Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program

描述（由申请人提供）：新西奈山医学院 约克大学生物科学研究生院提议发起一项 学士后研究教育计划（PREP），最初一组 四位学者，在第五年建立了一个由十位学者组成的小组。 节目PREP的两个主要目标是： 在我们的研究生院课程中代表性不足的少数民族（URM）学生（以及， 毫无疑问，在其他方面），通过培养高潜力的URM的初步兴趣 学者;并提高研究生院的经验， 学者后来享受由于接触研究和学术 通过PREP发生的发展。该计划建立在一个长期的 学校对教育计划的承诺， 代表性不足的群体。PREP学者将花1-2年的时间在 计划，在第一个夏天进入，所以他们的方向可以包括 每年的研究生院务虚会，他们可以利用适当的夏季 本科研究计划（SURP）活动，并在适当的情况下，采取 一个课程（待开发），为准备学者和进入博士学位。 生物化学/分子生物学背景不足以 支持他们在我们的核心课程的成功。 PREP的主要活动是在26个实验室中进行研究工作 PREP导师，其优秀的研究项目跨越生物医学的各个领域 以理工科为重所有PREP教师都致力于与URM合作 学生大多数人已经有了经验，年轻的教师将获得 通过SURP和许多西奈山倡议的经验， 导师是PREP学者。除了研究工作，期刊俱乐部和 前往会议，所有PREP学者将参加特别PREP， 选定的研究生院活动，包括负责任的研究行为， 与博士前“好友”的互动和许多可选活动。每个 PREP学者将有一个个性化的计划，基于初始 学术优势和弱点的评估;该计划可能包括 启动研究生核心课程工作，选定的研究生入门课程 特别感兴趣的课程，特别的核心课程，和/或 多种技能发展选择。对PREP进展情况的评估 学者和该计划的成功将通过结合进行 客观的后续测试/评估工具以及尊重的结果 到大学入学和完成研究生院和随后的职业生涯 活动

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University's Graduate School of Biological Sciences proposes to initiate a post-baccalaureate research education program (PREP) with an initial group of four scholars, building to a total group of ten scholars in the fifth year of the Program. The two major goals of the PREP are: to increase enrollment of under-represented minority (URM) students in our Graduate School programs (and, no doubt in others) by fostering the initial interest of high potential URM scholars; and to enhance the quality of the Graduate School experience that the scholars later enjoy as a result of the exposure to research and the academic development that occur through PREP. The Program builds upon a long-standing commitment of the School to educational programs that reach out to under-represented groups. The PREP scholars would spend 1-2 years in the Program, entering during the first summer, so their orientation can include the Annual Graduate School Retreat, they can take advantage of appropriate Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) activities, and, where appropriate, take a course (to be developed) that serves PREP scholars and entering Ph.D. students whose background in biochemistry/molecular biology is insufficient to support their success in our Core Curriculum. The major activity of PREP is the research work in a laboratory chosen from 26 PREP mentors whose excellent research programs span diverse areas of biomedical sciences. All PREP faculty share a strong dedication to working with URM students. Most have already had experience and younger faculty will gain experience through the SURP and numerous Mount Sinai initiatives before mentorlng a PREP scholar. In addition to the research work, journal clubs and travel to meetings, all PREP scholars will participate in special PREP and selected Graduate School activities, including Responsible Conduct in Research, interactions with a pre-doctoral "buddy" and many optional activities. Each PREP scholar will have an individualized program, based on an Initial Assessment of academic strengths and weaknesses; this program may include the initiation of graduate core course-work, selected introductory graduate courses of particular interest, the special pre-core curriculum course, and/or a variety of skills development options. An assessment of the progress of PREP scholars and success of the Program will be conducted through a combination of objective follow-up testing/assessment tools as well as outcomes with respect to matriculation and completion of Graduate School and subsequent career activities.