UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TRAINING ACADEMIC RESEARCH

描述（由申请人提供）：北方亚利桑那大学的MARC U* 星星 计划建议支持10名代表不足的本科生， 年我们的MARC计划将建立在基础和经验， 自1998年以来，它一直管理着成功的MSD方案。的目标 MARC U* 星星计划是为了增加少数民族优秀本科人才的储备 学生谁是：1）良好的学术准备; 2）有研究经验 和能力; 3）有动力申请并获得接受， 研究生课程导致博士学位。或医学博士/博士 MARC U* 星星计划最重要的可衡量目标是 提高博士研究生课程的申请率 生物医学科学学位。建立MARC U* 星星计划将 大大加强了这一努力。我们对MARC U* 星星的宏伟目标 该计划旨在增加申请研究生的学生比例 从33%到50%。我们也希望保持100%的 对那些申请的学生的录取率。 在追求我们的目标时，我们提出了两个组成部分，其目标是增加 有才华的本科生的成功率。这些 组件将建立在我们的成功与MSD计划：1）学术 （2）参与研究。MARC研究员的学术充实 将涉及：1）为期一天的介绍该计划; 2）发展和 实施新课程（“研究伦理学”和" 生物医学研究”）; 3）制定和实施讲习班 （“生物医学仪器”和“生物医学研究中动物的使用”）; 4） 一个生物医学科学研讨会系列;和5）为研究生的准备 成绩单考试（GRE）。通过校内和 校外研究训练将提供广泛的研究经验。 我们期望这些MARC活动将提高 少数民族学生科学。我们强烈认为，一个坚实的科学课程 结合质量研究可以加强和加强学生的 决心追求研究生培训导致博士学位。在生物医学上， 相关科学。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Northern Arizona University's MARC U*STAR Program proposes to support 10 under-represented undergraduate students per year. Our MARC Program will build on the foundation and experience of the successful MSD Program, which it has administered since 1998. The goal of the MARC U*STAR Program is to increase the pool of talented undergraduate minority students who are: 1) well prepared academically; 2) have research experience and competence; and 3) are motivated to apply for and gain acceptance into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. The single most important measurable objective of the MARC U*STAR program is to increase the rates of application for graduate programs leading to doctoral degrees in the biomedical sciences. Establishment of a MARC U*STAR Program will significantly strengthen this effort. Our ambitious goal for the MARC U*STAR Program is to increase the percentage of students who apply to graduate programs from 33 to 50 percent . We would also hope to maintain a 100 percent acceptance rate for those students who do apply. In pursuing our objectives we propose two components whose goal is to increase the success rate of talented under-represented undergraduate students. These components will build upon our success with the MSD Program: 1) Academic Enrichment and 2) Research Participation. Academic enrichment for MARC fellows will involve: 1) a one-day orientation to the program; 2) development and implementation of new courses ("Ethics in Research" and "Introduction to Biomedical Research"); 3) development and implementation of workshops ("Biomedical Instrumentation" and "Use of Animals in Biomedical Research"); 4) a Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series; and 5) preparation for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Research Participation through intramural and extramural research training will provide extensive research experience. We expect that these MARC activities will increase the academic achievement of minority students science. We strongly feel that a solid science curriculum combined with quality research can reinforce and strengthen the student's determination to pursue graduate training leading to a Ph.D. in a biomedically related science.