Expanding a Model Program Which Has Increased the Number of Underrepresented Students in Biomedical-RelevantGraduate Programs

总结： 目前UWF MARC学者计划的拟议更新和扩展旨在 大幅提高保留率、学习成绩、学位获得率和研究生院 大学少数民族生物医学学生的入学率 西佛罗里达（UWF）。该计划是仿照UWF的化学学者和目前的MARC 学者计划，包容性计划仿照迈耶霍夫学者计划， UMBC.17-18这些方案旨在支持高潜力的代表性不足（UR） 开始上大学时对STEM感兴趣的学生。在建立化学学者五年后， 种族UR化学毕业生从2009 - 2012年的平均6%增加到 2012 - 2017年平均增长30%。乌拉圭学生追求 生物医学相关的博士或MD-PhD学位从2010年的0%增加到2012年的0%。 2012年至2017年平均增长60%。也许更令人印象深刻的是过去5年的平均水平 种族UR专业录取到博士或MD/博士课程的百分比超过了 非工发组织代表的比例为11%。NIH资助的MARC学者将该模型扩展到生物学， 物理在2014年只为种族UR学生。到目前为止，15个种族的UR MARC学者已经 被接受，100%的MARC学者（15名MARC学者中的15名）毕业于学士学位 （生物，化学和/或物理），93%（15名中的14名）的MARC Scholar毕业生 被录取到博士或MD-PhD课程。（这些MARC结果是从2018年更新的。 竞争性续期申请） 拟议扩大的MARC学者旨在进一步扩大目前的MARC学者 该计划还支持经济上处于不利地位的UR学生进行生物医学研究 careers.拟议的扩大方案将继续包括四个主要组成部分 该模型程序与几个专门为UWF MARC学者量身定制的补充。Marc 学者将提供以下内容：1）通过为期2年的研究，学术和社会融合 经验（校内和校外）和STEM生活学习社区; 2）严谨的学术 通过写作，批判性思维和专业发展讲习班和研讨会进行准备 专门为STEM和生物医学主题定制的系列，STEM写作课程，RCR 课程，并在UWF和R-1机构的研究经验; 3）支持系统 通过MARC学者，“侵入性咨询”和规范指导实施， 为学术课程，研究和MARC学者提供建议;以及4）准备 MARC学者，预科到研究生院，并最终通过研究生涯 个人发展计划、申请材料准备和简历建设 工作坊.这些资源目前只能通过NIH资助的MARC学者获得 专门为高成就的UR初级和高级学生追求生物医学学位， UWF和长期的研究生涯。

SUMMARY: The proposed renewal and expansion of the current UWF MARC Scholars Program seeks to dramatically increase retention, academic performance, degree attainment, and graduate school matriculation rates among underrepresented biomedical minority students at the University of West Florida (UWF). The program is modeled after UWF’s Chemistry Scholars and current MARC Scholars Programs, inclusion programs modeled after the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at UMBC.17-18 These programs are designed to support high-potential underrepresented (UR) students who start college with an interest in STEM. Five years after establishing Chem Scholars, the ethnically UR Chemistry graduates have increased from an average 6% during 2009-2012 to an average 30% during 2012-2017. The percentage of ethnically UR students pursuing biomedically relevant PhD or MD-PhD degrees has increased from 0% during 2010- 2012 to an average 60% in 2012-2017. Perhaps more impressive is the average past 5-year percentage of ethnically UR majors matriculating to PhD or MD/PhD programs exceeds the percentage of non-UR by 11%. NIH-funded MARC Scholars expanded the model into Biology and Physics in 2014 solely for ethnically UR students. To date, 15 ethnically UR MARC Scholars have been accepted, 100% of MARC Scholars (15 of the 15 MARC Scholars) graduated with a BS degree (Biology, Chemistry, and/or Physics), and 93% (14 of the 15) of MARC Scholar graduates have matriculated to PhD or MD-PhD programs. (These MARC results were updated from the 2018 competitive renewal submission) The proposed expanded MARC Scholars seeks to further expand the current MARC Scholars Program to also support financially disadvantaged UR students pursuing biomedical research careers. The proposed expanded program will continue to encompass the four major components of the model programs with several additions tailored specifically to UWF MARC Scholars. MARC Scholars will provide the following: 1) academic and social integration via the a 2-year research experience (on and off campus) and STEM Living Learning Community; 2) rigorous academic preparation via Writing, Critical Thinking and Professional Development workshops and seminar series tailored specifically for STEM and biomedical topics, a STEM Writing course, an RCR Course, and research experience both at UWF and R-1 institutions; 3) a support system implemented through MARC Scholars, “intrusive advising,” and regulated mentoring and advising for both academic coursework, research, and MARC Scholars; and 4) preparation for MARC Scholars, matriculation to graduate school, and ultimately to a research career through individual development plans, application materials preparation, and resume building workshops. These resources are currently available only through NIH-funding of MARC Scholars specifically for high-achieving UR junior and senior students pursuing biomedical degrees at UWF and long-term research careers.