Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research

描述(由申请者提供)：明尼苏达大学德卢斯分校的MARC U-STAR项目是公认的印度人进入研究职业(IRC)项目。这项竞争性更新要求在三年内每年继续向四名学者提供支助。该计划的目标是毕业8名具有学士学位的学者，并至少有6名进入生物医学研究的研究生计划。MARC学者将接受学术建议、同行指导、密切的教员互动和特殊课程，以培养对生物医学研究的兴趣。IRC已经被整合到一个培训项目联盟中，其中包括通往学士学位和博士学位的桥梁项目。学员将从UMD的大二学生或苏必利尔湖学院和Fond Du Lac部落和社区学院的桥牌伙伴学校的二年级学生中挑选。在联合体内，由一个指导委员会和一个学术委员会分担责任，前者负责提供计划监督，后者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，Bridge计划的研究生将提供同伴指导。MARC学者将参与教师指导的假设驱动的研究，从大三之前的夏季学期开始。在学生三年级和四年级之间的暑期几个月，将鼓励在外部站点进行研究。一个MARC预科项目被提出，以培养沟通技能，启发学生了解健康差距，并点燃对生物医学研究的兴趣。MARC课程将包括磨练推理和制定学习策略的关键概念课程，研究中负责任行为的课程，以及美国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.