NIMH Career Opportunities in Research Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一份申请， 在加州成功的NIH COR本科生荣誉研究培训计划 州立大学，长滩，以增加少数民族学生的人数在 博士培训，在NIH关注的领域进行研究。记录 对前四个五年供资期所取得成绩的分析表明， 参加高级培训的受训人员的百分比与 其他COR计划，每个周期从60个增加到73个，再增加到79个 该计划只涉及心理学系，继续 在原始申请中批准的单学科重点。所需的 课程提供生物行为和心理社会方面的广泛培训 纪律方面。COR课程是正式课程的补充 心理学专业的要求;它以每周2小时的荣誉为中心 在初中和高中举办研讨会，为学员提供 研究生院的气氛，与开创性的期刊文章的讨论， 以及口头和书面介绍自己的研究。一个独立 预计每年都会进行一个研究项目，并担任研究助理 教师导师学员掌握电脑检索文献的技巧， 书目数据库、统计软件包（SPSS和SAS）和应用程序 例如图形软件和数据库。受训人员还参加了 研究座谈会和专业会议。他们接受指导 关于研究生院申请，以及GRE准备。他们 参加两个8-10周的夏季研究实习，与大三前 一年的夏天在CSULB举行，而预高年级的夏天是在另一个 大学仅限GPA不低于3.0的学生，研究方法课程 和统计，并承诺参加研究生院正在积极 招募的由项目主任和指导委员会挑选新生 委员会是基于成绩，面试，导师的建议，和 申请人的职业目标和计划目标之间的匹配。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is an application to renew the successful NIH COR Undergraduate Honors Research Training Program at California State University, Long Beach to increase the number of minority students in doctoral training, to conduct research in areas of concern to NIH. The record of accomplishment over the four prior 5-year funding periods shows that the percentage of trainees entering advanced training are comparable to levels in other COR Programs and have increased over each cycle from 60 to 73 to 79 percent This program involves only the Department of Psychology, continuing the uni-disciplinary emphasis approved in the original application. The required curriculum provides breadth of training in the biobehavioral and psychosocial aspects of the discipline. The COR program supplements the formal course requirements for the psychology major; it centers around a 2 hr. weekly honors seminar during the junior and senior years which provides trainees with a pre-graduate school atmosphere, with discussion of seminal journal articles as well as oral and written presentations of their own research. An independent research project is expected each year and work as research assistants with a faculty mentor. Trainees acquire computer skills on literature searches of bibliographic databases, statistical pack-ages (SPSS and SAS), and applications such as graphical software and databases. Trainees also attend Department research colloquia and professional conferences. They receive guidance regarding graduate school applications, as well as GRE preparation. They participate in two 8-10 week summer research internships, with the pre-junior year summer held at CSULB while the pre-senior year summer is at another university. Only students with a minimum 3.0 GPA, courses in research methods and statistics, and a commitment to attending graduate school are actively recruited. Selection of new students by the Program Director and the Steering Committee is based on grades, interviews, instructor recommendations, and the match between applicant career goals and the program aims.