Meharry/Vanderbilt PREP Initiative

描述(由申请人提供)：建议的目标 Meharry/Vanderbilt预科计划将大幅增加 少数民族学生通过让他们参与一个项目来学习生物医学研究 卓越的表现。在本报告中将提出几项发展活动 为学生的全面发展做出贡献的计划。 梅哈里医学院在生物医学博士毕业方面有很好的记录 其中许多人进入学术机构，在那里他们继续 教学、研究和服务的传统是我们使命的一部分。这个 大学作为一个整体，已经被证明致力于教育代表不足的人 少数族裔。梅哈里大学研究生院已有 在过去的25年里，为学生的研究职业生涯做准备的强劲记录 在生物医学科学中，重点关注疾病 对少数族裔个人的影响不成比例。我们已经收到了 联邦政府资助的代表不足的少数族裔生物医学科学和 为这些学生的发展做出了贡献 研究培训加上极好的教育机会。提供资金 Meharry/Vanderbilt预科计划将允许我们与其他 梅哈里医学院和范德比尔特资助的项目，以提供 需要基础设施和活动来让更多的少数民族毕业于生物医学 科学学科。 制定了一套定义明确的活动，以帮助过渡到备份后 学者进入博士项目和生物医学科学的研究生涯。 这些活动涉及预科学者在当代方面的发展 生物医学研究。Meharry/Vanderbilt筹备工作的总体目标 该计划是为梅哈里医学院的学士后学者提供 范德比尔特大学拥有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.