MARC at University of Hawaii at Manoa

MARC@UHM将努力争取“Ho欧卢nlae ula akeakami”，这是一个夏威夷短语，意思是“良好的指导 培养出训练有素的科学家”根据高等教育纪事，本科生（UG） 马诺阿夏威夷大学（UHM）的学生和教师是全国最多样化的，但 不平等现象依然存在。只有8.5%的博士候选人在UHM干相关的程序是代表性不足（UR） 背景UHM拥有丰富的UR学生，他们没有进入STEM相关的博士课程， 因此，他们没有为我们国家的科学工作者贡献他们的文化多样性。因此，联合国的使命 MARC@UHM是为UHM学生的多样化群体提供生物研究培训，包括 夏威夷人/部分夏威夷人，其他太平洋岛民（萨摩亚人、汤加人、萨摩亚人、关岛人/查莫罗人、混血 太平洋岛民），菲律宾人，西班牙裔，非洲裔美国人;代表性不足的亚洲人（例如，柬埔寨人， 越南人、老挝人）;来自弱势背景的人，包括社会经济地位低下的人和 外岛农村地区;以及有明显和不明显残疾的学生。MARC@UHM的目标是 i）每年招收10名学生，教他们识别重要的研究问题，设计和进行 严格和可重复的实验，并分析数据和解释结果，ii）为每个学员提供4 学期的指导研究和夏季研究经验; iii）发展技能的学员需要 在研究生院和研究专业人员的职业生涯中具有竞争力，以及iv）帮助每个受训者 在大四的时候申请至少5个研究生院的课程。估计>900 UR STEM 生物医学研究的学生有资格参加MARC@夏威夷计划。培训计划始于 招募进入UHM的高中生，特别是那些来自外岛的高中生，参加Pre-MARC（The Ma Mua MARC）计划作为新生和新生。Ma Mua MARC鼓励UR STEM专业学生 考虑研究作为一种职业选择，邀请他们参加MARC研讨会和功能，并创建一个 peers的社区。从大三和大四的2年计划开始与夏季研讨会，“让我们得到 开始”，学员和研究导师配对。该计划包括：每学期2学分的课程 专为MARC学员设计，4个学期的指导研究，夏季研究经验 （无论是在UHM或与他们的UHM导师在外部网站的合作者），一个简短的研讨会， 每年参加一次全国会议，并在专业会议上介绍他们的研究。超过25 UHM 教师和10名教师在外部网站与不同背景的种族，年龄，性别和职级将 参加主要结果指标是4年内毕业的BA/BS学员人数， 过渡到研究密集型研究生课程。因此，MARC@UHM寻求增加夏威夷的UR 过渡到研究职业的公民，因为他们带来了不同的文化背景，生活经历，想法， 对生物医学研究的兴趣。

MARC@UHM will strive for “Hoʻoulu nā laeʻula akeakamai”, a Hawaiian phrase meaning “good mentoring leads to well-trained scientists.” According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the undergraduate (UG) student body and faculty at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) are the most diverse in the nation, but inequities persist. Only 8.5% of PhD candidates in STEM-related programs at UHM are underrepresented (UR) backgrounds. UHM has a rich pool of UR students who are not entering STEM-related PhD programs and therefore are not contributing their cultural diversity to our nation's scientific workforce. Thus, the mission of MARC@UHM is to provide training in biological research for a diverse group of UHM students, including Hawaiian/Part Hawaiian, other Pacific Islanders (Samoan, Tongan, Micronesian, Guamanian/Chamorro, mixed Pacific Islander), Filipino, Hispanic, African American; underrepresented Asians (e.g., Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian); those from disadvantaged backgrounds, including low social-economic and residents of rural outer islands; and students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities. MARC@UHM's objectives are to i) enroll 10 students annually and teach them to identify important research questions, design and conduct rigorous and reproducible experiments, and analyze data and interpret results, ii) provide each trainee with 4 semesters of mentored research and a summer research experience; iii) develop skills trainees need to be competitive in graduate school and in careers as research professionals, and iv) assist each trainee in applying to at least 5 graduate school programs early in the senior year. An estimated >900 UR STEM students in biomedical research are eligible for the MARC@Hawaii Program. The Training Plan starts with recruiting high school seniors entering UHM, especially those from the outer islands, to a Pre-MARC (The Ma Mua MARC) Program as freshman and sophomores. The Ma Mua MARC encourages UR STEM majors to consider research as a career option, invites them to attend MARC-seminars and functions, and creates a community of peers. The 2-year program from juniors and seniors begins with a summer workshop, “Let's get started” where trainees and research mentors are paired. The Plan includes: a 2-credit course each semester designed specifically for MARC trainees, 4 semesters of mentored research, a summer research experience (either at UHM or working with a collaborator of their UHM mentor at an external site), a short workshop, attending a national meeting annually, and presenting their research at professional meetings. Over 25 UHM faculty and 10 faculty at external sites with diverse backgrounds in ethnicity, age, gender, and rank will participate. The primary outcome measure is the number of trainees graduating with BA/BS in 4-years who transition to research-intensive Graduate Programs. Thus, MARC@UHM seeks to increase Hawaii's UR citizens who transition to research careers, as they bring diverse cultural backgrounds, life experiences, ideas, and interests to biomedical research.