MBRS IMSD PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

描述：(出自申请表)堪萨斯大学(KU)IMSD之旅 该计划提出了一项计划，以帮助美国印第安人本科生 他们的生物医学生涯之旅。这项计划充分利用了 卡内基第一研究院(KU)与世界上最大的 部落学院(哈斯克尔印第安民族大学：HINU)。美国人 印度学生将从KU和HINU招收，重点是 目前注册参加美国国立卫生研究院资助的未来之桥项目的学生 来支持HINU的学生。KU IMSD之旅计划由三个部分组成 组成部分：1)本科生研究经验：2增强和 修改课程；以及3)加强辅导和财务 援助。本科生研究体验项目需要广泛的， 跨学科方法将学生安排到研究实验室和 包括让学生有机会与其他人分享他们的研究成果 科学家以及他们家乡社区的家人和朋友。 课程改进需要机制来提高美国的成功 印度学生在数学、生物和化学课程中提供 完成本科学位的重大障碍。该计划提供 一种以讨论为基础的小范围比较学生成功的实验方法 包含针对大型讲课班级的增强程序的课程，包括 发展学习型社区。一个系列研讨会也被设计成 通过同时招收剑桥和国际管理发展学院的学生来建立学者社区 参加一系列小组学习活动。最后，该计划将 加强KU和KU为美国印第安人学生提供的现有辅导计划 为这些学生提供接触最先进的计算机技术的途径。 项目的所有方面都将通过将基线数据与 预先设定的目标。这是国际管理发展学院的项目，与The Bridge to the 未来计划，为两国之间的合作提供了难得的机会 HINU和KU努力增加美国印第安人学生的数量 那段通往生物医学事业的旅程。

DESCRIPTION: (From Application) This University of Kansas (KU) IMSD Journey program presents a plan to assist undergraduate American Indian students in their journey toward biomedical careers. The plan takes advantage of the juxtaposition of a Carnegie Research I institution (KU) and one of the largest of the tribal colleges (Haskell Indian Nations University: HINU). American Indian students will be recruited from both KU and HINU with a focus on students currently enrolled in an NIH sponsored Bridges to the Future Program that supports HINU students. The KU IMSD Journey program consists of three components: 1) undergraduate research experiences: 2 enhancements and modifications in the curriculum; and 3) enhancement of mentoring and financial aid. The undergraduate research experience program takes a broad, interdisciplinary approach to placing students into research laboratories and includes opportunities for students to share their research results with other scientists as well as family and friends from their home communities. Curriculum enhancements entail mechanisms to increase the success of American Indian students in mathematics, biology and chemistry courses that offer significant barriers to completion of undergraduate degrees. The program offers an experimental approach to compare student success in small, discussion-based classes with enhancement programs for the large lecture class that involve development of learning communities. A seminar- series is also designed to build a community of scholars by enrolling both Bridge and IMSD student participants in a series of group learning activities. Lastly the program will strengthen existing mentoring programs for American Indian students at KU and provide access for these students to 'state-of-the-art' computer technology. All aspects of the program will be evaluated by comparing baseline data to pre-determined goals. This IMSD program, in concert with the Bridges to the Future program, presents a exceptional opportunity for collaboration between HINU and KU in an effort to increase the number of American Indian students that journey to biomedical careers.