University of Puerto Rico at Cayey-RISE Program

描述(申请人提供)：为了改善我们的整体学术环境，RISE计划于1998年启动，旨在为学生成为科学家做准备。作为增加西语裔攻读博士学位的长期目标的一部分，这项提案集中在三个方面帮助学生：(1)他们对职业机会和自己的潜力缺乏认识，(2)他们有限的研究技能和经验，以及(3)有限的英语技能。这些措施已经确定，干预措施将由一名外部评估员与活动协调员、方案主任和RISE咨询委员会合作进行监测。为了满足这些需求，规定了四项发展活动--访问科学家、研究技能、语言技能和研究经验。在整个科学界，来访的科学家用英语提供研讨会和工作坊，以提高与会者对新技术的认识，发现科学职业，并充当榜样。在第一年，通过开展与研究技巧、科学素养和语言技能相关的活动，可以提高积极进取的学生的技能。12名学生的研究经验将在波多黎各学年期间由普遍定期审议委员会和四个合作机构的积极调查人员提供。在美国20所合作院校的暑期实习期间，将为40多名学生提供更多的研究体验。每个部分都使学生能够通过与不同的专家组互动来开发他们的潜力：(1)与校园内教师导师的研究和语言技能，(2)激励性的访问科学家，以及(3)与岛上研究导师或位于美国的岛外科学家一起的研究实验室经验。每个专家组都对学生提出挑战，因为他们利用适当的环境和专业水平培养出将成为生物医学研究科学家的UPR Cayey校友。 在过去的8年里，20名MBRS校友完成了博士学位，40名校友开始攻读博士学位。通过将进入博士项目的校友数量增加一倍，Rise将对社区产生影响。这些普遍定期审议的Cayey科学家将致力于发现疾病的原因和补救措施，以满足波多黎各和全国拉美裔人口的健康差距需求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): To improve our overall academic environment, the RISE program was initiated in 1998 to prepare students to become scientists. As part of this long-term goal of increasing the number of Hispanics studying for the Ph.D., this proposal is concentrating on helping students in three areas: (1) their lack of awareness for career opportunities and of their own potential, (2) their limited research skills and experience, and (3) limited English language skills. These were identified and interventions will be monitored by an external evaluator working with the activity coordinators, program director, and the RISE Advisory Committee. To address these needs, four developmental activities are prescribed--visiting scientists, research skills, language skills, and research experiences. Reaching the entire science community, visiting scientists provide seminars and workshops in English to improve attendees' awareness of new techniques and discover science careers, and to serve as role models. Improving the skills of motivated students will be accomplished during their first year by having activities related to research techniques, scientific literacy, and language skills. Research experiences for twelve students will be offered during the academic year in Puerto Rico with active investigators both at UPR Cayey and at four collaborating institutions. Additional research experiences will be offered to over 40 students during summer internships at 20 collaborating institutions in the U.S. Each component enables students to develop their potential by interacting with a different group of experts: (1) research and language skills with on-campus faculty mentors, (2) motivational visiting scientists, and (3) research lab experience with either on-island research mentors or with off-island scientists located in the U.S. Each expert group challenges the students as they develop utilizing the appropriate environment and level of expertise to produce UPR Cayey alumni who will be biomedical research scientists. During the last 8 years, 20 MBRS alumni completed Ph.D.s and 40 alumni began their Ph.D. studies. By doubling the number of alumni entering doctoral programs, RISE will impact the community. These UPR Cayey scientists will serve to meet the health disparity needs of the Hispanic population in Puerto Rico and the nation by working to discover the causes and remedies of diseases.