UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TRAINING ACADEMIC RESEARCH

描述(由申请者提供)：北亚利桑那大学Marc U*STAR 该计划计划支持10名代表不足的本科生 年。我们的MARC计划将建立在 成功的MSD计划，该计划自1998年以来一直在管理。的目标是 MARC U*STAR计划是为了增加本科少数民族人才库 具备以下条件的学生：1)学术准备充足；2)有研究经验 和能力；以及3)有动力申请并被录取 攻读博士或医学/博士学位的研究生课程。 MARC U*STAR计划最重要的可衡量目标是 提高研究生攻读博士学位的申请率 生物医学专业的学位。MARC U*STAR计划的建立将 显著加强这一努力。我们对马克·U*明星的雄心勃勃的目标 该计划旨在提高申请毕业的学生的比例 从33%到50%的计划。我们也希望保持100%的 那些申请的学生的录取率。 在追求我们的目标时，我们提出了两个组成部分，其目标是增加 才华不足的本科生的成功率。这些 组件将建立在我们在MSD项目上的成功基础上：1)学术 丰富和2)研究参与。为MARC研究员提供学术充实 将涉及：1)为期一天的项目介绍；2)开发和 实施新课程(“研究中的伦理”和“导论” 生物医学研究“)；3)发展和实施讲习班 (“生物医学仪器”和“动物在生物医学研究中的应用”)； 生物医学系列研讨会；5)为研究生做准备 成绩考试(GRE)。通过校内和校外参与研究 校外研究培训将提供广泛的研究经验。 我们预计，这些MARC活动将提高 少数民族学生理科。我们强烈地感觉到一门扎实的科学课程 与高质量的研究相结合，可以加强和加强学生的 决心继续进行研究生培训，最终获得生物医学博士学位 相关科学。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Northern Arizona University's MARC U*STAR Program proposes to support 10 under-represented undergraduate students per year. Our MARC Program will build on the foundation and experience of the successful MSD Program, which it has administered since 1998. The goal of the MARC U*STAR Program is to increase the pool of talented undergraduate minority students who are: 1) well prepared academically; 2) have research experience and competence; and 3) are motivated to apply for and gain acceptance into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. The single most important measurable objective of the MARC U*STAR program is to increase the rates of application for graduate programs leading to doctoral degrees in the biomedical sciences. Establishment of a MARC U*STAR Program will significantly strengthen this effort. Our ambitious goal for the MARC U*STAR Program is to increase the percentage of students who apply to graduate programs from 33 to 50 percent . We would also hope to maintain a 100 percent acceptance rate for those students who do apply. In pursuing our objectives we propose two components whose goal is to increase the success rate of talented under-represented undergraduate students. These components will build upon our success with the MSD Program: 1) Academic Enrichment and 2) Research Participation. Academic enrichment for MARC fellows will involve: 1) a one-day orientation to the program; 2) development and implementation of new courses ("Ethics in Research" and "Introduction to Biomedical Research"); 3) development and implementation of workshops ("Biomedical Instrumentation" and "Use of Animals in Biomedical Research"); 4) a Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series; and 5) preparation for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Research Participation through intramural and extramural research training will provide extensive research experience. We expect that these MARC activities will increase the academic achievement of minority students science. We strongly feel that a solid science curriculum combined with quality research can reinforce and strengthen the student's determination to pursue graduate training leading to a Ph.D. in a biomedically related science.