Meharry/Vanderbilt PREP Initiative

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的目标 Meharry/范德比尔特PREP计划是为了显著增加 少数民族学生从事生物医学研究，让他们参与一个项目， 卓越的。本报告将提出几项发展活动， 计划，以促进全面的学生充实。 梅哈里医学院在生物医学博士毕业方面有着很好的记录 他们中的许多人进入学术机构，在那里他们继续 教学，研究和服务的传统，这是我们的使命的一部分。的 大学作为一个整体有一个证明的承诺，教育代表性不足 少数群体研究生学习和研究在Meharry的学校已经为 在过去的25年里，为学生的研究生涯做好准备的良好记录 在生物医学科学中， 对少数群体的影响不成比例。我们一直在接受 联邦政府资助的生物医学科学中代表性不足的少数民族项目， 为这些学生的发展做出了贡献， 研究培训加上良好的教育机会。供资 一个梅哈里/范德比尔特PREP计划将允许我们，结合其他 梅哈里医学院和范德比尔特资助的项目， 为使更多少数民族从生物医学专业毕业所需的基础设施和活动 科学学科。 已经制定了一套定义明确的活动，以帮助过渡后bac 学者进入博士课程和生物医学科学的研究生涯。 这些活动涉及PREP学者在当代方面的发展， 生物医学研究Meharry/范德比尔特PREP的总体目标 该计划是提供后bac学者在梅哈里医学院和 范德比尔特大学提供更多的学术和研究机会， 确保他们过渡到生物医学科学的研究生涯。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed Meharry/Vanderbilt PREP program is to significantly increase the number of minority students pursuing biomedical research by involving them in a program of excellence. There will be several developmental activities proposed in this program to contribute to overall student enrichment. Meharry Medical College has a strong record of graduating Ph.D.s in biomedical disciplines many of whom enter academic institutions where they continue the tradition of teaching, research and service that is a part of our mission. The College as a whole has a proven commitment to educating underrepresented minorities. The School of Graduate Studies and Research at Meharry has had for the past 25 years, a strong record of preparing students for research careers in the biomedical sciences with a strong focus in diseases that disproportionately affect minority individuals. We have been the recipient of federally funded underrepresented minority programs in biomedical sciences and have contributed to the development of these students by providing strong research training coupled with excellent educational opportunities. Funding of a Meharry/Vanderbilt PREP program will allow us, in combination with other funded programs at Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt, to provide the infrastructure and activities needed to graduate more minorities in biomedical science disciplines. A set of well-defined activities has been developed to help transition post-bac scholars into a doctoral program and a research career in biomedical sciences. These activities involve PREP scholar development in contemporary aspects of biomedical research. The overall objective of the Meharry/Vanderbilt PREP program is to provide the post-bac scholars at Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University with enhanced academic and research opportunities to ensure their transition to a research career in biomedical sciences.