Biomedical Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (PREP@UC)

Prep@UC(辛辛那提大学本科毕业后研究教育计划)将准备 来自代表性不足的少数群体、弱势背景或残疾的大学毕业生 (URM/DA)成功攻读生物医学博士课程。Prep@UC将总部设在加州大学 辛辛那提医学院和导师将从医学院和邻近的 辛辛那提儿童医院医疗中心。这两个机构都有成功辅导的历史。 URM/DA学生和我们经验丰富的项目系导师，包括研究生和本科生。 Prep@UC将填补阿巴拉契亚地区PREP计划覆盖面的空白，并向我们表达了一种需求 由我们预科项目服务区的学生和机构提供。辛辛那提位于阿巴拉契亚山脉的边缘， 这是一个被认为经济困难的地区，这座城市是大片黑人和阿巴拉契亚地区的所在地 人口和不断增长的西班牙裔人口，都有很高的贫困率。当URM/DA学生来自 我们地区能上大学，他们经常去没有博士或硕士学位的机构 职业发展的基础设施。Prep@UC的目标是使这些人能够进入博士学位 计划，然后进入生物医学研究的职业生涯。为了实现这一目标，我们提出了一个证据- 以课程为基础，融合了既定的教育理念和量身定制的学习。预科学者将 有个性化的指导和培训计划(IDP)，旨在教授研究技能，提高学术水平 做好准备，建立内部科学认同感，并建立博士学习所需的外部证书。这个 计划目标将通过以下目标来实现。目标1.让学者们充满信心和 通过提供强大的社会支持和自我效能感来成功攻读博士学位 辅导。学者们将有一个社会支持网络和指导团队来帮助他们适应 学术环境，培养他们作为科学家取得成功的信心，并建立对此的热情 职业生涯。目的2.通过强化的指导式体验式学习，培养学者的研究技能。每个人 学者将与一位高素质的教师导师相匹配，并在导师的 实验室。他们将接受各方面的科学研究培训，并将体验研究生生活。 目标3：通过个人定制提高学者对生物医学博士项目的准备 学术准备。活动将包括参加研究生级别的课程，接受科学批判培训 论文、口头报告、科学写作和准备研究生院的申请。通过AIMS 1-3，我们将显著提高学者的内部准备，并为进入 博士学位课程。Prep@UC的独特之处在于它专注于我们地区的黑人和阿巴拉契亚人 这将有助于增加来自这些代表性不足群体的博士级生物医学研究人员的数量。

PREP@UC (Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program at the University of Cincinnati) will prepare college graduates from underrepresented minority groups, disadvantaged backgrounds or with disabilities (URM/DA) to succeed in a biomedical doctoral program. PREP@UC will be based in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and mentors will be drawn from the College of Medicine and the adjacent Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The two institutions have a history of successfully mentoring URM/DA students and our experienced Program Faculty mentor both graduate and undergraduate students. PREP@UC will fill a gap in PREP program coverage in the Appalachian region and a need expressed to us by students and institutions from our PREP program service area. Cincinnati sits at the edge of Appalachia, a region that is considered economically distressed, and the city is home to large Black and Appalachian populations and a growing Hispanic population, all with high rates of poverty. When URM/DA students from our region make it to university they frequently attend institutions that lack a PhD or masters level infrastructure for career progression. The goal of PREP@UC is to enable these individuals to enter doctoral programs and then progress to careers in biomedical research. To achieve this goal, we propose an evidence- based program incorporating established educational concepts and tailored learning. PREP Scholars will have individualized mentoring and training plans (IDPs) designed to teach research skills, increase academic preparedness, build internal scientific identity and build external credentials needed for doctoral studies. The program goal will be met through the following aims. Aim 1. Empower Scholars with the confidence and sense of self-efficacy needed to succeed in doctoral studies by providing strong social support and mentoring. Scholars will have a social support network and mentoring team to help them adjust to the academic environment, develop confidence they can succeed as a scientist and build enthusiasm for this career. Aim 2. Develop Scholars' research skills using intensive mentored experiential learning. Each Scholar will be matched with a highly qualified faculty mentor and work on their own project in the mentor's lab. They will receive training in all aspects of scientific research and will experience life as a graduate student. Aim 3. Increase Scholars' readiness for biomedical doctoral programs through individually tailored academic preparation. Activities will include taking a graduate level course, training in critiquing scientific papers, oral presentations, scientific writing and preparation of graduate school applications. Through Aims 1-3, we will significantly increase Scholars' internal readiness, and academic preparedness for entry into a doctoral program. PREP@UC is unique in its focus on Black and Appalachian populations from our region and it will help boost the number of PhD-level biomedical researchers from these underrepresented groups.