STaRS at BU - Summer Training as Research Scholars at Boston University

项目摘要 夏季培训作为研究学者（STaRS）在波士顿大学（BU）是一个不断发展的计划 旨在吸引来自不同背景的优秀本科生和早期医学院学生 传统上在生物医学科学中代表性不足，并帮助点燃他们对生物医学的热情 research.它帮助这些学生将自己视为未来的科学家，并为他们进入一个 研究的职业生涯。该STaRS计划是集中在指导经验的前沿研究 由波士顿大学医学院（BUSM）教师进行，特别注重以疾病为导向的 心脏、肺和血液疾病的项目。STaRS整合了BUSM的基本优势，包括第一 一流的教师，优秀的研究和学术基础设施和充满活力和多元化的校园 社区这些因素的协同作用创造了一个积极的，以成功为导向的培训计划。明星 鼓励和准备本科生追求研究生和其他健康专业的职业生涯。 STaRS使早期职业医学生熟悉卫生专业人员在医疗保健中的重要作用。 生物医学研究企业，通过提高他们的知识，兴趣和获得生物医学 研究世界，并提高他们成为医生科学家的准备。除了出色的 研究经验，培养他们的技术和批判性思维能力，该计划提供职业生涯 发展研讨会，讲习班和咨询，旨在建立自信，改善沟通 技能，了解生物医学研究中的不同职业道路，并与教师和潜在的网络 导师学习体验旨在提高学生的自我评估，计划和遵循的能力 成功申请研究生院/医学院或推进其研究生涯所需的步骤。明星 也是一个宝贵的程序桥梁，建立在BUSM的多样性，并作为一个论坛BUSM教师， 所有背景的学生和管理人员讨论和欣赏科学多样性的重要性 和教育在此更新申请中，我们建议：1.to继续招聘和培训高质量和 具有文化敏感性的导师和指导团队，了解学员的潜在挑战， 目标是为生物医学领域代表性不足的学生提供一流的培训经验， 研究; 2.招收并培养10名本科生和6名早期医学职业学生， 在生物医学领域的代表性不足的背景，有机会进行创新和国家的， 最先进的研究，并参加个性化的培训计划，旨在优化研究生的机会 进入博士，医学博士和医学博士/博士课程或进入生物医学研究领域的预科; 3.到 实施强有力的业绩监测和评价计划，以监测和评估各项进程， 该计划的成果，并证明其有效性，质量和长期影响，并遵循 我们学员的职业成果。

PROJECT SUMMARY The Summer Training as Research Scholars (STaRS) at Boston University (BU) is a growing program designed to attract outstanding undergraduate and early medical school students from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the biomedical sciences and help ignite in them a passion for biomedical research. It helps these students to see themselves as future scientists and prepares them for entering a career in research. The STaRS Program is centered on mentored experiences on cutting edge research conducted by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) faculty with a particular focus on disease-oriented projects in heart, lung and blood diseases. STaRS integrates fundamental strengths of BUSM, including first class faculty, outstanding research and academic infrastructure and an energetic and diverse campus community. The synergy of these factors creates a positive, success-oriented training program. STaRS encourages and prepares undergraduate students to pursue graduate and other health profession careers. STaRS makes early career medical students acquainted with the important role of health professionals in the biomedical research enterprise, by enhancing their knowledge, interest, and accessibility to the biomedical research world, and increasing their readiness to becoming physician-scientists. In addition to excellent research experiences that foster their technical and critical thinking skills, the program offers career development seminars, workshops and advising designed to build self-confidence, improve communication skills, learn about different career paths within biomedical research, and network with faculty and potential mentors. The learning experience is aimed at increasing the student's ability to self-assess, plan and follow steps necessary to successfully apply to graduate/medical school or advance in their research careers. STaRS is also a valuable programmatic bridge that builds diversity at BUSM and serves as a forum for BUSM faculty, students and administrators of all backgrounds to discuss and appreciate the importance of diversity in science and education. In this renewal application we propose: 1.to continue recruiting and training high quality and culturally sensitive mentors and mentoring teams that understand the potential challenges of their trainees with the goal of providing superb training experiences for students of underrepresented backgrounds in biomedical research; 2. to recruit and train ten undergraduate students and 6 early medical career students from underrepresented backgrounds in the biomedical field for the opportunity to conduct innovative and state-of- the-art research and participate in a personalized training program designed to optimize graduate opportunities for matriculation into PhD, MD and MD/PhD programs or for entering the biomedical research field; 3. to implement a robust performance monitoring and evaluation plan to monitor and assess both the processes and outcomes of the program and demonstrate its effectiveness, quality and long-term impact, and follow the career outcomes of our trainees.