CSU San Bernardino Minority Access to Research Careers

描述(由申请者提供)：这是加州州立大学圣贝纳迪诺分校关于少数族裔进入研究职业(MARC)计划的修订提案。CSUSB MARC计划将是一项机构范围内的努力，涉及生物学、化学、运动学、物理学和心理学的学生和教职员工。这个为期5年的项目的目标是大幅增加CSUSB来自代表不足的少数群体的本科生数量，他们毕业并获得生物医学和行为学博士学位。该项目将提供一系列全面的跨学科的MARC和MARC实习生活动，以增加这些学生的数量，这些学生能够并有动力在这些领域取得严格的博士学习成功。项目目标包括：1.增加准备充分的URM二年级学生的数量，每年至少增加当前价值的50%；2.吸引和留住这些学科中更多有成就、有博士动机的毕业生，到5年项目结束时，数量几乎翻一番；3.每年增加此类毕业生进入相关博士项目的招生人数；增加获得生物医学和行为学博士学位的学生数量。该项目由一支经验丰富、工作效率高的CSUSB教师研究人员团队领导，他们在指导未被充分代表的少数族裔学生攻读博士学位方面有良好的记录。这个项目将支持10名大三学生和大四学生。 公共卫生相关声明：美国生物医学研究队伍的未来取决于寻求生物医学和行为学博士学位的训练有素的本科生的持续发展。下一代将越来越多地由代表不足的少数族裔组成，他们历来没有追求过这样的目标。该项目旨在吸引和培养这样的学生，以满足这一国家需求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised proposal from the California State University, San Bernardino, for a Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) program. The CSUSB MARC program will be an institution-wide effort involving students and faculty in Biology, Chemistry, Kinesiology, Physics, and Psychology. The goal of this 5-year project is to substantially increase the number of CSUSB undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups who graduate and achieve biomedical and behavioral doctorates. The project will provide a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary array of Pre-MARC and MARC Trainee activities that will increase the number of these students who are able and motivated to succeed in rigorous doctoral study in these fields. Project Objectives include: 1. Increasing the number of well-prepared URM sophomores who are motivated to seek biomedical doctorates by at least 50% of current values, annually; 2. Attracting and retaining more high achieving, doctorally motivated graduates in these disciplines, nearly doubling the number by the end of the 5 year project period; 3. Increasing the enrollment of such graduates in relevant doctoral programs each year; Increasing the number of such students who attain biomedical and behavioral doctorates. The project is lead by a team of seasoned, highly productive CSUSB faculty researchers with proven track records in mentoring underrepresented minority students toward the doctorate. Ten Juniors and Seniors will be supported on this project. Public Health Relevance Statement: The future of the nation's biomedical research workforce depends on the continued development of well- trained undergraduates who seek biomedical and behavioral doctorates. The next generation will be made up increasingly of underrepresented minorities who historically have not pursued such goals. This project seeks to attract and prepare such students to meet this national need.