Student Transformative Experiences to Progress Under-represented Professionals (STEP-UP)

项目摘要/摘要 这份申请表的标题是“学生的变革性体验，帮助未被充分代表的专业人士取得进步” (Step-Up)用于癌症预防，是由癌症预防和控制中心领导的一项多学科倡议 亚利桑那大学综合癌症中心的健康差异项目教员。它是唯一的 旨在为55名本科生和54名硕士研究生提供为期12周的强化课程 暑期癌症防控研究心得。教育教育学将在我们的 方法论，以确保学生获得高质量的研究体验，不仅会增加 理解，但也将激励学生继续教育承诺，在 癌症预防和控制科学。培训的重点将主要放在临床试验中 以社区为基础的参与性研究结束了转化性研究，但为学生提供了两周的时间 沉浸在体验癌症预防和控制科学的机会 基础到应用，甚至传播研究。超过35名来自不同学科的教职员工 被资助的癌症预防和控制研究都致力于这一计划。该计划填补了我们在 为代表不足的学生提供大量培训机会，但却建立在 UA和亚利桑那州癌症中心以目标为导向的努力，以吸引和留住不同的学生团体 癌症预防和控制研究。重要的是，这项努力利用了我们在癌症方面的国际声誉。 预防研究。我们的具体目标包括：1.招收本科生和硕士研究生 从URM走进癌症防控12周暑期体验式癌症防控 研究培训；2.提供综合性、创新性、多学科的癌症教育体验 增强自我效能感和致癌内在动力的预防和控制研究 预防和控制科学家；3.支持与科学家、研究人员的指导和专业关系 计划和社区合作伙伴；4.进行形成性和终结性评估，以改进计划 随着时间的推移。该培训计划集中在亚利桑那州南部，在我们的 独特的集水区，相对于种族(30.7%的西班牙裔)、种族(5.8%的原住民)具有丰富的多样性 美国人)和年龄(16.4%超过65岁)。这个独特的地理位置，强大的社区联系，大学 用于研究和教育的设施和资源，以及致力于和经验丰富的教师导师和 计划负责人，确保高质量的计划，这将影响到多样性、能力和承诺 未来的癌症防治队伍。

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT This application, entitled “Student Transformative Experiences to Progress Underrepresented Professionals” (STEP-UP) for cancer prevention, is a multidisciplinary initiative led by the Cancer Prevention and Control and Health Disparities Programs' faculty at the University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center. It is uniquely designed to provide 55 undergraduate and 54 Masters' degree seeking students with an intensive, 12-week summer research experience in cancer prevention and control. Educational pedagogy will inform on our methodology in order to assure students receive the quality research experience that not only will increase understanding, but also will motivate students toward a continued educational commitment to advance in cancer prevention and control sciences. The emphasis in training will be largely within the clinical trials to community-based participatory research end of translational research, yet offering students 2 week-long immersion opportunities to experience cancer prevention and control science across the entire continuum of basic to applied and even dissemination research. Over 35 faculty members from diverse disciplines who are funded in cancer prevention and control research are committed to this program. The program fills a gap in our web of training opportunities for underrepresented students and yet builds on a substantial foundation of purpose-driven efforts at the UA and the Arizona Cancer Center to attract and retain a diverse student body in cancer prevention and control research. Importantly, this effort leverages our international reputation in cancer prevention research. Our specific aims include: 1. Recruit undergraduate and Master's level graduate students from URM into the STEP-UP in cancer prevention 12-week summer experiential cancer prevention and control research training; 2. Provide an integrated, innovative, multidisciplinary educational experience in cancer prevention and control research that strengthens self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation to become a cancer prevention and control scientist; 3. Support mentoring and professional relationships with scientists, research programs and community partners; 4. Conduct formative and summative evaluations to improve the program over time. The training program is centralized in Southern Arizona and offers experiential learning within our unique catchment area which is rich in diversity relative to ethnicity (30.7% Hispanic), race (5.8% Native Americans) and age (16.4% over age 65 years). This distinctive location, strong community ties, university facilities and resources for research and education, as well as committed and experienced faculty mentors and program leaders, assures a quality program that will impact the diversity, competence and commitment of the cancer prevention and control workforce of the future.