习和研究工作组。我们将提供指导资源和工具， 评估个别学生，教师和机构层面的指导成果。最后，我们将与 多样性计划联盟将我们的评估与国家努力相结合。

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.