The Virginia Tech Postbaccalaureate Research and Education Program

摘要 弗吉尼亚理工大学(VT)要求续签其成功的学士学位后研究和教育项目 (准备)再招募和准备五年共40名学者进入竞争 以及在研究密集型大学开设高度选择性的生物医学和行为科学博士课程。 在我们的第三个资助周期，包括2012/13-2017年，完成预科计划的学员中有88% (23/26)进入博士课程。我们独特而有影响力的研究和教育计划 包括针对每个受训人员任期的三个重叠阶段的不同活动，我们将其定义为 “迁入”、“迁入”和“迁出”三个阶段。在“入驻”阶段，8名学员“需要 Prep“将被招募并分配给导师，使用我们行之有效的战略，即”学者驱动“和 结合了导师的素质，例如以前的经验，这使得我们的三个人中的每一个都有98%的留存率 资金周期。根据在本周期中吸取的经验教训，调和阶段将于6月1日开始 为每个队列的所有实习生，让学生有足够的时间适应弗吉尼亚理工大学和 该计划于8月份开课前进行。在“过渡”阶段，每个实习生都将发展 并参与包括基础课程和基础课程相结合的个性化计划 (如果需要)和技能发展，包括研究、演示、写作/演讲、网络和 领导力。如果需要，受训者将被指派一位有研究生院工作经验的同伴导师。 申请程序。学员还将参加每两周一次的论坛，听取演讲者描述他们的职业生涯。 路径和研究，双周队列午餐网络互动，与员工签到，并每两周 个人会议，以检查他们在学校/研究方面的进展，并确定要申请的学校， 这样他们才能顺利进入“搬出”阶段。此次更新的具体目标包括：1.招募和 招募40名学者(每组8名)参加一项具有无与伦比的成功并遵循公认的 和有影响力的方法；2.让学员参与丰富和激励他们的活动和计划 从事生物医学科学研究工作；3.增加少数族裔学生申请 并被弗吉尼亚大学生物医学、行为、生命科学及相关学科的研究生录取， 改善校园环境，促进多元化；以及4.加强与校友的接触和联系，因此 我们可以继续帮助他们的发展和成长，并为他们提供影响 我们学者的发展和安置。我们预科的稳定和经验丰富的领导层，以及 我们非常有效的方法，不仅帮助我们录取了85%以上的实习生，而且 帮助我们的校友完成博士学位，目前有31名博士和5名助理 教授们。

Summary Virginia Tech (VT) requests renewal of its successful Post-Baccalaureate Research and Education Program (VT-PREP) for another five years to recruit and prepare a total of 40 scholars for admission into competitive and highly selective biomedical and behavioral sciences doctoral programs at research-intensive universities. In our third funded cycle, encompassing 2012/13-2017, 88% of our trainees who completed the PREP program (23/26) matriculated into Ph.D. programs. Our unique and impactful research and education program plan includes distinct activities that target three overlapping phases of each trainee’s tenure, which we define as the “moving in,” “moving through,” and “moving out” phases. During the “moving in” phase, 8 trainees “who need a PREP” will be recruited and assigned to mentors using our proven strategy that is “scholar-driven” and combines mentor qualities such as prior experience, which has resulted in a 98% retention for each of our 3 funding cycles. Based on lessons learned during the current cycle, the moving in phase will begin on June 1 for all trainees for each cohort, allowing the students to have adequate time to acclimate to Virginia Tech and the program before the start of classes in August. During the “moving through” phase, each trainee will develop and participate in an individualized plan that includes a combination of foundational and fundamental courses (if needed), and skill development, including research, presentation, writing/speaking, networking, and leadership. If needed, trainees will be assigned a peer mentor with experience in the graduate school application process. Trainees will also participate in biweekly forums to hear speakers describe their career paths and research, biweekly cohort lunch networking interactions to “check in with the staff, and biweekly individual meetings to check on their progress in their schooling/research and in identifying schools to apply to, so that they can smoothly enter the “moving out” phase. Specific aims for this renewal include: 1. Recruit and enroll 40 scholars (8 in each cohort) to participate in a PREP that has unparalleled success and follows a proven and impactful approach; 2. Engage trainees in activities and programs that will enrich and motivate them to pursue a research career in the biomedical sciences; 3. Increase the number of minority students applying for and being accepted into graduate studies in biomedical, behavioral, life science, and related disciplines at VT, improving the campus climate for diversity; and 4. Increase our outreach and connection with our alumni, so that we can continue to assist in their development and growth as well as offer them opportunities to impact the development and placement of our scholars. The stable and experienced leadership of our PREP, as well as our very impactful approach, has not only helped us matriculate more than 85% of our trainees, but also contributes to the completion of the Ph.D. by our alumni, which currently is at 31 PhDs with 5 assistant professors.