UTSA MARC U*STAR PROGRAM

描述(由申请人提供)：德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校(UTSA)请求继续支持其MARC U*STAR项目。该计划旨在提高少数族裔学生的学术、研究和职业地位，促进他们进入美国一流研究机构的博士/专业/博士相结合的项目。该计划的主要长期目标是增加进入和完成生物医学科学博士学位的少数民族学生的数量和比例。本次竞争续签申请的具体目的是：1.提供更好的生物医学研究培训机会，以提高MARC学员的研究能力；2.提供更好的学术支持和丰富，以提高MARC学员的学术能力；3.提供改进的和新的专业发展培训，以提高MARC学员的专业和个人技能，特别是涉及技术使用的技能；4.提供积极、积极的咨询、指导、培育和监督，以确保学员在MARC U*STAR计划中取得成功；5.促进MARC“团队”的发展，为所有MARC学员提供支持和长期网络；6.为MARC学员和教职员工提供计算和通信技术方面的培训和支持；以及7.进行关键评估和学生跟踪，以评估项目的有效性和成功，并跟踪MARC毕业生的深造和职业道路。建议的全球可衡量目标包括： 目标1：学生展示成功申请生物医学博士项目所需的研究、学术和专业技能和经验的发展 目标2：学生报告自信心和自知之明的提高 目标3：学生开始建立人际网络 目标4：培养学生以科学为职业的意识 目标5：至少45%的参与者(在2000-2006年授予期间为40%)进入博士课程、博士/专业结合课程或直接导致博士教育的学士后课程

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) requests continued support for its MARC U*STAR Program. The program is designed to enhance the academic, research and professional standing of underrepresented minority students, to promote their admission to Ph.D./combined professional/Ph.D. programs at the nation's premier research institutions. The principal long-term goal of the program is to increase the number and rate of underrepresented minority students entering and completing Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences. The specific aims of this competitive renewal application are to: 1. Provide improved biomedical research training opportunities to enhance MARC trainees' research competency; 2. Provide improved academic support and enrichment to enhance MARC trainees' academic competency; 3. Provide improved and new professional developmental training to enhance MARC trainees' professional and personal skills, particularly those involving use of technology; 4. Provide vigorous, proactive advising, mentoring, nurturing, and monitoring to ensure trainees' success in MARC U*STAR Program; 5. Promote the development of a MARC "Team", to provide support and long term networking for all MARC trainees; 6. Provide training and support to MARC trainees and faculty in computational and communications technologies; and 7. Conduct critical evaluation and student tracking to assess program effectiveness and success as well as track the advanced education and career paths of MARC graduates. The proposed Global Measurable Goals are: Goal #1: Students demonstrate the development of research, academic and professional skills and experience set required for successful application to doctoral programs in the biomedical sciences Goal #2: Students report improvements in confidence and self-knowledge Goal #3: Students begin to develop an interpersonal network Goal #4: Students develop an awareness of science as a career Goal #5: At least 45% of participants (40% in the 2000-2006 granting period) matriculate to doctoral programs, combined doctoral/professional programs, or postbaccalaureate programs directly leading to doctoral education