UW Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)

 描述(由申请者提供)：威斯康星州大学预备课程将通过(I)招收有前途的新近毕业的URM学生进入该学科，并(Ii)为他们提供研究经验、专业发展和指导，从而增加生物医学研究生课程长期代表性不足的学生数量。该项目计划背后的假设是，以研究生的模式进行紧张的体验，传授对研究生教育的现实观点，是成功申请高水平项目并从高水平项目毕业的最佳准备。因此，该项目的基础是华盛顿大学(UW)和弗雷德·哈钦森癌症研究中心(FHCRC)拥有大量高水平和资金充足的研究实验室，从这些实验室中涌现出核心的教师导师团队。这是一群与密歇根大学预科密切相关的有成就的科学家，他们已经证明了对指导本科生、研究生和博士后URM研究员以及预科研究员的承诺。此外，威斯康星大学的预科课程与现有的生物医学研究博士学位授予部门和培训项目以及威斯康星州大学的其他项目(如学生多样性最大化计划(IMSD))完美契合，该计划旨在为密歇根大学的URM本科生为生物医学研究职业生涯做好准备。该方案的目标是确保：(I)所有研究员将申请进入生物医学研究生课程；(Ii)至少75%的研究员将成功进入研究生院；(Iii)所有研究员将为成功攻读高素质博士或 医学博士和博士课程及以后的课程。威斯康星大学的预科项目将把每个研究员与一个研究实验室配对，在一名资助的研究人员的指导下，在博士后或研究生的日常监督下，进行为期一年的假设驱动的项目。预科执行委员会的一名成员将担任副导师，确保每周监督研究员的培训进度，包括关于研究生院申请和选择的激烈讨论。除了研究经验外，还将开展一系列以个人发展计划(IDPs)为基础的专业发展活动，这些活动将提高以下方面的科学技能：写作、批判性思维和陈述的科学技能；对科学文献的解释；对生物伦理问题的认识和负责任的研究行为；以及提供补充教学培训，以填补学术准备方面的空白。自信与科学 将通过研究员小组内的各种科学和社会论坛以及与威斯康星大学其他现有的URM小组和研究生课程培养认同感。一套严格的评估工具将衡量研究员在进入项目时的准备情况以及在项目期间和离开时的进展情况，并允许研究员和导师提出匿名建议和批评，以指导项目的改进。一个由培训补助金主任和前预科研究员组成的机构咨询委员会将监督该计划并行使监督。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The UW PREP will increase the number of students from groups chronically underrepresented in biomedical graduate programs by (i) recruiting promising recently graduated URM students to the discipline and (ii) providing them with the research experience, professional development and mentorship to succeed. The hypothesis underlying the program plan is that an intense experience patterned after graduate school which imparts a realistic view of graduate education is the best preparation for successful application to and graduation from high-caliber programs. Thus, the foundation of this program is the large number of highly accomplished and well-funded research laboratories at the University of Washington (UW) and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), from which emerges the core group of faculty mentors. This is a group of accomplished scientists closely associated with UW PREP who have already demonstrated a commitment to mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral URM fellows as well as PREP fellows. In addition, UW PREP perfectly dovetails with existing Ph.D.-granting departments and training programs in biomedical research and with other UW programs, such as the Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD), which aim to prepare URM undergraduate students at the UW for biomedical research careers. The objectives of the program are to ensure that: (i) all fellows will apply for admission into biomedical graduate programs; (ii) at least 75% of them will successfully enter graduate school; (iii) all fellows will be adequately prepared for success in high-caliber Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. programs and beyond. UW PREP will match each fellow with a research laboratory to conduct a year long, hypothesis-driven project under the guidance of a funded investigator and the 'day-to-day' supervision of a post-doctoral fellow or graduate student. A member of the PREP Executive Committee will act as secondary mentor to ensure weekly supervision of the fellows' training progress, including intense discussions about graduate school application and choice. The research experience will be supplemented with an intense set of professional development activities based on individual development programs (IDPs) which will increase: scientific skills in writing, critical thinking and presentation; the interpretation of the scientiic literature; awareness of bioethical issues and the responsible conduct of research; and provide supplemental didactic training to fill gaps in academic preparation. Self-confidence and scientific identity will be fostered through a variety of scientific and social forums within the group of fellows and with other existing URM groups and graduate programs at the UW. A set of rigorous evaluation instruments will measure the fellow's preparation upon entry and progress while in the program and once they leave, and allow for anonymous suggestions and criticisms by the fellows and mentors to direct improvements in the program. An Institutional Advisory Committee composed of training grant directors and former PREP fellows will supervise the program and exercise oversight.