Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research

项目摘要 这项建议的目的是为本科生提供机会，从下- 代表或弱势背景，从事密集的，夏季研究 培训经验。来自不同背景的个人在生物医学领域的代表性不足 和行为科学。虽然这一问题的基础是复杂的，但问题是， 在很大程度上，由于受训人员从 不同的背景作为我们对这一问题的承诺的反映，肺科 和重症监护医学一直在运行一个NHLBI资助的计划，为学生从 在过去的15年里，代表性不足或处于不利地位的背景。我们希望建立在 这个基础，并保持这一倡议。我们的程序是在这样的前提下开发的， 科学多样性的主要障碍不是缺乏人才，而是缺乏机会。 该计划是建立在一个密集的研究经验与个人导师， 辅之以对建立沟通和网络技能很重要的活动，如 在期刊俱乐部和闭幕海报会议上发表演讲，以及研讨会， 描述与生物医学科学职业建设相关的问题。到目前为止，我们已经培训了212人。 我们项目中的学生。在参加我们项目的186名学生中， 从本科院校毕业，163人被录取，入学或 从医学院/研究生院获得高级学位。此外，还有8名学生在 全职从事研究工作，计划申请研究生/医学院， 过去积极从事生物医学科学的参与者人数增加到91%。追求 通过这个R25计划，我们有三个主要目标。第一，提供高 为不同背景的学生提供高质量的科学体验，作为暴露他们的手段 并说服他们，生物医学科学事业的兴奋。第二个目标 是让学生接触到的活动，这将提高他们的成功机会， 生物医学事业，如组织材料的演示文稿和研讨会的学员- 导师关系最后，我们希望继续发展联系网络， 这些信息将帮助这些人克服历史上的访问问题， 进入和成功。在过去的15年里，我们已经证明了我们的承诺， 加强生物医学科学的多样性，我们期待着扩大这一点， 承诺.

PROJECT SUMMARY The purpose of this proposal is to provide opportunities for undergraduate students from under- represented or disadvantaged backgrounds to engage in an intensive, summer research training experience. Individuals from diverse backgrounds are under-represented in biomedical and behavioral sciences. While the underpinnings of this issue are complex, the problem has been perpetuated in no small part due to major limitations in the “pipeline” of trainees from diverse backgrounds. As a reflection of our commitment to this issue, the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine has been running an NHLBI-funded program for students from under-represented or disadvantaged backgrounds for the past 15 years. We wish to build on this foundation, and sustain this initiative. Our program was developed on the premise that the principal barrier to diversity in science is not a lack of talent, but rather a lack of opportunity. The program was built around an intensive research experience with an individual mentor, complemented by activities important to building communication and networking skills, such as making presentations in journal club and at a closing poster session, as well as seminars that describe issues relevant to career-building in biomedical sciences. To date we have trained 212 students in our program. Of the 186 students that participated in our program and have now graduated from their undergraduate institution, 163 have been accepted to, enrolled in or received advanced degrees from medical/graduate school. In addition, 8 students are working full-time in research positions with plans to apply to graduate/medical school, bringing the number of past participants actively engaged in the biomedical sciences to 91%. In pursuing funding through this R25 program, we have three principal goals. The first is to provide a high quality scientific experience to students of diverse backgrounds as a means of exposing them to, and persuading them of, the excitement of careers in biomedical sciences. The second goal is to provide students exposure to activities that will enhance their chances for success in biomedical careers, such as organizing material for presentations and seminars on the mentee- mentor relationship. Finally, we hope to continue to develop a network of contacts and information that will help these individuals surmount historical issues of access that have limited entry and success. Over the past 15 years, we have demonstrated our commitment to enhancing diversity in the biomedical sciences, and we look forward to extending this commitment.