ENHANCING TRAINING FOR MINORITY BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS

这个项目的长期目标是让代表性不足的人 少数族裔参与积极的研究工作，这将增强他们的能力 作为生物医学研究人员的承诺和成功。 该项目将 为任职人数不足的人提供研究和教育机会 处于生物医学职业生涯三个不同阶段的少数民族学生 发展：本科生-加强他们对 准备博士学位或医学博士教育;研究生- 提高他们的业绩、保留率和毕业率; 学生-提高他们进行研究的兴趣。夏天 每年将为10名本科生提供研究机会 通过SMART计划。 这些参与者将与 感兴趣的教师调查谁是从事尖端 research. 在为期十周的研究计划中，学生将成为 作为研究团队的一员，有机会 进行他们所准备的最先进的研究。 他们 我们不仅鼓励他们学习新技术， 通过解释和设计实验， 因为他们对这个项目有了更深的理解。 研究部分 该计划将补充研讨会，研究讨论 团体，职业咨询，职业发展活动和GRE 筹备会议。 加强研究生教育， 为每个少数民族学生制定个性化的发展计划。 该项目建议在早期阶段每年资助10名学生， 他们的研究生训练。 这些学生将有机会 参加夏季预科课程， 课程，以加强他们的背景，然后进入我们的研究生 课程 他们将有更长的时间来完成课程， 如有需要，提供广泛的辅导支持。 教师指导，机会 参加研究金申请方面的会议和培训， 将提供科学家所需的实用技能建设。 将加强少数民族研究生协会的活动 通过增加教师的参与和研讨会的介绍， 该系列将以当地和外部少数民族研究人员为特色。 将为少数民族医学生提供研究机会 鼓励他们参加少数民族研究研讨会系列 以及我们的年度研究生研讨会 六至十二个月的研究 将为少数民族医学生提供职位， 由利益一致的调查人员进行 成功概率高的项目，并作为未来培养 研究人员

The long range goal of this project is to involve underrepresented minorities in positive research endeavors that will enhance their commitment and success as biomedical researchers. This project will provide research and educational opportunities for underrepresented minority students who are in three different phases of biomedical career development: undergraduates - to strengthen their interest in and preparation for Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. education; graduate students - to improve their performance, retention and graduation rates; and medical students - to enhance their interest in conducting research. Summer research opportunities will be provided for ten undergraduates/year through the SMART Program. These participants will be matched by interest to faculty investigators who are engaged in cutting edge research. During this ten week research program students will become incorporated as a member of the research team and have the opportunity to conduct the most advanced research for which they are prepared. They will be encouraged to not only learn new techniques but to participate intellectually in the research by interpreting and designing experiments as they develop an understanding of the project. The research component of the program will be supplemented by seminars, research discussion groups, career counseling, career development activities and GRE preparatory sessions. Graduate student education will be enhanced by creating an individualized development plan for each minority student. The project proposes to fund ten students/year in the early phases of their graduate training. These students will have opportunities to participate in a summer prematriculation program and take preparatory courses to strengthen their backgrounds before entering our graduate courses. They will have extended time to complete coursework with extensive tutoring support if needed. Faculty mentoring, opportunities to attend conferences and training in fellowship application and building practical skills needed by scientists will be provided. Activities of the Minority Graduate Student Association will be enhanced through increased faculty involvement and presentation of a seminar series that will feature local and external minority researchers. Research opportunities will be provided for minority medical students who will be encouraged to attend the Minority Research Seminar Series and our annual Graduate Student Symposium. Six to twelve month research positions will be provided for minority medical students who will be placed with investigators whose interests match their own to conduct projects with a high probability of success and be cultivated as future researchers.