UPenn Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

描述（由申请人提供）：必须让不同人群的个人从事科学研究。然而，有一些目标人群在研究生院和生物医学研究中没有得到充分的代表。PREP的目标是指导来自代表性不足的群体和拥有学士学位的个人进入研究生院进行生物医学研究。学生将从过去36个月内毕业的个人中选出，并表示强烈希望攻读博士学位。我们在五个目标中概述了一项计划，即每年从确定的目标群体中挑选和培训10名个人。PREP在宾夕法尼亚大学的具体目标是通过个人学生发展计划（IDP）提供在研究生院取得成功所需的技能，研究经验。PREP和IDP是基于我们的计划在过去4年的成功，以及从我们的学生和导师的反馈。具体来说，我们将帮助每个学者丰富必要的技能，通过GRE课程，口头和书面陈述技巧研讨会，以及在研究生研究实验室丰富的经验，在申请研究生院的过程中取得成功。此外，将为学生提供科学诚信和研究道德方面的培训。我们将计划一个支持和培育的环境，是每个PREP学者不同。对于每个人在PREP程序注册，我们将制定一个学生个人发展计划（IDP）。最后，我们将支持博士课程的申请过程。还鼓励学生参加会议。会议为学生提供了一个很好的机会，以满足来自研究生院的教师。我们将为研究生院的申请过程提供建议和直接支持，例如研究生院的选择，研究生院论文的建议和模拟面试。 公共卫生相关性声明：在卫生保健方面存在差异。多样性对于从不同的角度对待医疗保健和消除这些差异至关重要。增加在生物医学研究中代表性不足的少数群体的数量，为医疗保健的进步提供了基础。代表性不足的少数民族学生在通往研究生涯的道路上的许多过渡步骤中迷失。其中一个步骤是本科和研究生教育之间的过渡。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): It is imperative that diverse populations of individuals engage in scientific research. However, there are a number of targeted populations that are not adequately represented in graduate schools and involved in biomedical research. The objective of the PREP is to guide individuals, from underrepresented groups and who have baccalaureate degrees, into graduate school to pursue biomedical research. Students will be selected from individuals who have graduated within the past 36 months and have indicated a strong desire to pursue a PhD. We outline in our five AIMs a plan to select and train 10 individuals a year from the defined targeted groups. The specific goals of PREP at the University of Pennsylvania are to provide skills necessary to be successful in graduate school, research experience through an Individual Student Development Plan (IDP). The PREP and IDP is based on the success of our program over the past 4 years as well as feedback from our students and mentors. Specifically we will help each scholar enrich their skills necessary to be successful in the application process for graduate school through GRE course, seminars on oral and written presentation skills, and an enriched experience in a graduate research laboratory. In addition, the students will be provided training in scientific integrity and ethics in the conduct of research. We will plan a supportive and nurturing environment that is distinct to each PREP scholar. For each person enrolled in the PREP program, we will develop an Individual Student Development Plan (IDP). Finally, we will support the application process to doctoral programs. The students are also encouraged to attend a conference. Conferences provide an excellent opportunity for students to meet faculty members from graduate schools. We will provide advice and direct support for the application process to graduate school such as selection of graduate schools, advice on graduate school essays, and mock interviews. Public Health Relevance Statement: There exist disparities in health care. Diversity is critical to approaching health care from different perspective and eliminating these disparities. Increasing the number of underrepresented minorities in biomedical research provides the underpinning to advances in health care. Underrepresented minority students are lost at many transition steps on the pathway towards a research career. One of these steps is the transition between undergraduate and graduate education.