Hopkins Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program

描述(由申请人提供)：研究生研究教育计划(PREP)的目标是提供经验，以增加少数族裔在申请研究型研究生课程并参与竞争时成功的可能性。我们寻求给预科学者的核心经验是作为科学学徒的个人指导研究入门。进一步的发展，包括正规课程、技术实验室培训、公开演讲和考试技能，都是为每位预备学者量身定做的。 在第一个获奖期，我们成功地建立了该计划，向社区通报了这一计划，并培养了一个有竞争力的申请者池。我们建立了包括医学院和彭博公共卫生学院在内的导师网络，并优化了计划的功能和行政程序。我们看到11名学者完成了这个项目。所有人都接受了研究生教育，其中三人攻读博士学位(约翰霍普金斯大学、康奈尔大学和宾夕法尼亚大学)，两人攻读医学博士/博士学位(约翰霍普金斯大学和加州大学圣地亚哥分校)，两人攻读公共卫生硕士学位(约翰霍普金斯大学和哈佛大学)，一人攻读医学硕士学位(北卡罗来纳州立大学)，三人攻读硕士学位。 在这次续签中，我们要求将候选人名额从10个扩大到12个(每年6个)；大学将匹配两个新的名额，从而将课程从10名学生扩大到14名学生。每年将有七名候选人被录取(两名由大学捐助的资金支持)，成为在合格导师领导的实验室工作的见习科学家。导师的选择是基于培训本科生、研究生和代表性不足的少数族裔的历史，以及他们提出的适当的资助项目的可用性。面试和招聘过程基本上和技术人员一样进行，也就是说，感兴趣的导师将进行面试，并提供一个空缺职位(或不提供)，申请者将从最适合他们需求的职位中进行选择。这方面的准备经验与研究所每年雇用的数十名应届毕业生作为技术员的情况相同。申请工作的经历，在面试中积极展示自己，以及处理一些不可避免的拒绝，都是准备计划中有用的一部分。 该计划的成功与否取决于申请/接受研究生教育的学生人数。通过年度导师报告、正规课程成绩、GRE成绩、一年两次的研究研讨会、出版物和每位学者的年度海报展示来监测学者和项目的进展情况。 霍普金斯-Prep填补了大学努力增加从小学到高级教职员工的多样性的关键利基。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) is to provide experiences that will increase the likelihood of success in applying to and competing in a research-based graduate program by under-represented minorities. The core experience that we seek to give the PREP scholar is an individually-mentored introduction to research as a scientific apprentice. Further development, including formal coursework, technical laboratory training, public speaking and test-taking skills, are tailored to each PREP Scholar. In the first award period, we succeeded in establishing the Program, informing the community about it, and growing a competitive applicant pool. We developed a mentor network including the School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and optimized Program functions and administrative procedures. We saw eleven scholars complete the program. All have gone on to post-graduate education, three in PhD programs (Johns Hopkins, Cornell and University of Pennsylvania), two in MD/PhD programs (Johns Hopkins and University of California at San Diego), two in MPH programs (Johns Hopkins and Harvard University), one in an MD program (North Carolina State University) and three in masters programs. In this renewal, we request expansion from ten to twelve candidate slots (6 per year); the University will match the two new slots thereby expanding the Program from 10 to 14 students. Seven candidates per year will be admitted (two supported by University-contributed funds) as apprentice scientists working in laboratories headed by qualified mentors. Mentors are selected based on history of training undergraduates, graduate students and underrepresented minorities, and on availability of appropriate, funded projects that they propose. The interviewing and hiring process proceeds essentially as for a technician, i.e., interested mentors will conduct interviews and offer an available position (or not), and the applicant will choose among the offers for the one best suited to their needs. This aspect of the PREP experience is the same as that of the dozens of recent graduates hired as technicians at the Institution every year. The experience of applying for a job, presenting oneself positively in interviews, and dealing with some inevitable rejections is a useful part of the PREP program. Success of the program is determined by the number of students applying/accepted for post-graduate education. Progress of the Scholars and of the Program is monitored by annual mentor reports; grades in formal course work; GRE scores; a biannual research symposium; publications; and an annual poster presentation by each scholar. Hopkins-PREP fills a crucial niche in University efforts to increase diversity that extend from the grade school level through senior faculty.