MARC at the University of California Santa Barbara

项目总结 我们建议在加州大学圣巴巴拉分校(MARC- UCSB)计划，延续了我们当前MARC计划的成功，并增加了保留率和进入 所有本科生的博士和医学博士/博士课程(但特别是代表不足的[UR]和弱势学生) 对从事生物医学研究感兴趣。在全国范围内，在加州大学圣巴巴拉分校，UR的最大损失 来自STEM领域的学生出现在头两年。因此，MARC-UCSB方案的第一阶段将 首先，为符合MARC标准的学生提供一系列参与点，以刺激新的研究和 科学界，并融入UCSB的现有基础设施。这些接入点将包括：网关 课堂推广和早期研究经验；由同行、研究生/博士后组成的指导网络 学者和教职员工；以及一门名为“科学实践”的研究入门课程。当他们建立社区时 并提高对各种研究和职业机会的认识，学生将准备进一步发展为 研究人员通过MARC-UCSB的下一阶段：为期两年的MARC学者计划，以及随行的MARC 从属计划。每年将有10名积极进取的学生被选为MARC奖学金获得者。除了收购广泛的 研究经验，他们将通过各种专业机会增长他们的领导技能，如演讲 在会议上，担任下级学生的导师，并开发以团队为基础的社区服务项目 在“科学造福大众”的服务学习课程中。虽然50名学生将获得MARC奖学金，但 另外约100家MARC分支机构将受到我们活动的影响，并将做好充分准备申请其他协同 研究实习计划，并最终在生物医学研究方面获得更高的学位和职业。支撑着这一点 学者留存和成功将是一套教师和研究生/博士后导师培训计划的综合 发展基础设施，以影响培训格局，产生持续影响。通过MARC-UCSB计划 我们的长期目标是：a)加强机构文化，让学生沉浸在一个有凝聚力的社会中， 学术界和研究界从小就培养他们的成功；b)培养学生的信心 和技能，使他们能够进入顶级高级学位课程并取得成功；以及c)成长和保持 卓越导师的制度文化，为我们整个STEM园区创造一个更具包容性的环境 社区。我们提出了一个三管齐下的方法来实现这一点：1)应用“建议的创新”来满足我们的 我们当前计划的目标和应对挑战，2)扩展作为核心的“最佳实践元素” 我们当前成功的特点，以及3)从体制要素中利用将 为实现MARC-UCSB目标做出贡献。作为美国大学协会(AAU)仅有的三个成员中的第一个 为了达到西班牙裔服务机构(HSI)的地位，UCSB在提供服务的著名研究密集型机构的短名单上 大量的西班牙裔本科生。因此，我们将有许多符合条件的申请者申请博士和医学博士/博士课程 该项目的成功将对其他类似的R-1机构起到示范作用。

PROJECT SUMMARY We propose a multi-tiered Maximizing Access to Research Careers at the University of California Santa Barbara (MARC- UCSB) program that continues the successes of our current MARC program and increases retention and matriculation into PhD and MD/PhD programs of all undergraduates (but especially underrepresented [UR] and disadvantaged students) interested in pursuing careers in biomedical research. Nationwide, and at UC Santa Barbara, the greatest loss of UR students from STEM fields occurs during the first two years. Consequently, the first phase of the MARC-UCSB program will begin with a series of engagement points for MARC–eligible students that stimulate new points of entry into research and scientific community, and integrate into existing infrastructure at UCSB. These engagement points will include: gateway classroom outreach and early research experience; a mentoring network of peers, graduate students/postdoctoral scholars, and faculty; and an introduction to research course called the “Practice of Science.” As they build community and increase awareness of various research and career opportunities, students will be prepared to further develop as researchers through the next phase of MARC-UCSB: the two-year MARC Scholars program, and accompanying MARC Affiliate initiatives. Ten motivated students will be selected as MARC Scholars each year. In addition to acquiring extensive research experience, they will grow their leadership skills through various professional opportunities such as presenting at conferences, serving as mentors for lower division students, and developing a team-based community service project in the service-learning course “Science for the Common Good”. Although 50 students will receive MARC scholarships, an additional ~100 MARC-Affiliates will be impacted by our activities and will be well-prepared to apply for other synergistic research internship programs and eventually to advanced degrees and careers in biomedical research. Underpinning this Scholar retention and success will be a suite of faculty and graduate student/postdoc mentor training initiatives integrated into developing infrastructure to impact the training landscape for sustained impact. Through the MARC-UCSB program our long-term goals are to: a) enhance an institutional culture where students are immersed into a cohesive social, academic, and research community that nurtures their success from an early stage; b) cultivate students’ confidence and skills to enable them to matriculate into and succeed in top advanced degree programs; and c) grow and maintain an institutional culture of mentoring excellence to create a more inclusive environment for our entire STEM campus community. We propose a three-pronged approach to achieve this that will: 1) apply “proposed innovations” to meet our objectives and address challenges in our current program, 2) expand “best practice elements” that have been core features of our current successes, and 3) leverage “synergistic infrastructure” from institutional elements that will contribute to achieving MARC-UCSB objectives. As the first of only three in the Association of American Universities (AAU) to reach Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) status, UCSB is on a short list of prominent research-intensive institutions serving a large number of Hispanic undergraduates. As such, we will have many eligible applicants to PhD and MD/PhD programs and success of this program will serve as a model for other similar R-1 institutions.