RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

宾州州立大学研究学徒计划（MRAP）是一个为期七周的， 住宅，夏季，研究经验为10宾夕法尼亚州弱势群体 对生物医学或行为医学感兴趣的高中生 研究生涯和2名科学教师谁教 大量的弱势学生。 其 长期目标是增加贫困学生的数量， 选择从事生物医学或行为研究。每个 学徒包括一个动手，在生物研究经验， 医学或行为实验室/项目下的健康指导 人类发展科学家学徒制提供培训， 参与者有机会为以下方面做出有意义的贡献： 导师的研究项目每周举行研讨会， 学徒，使他们熟悉研究方法，道德 研究中的问题，人类受试者的保护，动物的护理和使用， 生物医学/行为研究的职业和机会， granuate.这些研讨会由宾夕法尼亚州立大学的教师主持。 额外的信息研讨会是专门为 参与教师。这些资料包括赠款 以及如何完成拨款申请;高级计算机培训，如 如文字处理、统计分析、数据库和电子表格; 导航和使用互联网;和专业领域的选择 生物医学和行为科学。学生和教师是 从宾夕法尼亚州的200多所目标高中招募， 被选中是因为他们的弱势学生入学率高。 一个 评价计划规定对以下方面进行形成性和总结性评估： 项目是否实现了目标。

The Penn State Research Apprenticeship Program (MRAP) is a seven week, residential, summer, research experience for 10 Pennsylvania disadvantaged high school students who express an interest in a biomedical or behavioral research career and for 2 science teachers who teach significant numbers of disadvantaged students. Its long-term aim is to increase the number of disadvantaged students who choose to pursue a career in biomedical or behavioral research. Each apprenticeship consists of a hands-on, research experience in a bio- medical or behavioral laboratory/project under the mentorship of a Health and Human Development scientist. The apprenticeship provides training and the opportunity for the participant to make a meaningful contribution to the mentor's research project. Weekly seminars are held for the apprentices to familiarize them with topics on research methods, ethical issues in research, protection of human subjects, animal care and use, careers and opportunities in biomedical/behavioral research and grantsmanship. These seminars are conducted by Penn State faculty. Additional informational seminars are designed specifically for participating teachers. These include information on: sources of grants and how to complete a grant proposal; advanced computer training, such as, word processing, statistical analysis, data bases and spreadsheets; navigating and using the Internet; and professional options in the fields of biomedical and behavioral sciences. Students and teachers are recruited from over 200 targeted high schools in Pennsylvania that have been selected due to their high enrollments of disadvantaged students. An evaluation plan provides for a formative and summative assessment of whether the program is achieving its objectives.