Cancer Prevention Education:Student Research Experiences

描述(由申请者提供)：这一癌症预防教育项目的继续将发展参与学生的研究技能和知识。该项目的学生参与由教师指导的癌症预防研究项目，为期三个月。短期的研究经验是学生的非学分选修工作，超出了毕业的要求。学生将获得参与的津贴，并将有有限的资金用于对学生项目的特别支持。从1992年开始，该计划有10个预算职位，增加了能力，现在每年培养18名学生。所有的津贴职位都已招满。 该计划包括医学生、公共卫生和生物医学科学研究生以及少数族裔本科生和研究生。在开始研究体验之前，每个学生都要制定一个教育计划，包括研究目标、三个月的时间表和教育目标。这份简短的教育计划是由学生在咨询他或她的教师导师和项目主任后撰写的。咨询委员会根据学生的教育目标和研究计划的优点进行审查和挑选。学生们在M.D.安德森癌症中心每月两次的科学论坛上口头报告他们的研究经验。导师评估和学生自我评估报告根据学生教育计划中的具体教育目标，确定学生研究经验的优势和局限性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The continuation of this Cancer Prevention Education Program will develop the research skills and knowledge of participating students. The students in this Program participate in faculty-directed cancer prevention research projects for a three-month period. The short-term research experiences are non-credit elective work for the students, over and above requirements for graduation. The students receive a stipend for their participation and limited funds will be available for special support of student projects. Beginning in 1992 with 10 budgeted positions, the program has increased its capacity and now trains 18 students per year. All stipend positions have been filled. Medical students, graduate students in public health and biomedical sciences, and minority undergraduate and graduate students are included in the Program. Before beginning the research experience, each student develops an educational plan including research objectives, a timeline for the three-month period, and educational objectives. This brief educational plan is written by the student, in consultation with his or her faculty mentor and the Program Director. The Advisory Committee reviews and selects the students based on the merit of their educational objectives and research plan. Students deliver an oral report on their research experience at a scientific forum held twice monthly at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. A mentor's evaluation and a student self-evaluation report identifies the strengths and limitations of the student research experience, based on the specific educational goals in the student's educational plan.