Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research

描述（由申请人提供）：IRC是明尼苏达大学德卢斯分校的MARC U-STAR项目。这项竞争性续签计划要求在三年的时间里，每年为四名学者提供持续的支持。该计划的目标是培养8名获得学士学位的学者，并至少有6名进入生物医学研究的研究生课程。MARC的学者将获得学术指导，同侪指导，密切的教师互动和特殊课程，以培养对生物医学研究的兴趣。IRC已被纳入一个培训项目联盟，其中包括通往学士学位和博士学位课程的桥梁。学员将从马里兰大学二年级的学生中，或从苏必利尔湖学院和丰杜拉克部落和社区学院的桥梁合作学校的二年级学生中挑选。在联盟内部，指导委员会负责提供项目监督，学术委员会负责监督学生的进步。美国印第安人学习资源中心（AILRC）、PD和Co-PD将提供学术指导，来自桥梁项目的研究生将提供同伴指导。MARC学者将从大三前的夏季学期开始参与教师指导的假设驱动研究。鼓励学生在三年级和四年级之间的夏季进行外部研究。预marc计划旨在培养学生的沟通技巧，启发他们了解健康差异，并激发他们对生物医学研究的兴趣。MARC课程将包括一门训练推理和发展学习策略的关键概念课程、一门研究中的负责任行为课程和美洲印第安人健康研讨会。学术咨询分为三个层次：圆桌讨论、教师咨询和通过AILRC进行干预。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The established Indians into Research Careers (IRC) is a MARC U-STAR program at the University of Minnesota Duluth. This Competitive Renewal requests continued support for four scholars per year for a three year period. The program objective is to graduate 8 scholars with a BS degree and have at least 6 entering a graduate program in biomedical research. MARC scholars will receive academic advisement, peer mentoring, close faculty interactions and special curriculum to foster an interest in biomedical research. IRC has been integrated into a consortium of training programs that include the Bridges to the Baccalaureate and Doctoral Degree Programs. Trainees will be selected from the sophomores at UMD, or second year students from Bridge Partner Schools at Lake Superior College and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. Within the consortium are shared responsibilities from a Steering Committee to provide programmatic oversight and a Scholastic Committee to monitor student progress. The American Indian Learning Resource Center (AILRC), PD and Co-PD will provide academic advisement and graduate students from the Bridge Program will provide peer mentoring. The MARC scholars will participate in faculty directed hypothesis driven research beginning with the summer semester prior to their junior year. Research at external sites will be encouraged during the summer months between the students' junior and senior years. A Pre-MARC program is proposed to develop communication skills, enlighten students about health disparities and ignite an interest in biomedical research. The MARC curriculum will include a course in Critical Concepts to hone reasoning and develop learning strategies, a course in Responsible Conduct in Research, and Seminars in American Indian Health. Academic advisement is structured on three tiers: round table discussions, faculty consultations, and intervention through the AILRC.