UPenn Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

描述(由申请人提供)：不同群体的个人从事科学研究是必要的。然而，有一些目标人群在研究生院中没有充分的代表性，并参与了生物医学研究。预备课程的目标是引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从事生物医学研究。学生将从过去36个月内毕业并表示强烈希望攻读博士学位的个人中挑选出来。我们在我们的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人。宾夕法尼亚大学PREP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必需的技能和研究经验。准备和IDP是基于我们项目在过去四年中的成功以及我们学生和导师的反馈。具体地说，我们将通过GRE课程、口头和书面陈述技能研讨会以及在研究生研究实验室的丰富经验，帮助每一位学者充实他们在申请研究生院过程中取得成功所需的技能。此外，还将为学生提供科学诚信和研究道德方面的培训。我们将规划一个对每个预科学生都不同的支持和培育环境。对于每个注册参加预科项目的人，我们将制定个人学生发展计划(IDP)。最后，我们将支持博士项目的申请过程。学生们还被鼓励参加一个会议。会议为学生提供了一个与研究生院教职员工见面的绝佳机会。我们将为申请研究生院的过程提供建议和直接支持，例如选择研究生院，就研究生院的论文提供建议，以及模拟面试。 与公共健康相关的声明：在医疗保健方面存在差异。多样性对于从不同的角度看待卫生保健和消除这些差异至关重要。增加生物医学研究中未被充分代表的少数群体的数量为卫生保健的进步提供了基础。在通往研究生涯的道路上，代表不足的少数族裔学生在许多过渡阶段迷失了方向。这些步骤之一是本科生教育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.