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）要求继续支持其MARC U*STAR计划。该计划旨在提高少数民族学生的学术、研究和专业地位，促进他们获得博士/综合专业/博士学位。国家顶级研究机构的项目。该计划的主要长期目标是增加未被充分代表的少数民族学生进入并完成生物医学科学博士学位的人数和比率。这一竞争性续期申请的具体目标是：1。提供更多的生物医学研究培训机会，提高MARC学员的研究能力；2. 提供更完善的学术支持和丰富内容，以提高MARC学员的学术能力；3. 提供改进和新的专业发展培训，以提高MARC受训者的专业和个人技能，特别是涉及使用技术的技能；4. 提供积极主动的建议、指导、培养和监督，以确保学员在MARC U*STAR项目中取得成功；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. 在计算机和通信技术方面为MARC的学员和教员提供培训和支持；和7。进行批判性评估和学生跟踪，以评估项目的有效性和成功，并跟踪MARC毕业生的高等教育和职业发展道路。拟议的全球可衡量目标是：

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