University of Washington "STAR" Program

描述（由申请人提供）：目的是：1。确定并鼓励代表性不足的学生参与生物医学研究; 2.提高参与学生的学术/体验能力; 3.加强学生报读研究生/专业健康相关研究学位课程的竞争力（及兴趣）;及增加以NHLBI为重点的研究的多样性（即，心脏病学、肺病学、血液学和睡眠）。在过去的10年中，该计划已成为熟练识别，吸引和培训本科生谁已经成功地追求研究生和专业学位的科学和卫生专业。根据目前的文献，并已证明其支持本科生的能力，华盛顿大学星星计划建议扩大其培训库，包括谁已经完成了医学或专业学校的第一年的学生。培训本科和医学/专业水平的学生，该计划将把研究实习生到教师指导的生物医学，行为和临床实验室为期2至3个月。各种实验室位于华盛顿大学和西雅图地区，所有教师都隶属于华盛顿大学。该计划的实习生还将接受生物医学实验室安全培训;参加两个为期数周的研讨会，最后将在计划结束时的海报会议上展示他们的发现。这些本科生，谁该计划的工作人员认为将受益于延长研究经验，将被邀请返回第二个研究夏季。我们相信华盛顿大学星星计划的实力是由大量的参与者谁已获得博士学位，医学博士-博士学位，和其他学位，在其他领域的科学和卫生专业的代表。专业学生倡议将有助于增加专业水平的学生谁有强烈的兴趣，并准备追求学术医学轨道，重点是代表性不足的社区和他们的健康与心脏病学，肺，血液学和/或睡眠临床研究的数量。 公共卫生相关性：华盛顿大学的星星计划将有助于扩大来自不同群体的个人选择生物医学/行为教育，研究和/或职业道路的数量。在生物医学和行为科学领域代表性不足的个人的参与将为服务不足的多样化社区的个人带来更好的研究和健康相关成果。(End摘要）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objectives of are: 1. to identify and encourage a diverse pool of underrepresented students to participate in biomedical research; 2. to increase the academic/experiential capabilities of participating students; 3. strengthen students' competitiveness (and interest in) entering graduate/professional health-related research degree programs; and, 4. to increase diversity in NHLBI-focused research (i.e., cardiology, pulmonary, hematology, and sleep). In the past 10 years, the Program has become proficient in identifying, attracting, and training undergraduate students who have successfully pursued graduate and professional degrees in the sciences and health professions. Based on current literature, and having demonstrated its capacity to support undergraduate students, the UW STAR Program proposes to expand its training pool to include students who have completed their first-year of medical or professional school. Training both undergraduate and medical/professional level students, the Program will place research interns into faculty mentored biomedical, behavioral and clinical laboratories for a period of 2 to 3 months. The various laboratory sites are located at the University of Washington and in the Seattle-area, with all faculty affiliated with the University of Washington. Interns in the Program will also receive biomedical laboratory safety training; participate in two multi- week workshops and, finally will present their findings in an end-of-program Poster Session. Those undergraduate students, who the Program staff believes would benefit from extended research experiences, will be invited to return for a second research summer. We believe the strength of the UW STAR Program is represented by the large number of participants who have received PhDs, MD- PhDs, and other degrees in other areas of science and the health professions. The professional student initiative will help to increase the numbers of professional level students who have a strong interest and are prepared to pursue an academic medicine track with an emphasis on underrepresented communities and their health in relation to cardiology, pulmonary, hematology, and/or sleep clinical research. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The UW STAR Program will help expand the numbers of individuals from diverse groups selecting biomedical/behavioral educational, research, and/or career paths. Participation by individuals underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences will to lead to better research and health-related outcomes for individuals in underserved, diverse communities. (End of Abstract)