HU MARC USTAR Program

描述(由申请人提供)：我们国家在生物医学和行为科学劳动力方面严重缺乏多样性，尤其是在博士水平上。这一问题源于这些学科专业的本科生中缺少代表不足的少数族裔学生。如果得到适当的学术和研究培训，大量在学术上有天赋的城市理工学院学生将在生物医学/行为科学领域寻求研究职业。霍华德大学(HU)本科生培养学术研究(U-STAR)的少数族裔就业机会(MARC)计划将利用霍华德的生源，为我们的生物医学和行为科学劳动力的多样化做出贡献。因此，胡马克U-STAR项目调查员的目标是招募有才华和热情的本科生，他们认为自己是各自领域的创造性生物医学/行为科学家和领导者。我们的计划将使他们在初中和高中期间参加增强的学术课程和实践研究活动。这将造就一支受过高等教育、有竞争力、受过良好培训的学生干部队伍。为了在霍华德大学实施和维持MARC U-STAR计划，该计划的目标需要与该机构的科学界和文化相结合。我们的具体目标是：1)在未来五年内将霍华德大学生物医学和行为科学专业的本科生平均人数增加至少20%；2)通过一系列高级跨学科课程以及校内和校外研究经验，增强霍华德大学本科生目前的生物医学和行为科学经验；3)通过将这些高级跨学科课程制度化，扩展和加强霍华德大学的生物医学/行为科学课程。我们期待着这一计划的目标和目的能够顺利实现。此外，该计划将为霍华德大学在招收、招生、留住和提升热切渴望的生物医学/行为学科本科生方面奠定坚实的基础。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Our nation critically lacks diversity in our biomedical and behavioral sciences workforce in particularly at the Ph.D. level. This problem stems from a lack of underrepresented minority (URM) students at the undergraduate level majoring in these disciplines. Given the proper academic and research training, a large number of academically talented URM students would seek research careers in the biomedical/behavioral sciences. The Howard University (HU) Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) in Undergraduate Student Training Academic Research (U-STAR) Program will tap into Howard's reservoir of students in order to contribute to the diversification of our biomedical and behavioral sciences workforce. Thus, the objective of the HU MARC U-STAR program investigators is to recruit talented and passionate undergraduate students who view themselves as creative biomedical/behavioral scientists and leaders in their fields. Our program will engage them in an enhanced academic curriculum and hands-on research activities during the junior and senior years. This will produce a cadre of highly educated, competitive, and well-trained students. To implement and sustain the MARC U-STAR program at Howard University, the objective of the program needs to be integrated into the science community and culture of the institution. Our specific aims are: 1) Increase the average number of Howard University undergraduate students that enter Ph.D. programs and graduate in the biomedical and behavioral sciences by at least 20% over the next five years; 2) Enhance the current biomedical and behavioral science experiences of Howard University undergraduates through a series of advanced interdisciplinary courses as well as intramural and extramural research experiences; 3) Expand and enhance the biomedical/behavioral science curriculum of Howard University by institutionalization of these advanced interdisciplinary courses. We anticipate that the objectives and aims of this program will successfully be accomplished. Moreover, the program will create a strong foundation for Howard University in the recruitment, enrollment, retention, and advancement of eager undergraduate students majoring in the biomedical/behavioral disciplines.