MARC U-STAR Program, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

描述（由申请人提供）：MARC U-STAR计划，现在在波多黎各大学-马亚圭斯校区的第20个年头，旨在为荣誉学生提供与研究相关的活动和特殊的科学课程，这将提高他们在生物医学相关博士课程中被接受和成功的可能性。来自生物学，工业微生物学，化学和工业生物技术项目的荣誉学生对生物医学科学博士学位感兴趣，可以成为MARC学员。为了实现这一目标，提出的倡议是一个特殊的科学课程，校内和校外的研究经验，每周会议，学术技能提高讲习班，和专题课程。为未来的MARC学生招聘包括活动，如研究职业方向，和五个夏季校园研讨会，旨在为他们提供学习生物医学研究领域新技能和方法的机会。UPRM MARC计划还为教师提供机会，通过为他们提供参加有关这一主题的会议的机会来更新他们的科学教学技能。UPRM的MARC U-STAR计划的目标是：1）为参与学术课程的所有大一和大二学生提供有关生物医学科学研究职业和机会的信息，2）为UPRM MARC参与课程的教师提供机会，以改善他们的科学教学，3）保持100%的MARC学员参加研究经验，4）保持或超过目前的MARC学员参加博士学位的水平（82%）。或医学博士/博士程序.这一水平比实际供资期间的拟议水平高出3.3%。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The MARC U-STAR Program, now in its 20th year at the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez Campus, is designed to provide honors students with research related activities and a special science curriculum that will improve their possibilities of being accepted and successful in biomedical related doctoral programs. Honors students from the biology, industrial microbiology, chemistry, and industrial biotechnology programs interested in a doctoral career in biomedical sciences, can become MARC trainees. Proposed initiatives in order to accomplish this goal are a special science curriculum, on- and off-campus research experiences, weekly meetings, workshops on academic skills improvement, and special topics courses. Recruitment for prospective MARC students includes activities such as an orientation on research careers, and five summer on-campus workshops designed to provide them with the opportunity to learn new skills and methodologies in biomedical research areas. The UPRM MARC Program also provides faculty with the opportunity to update their science teaching skills by providing them with the opportunity to attend meetings on this subject. The objectives of the MARC U-STAR Program at UPRM are: 1) to provide all freshmen and sophomore students from the participating academic programs with information regarding research careers and opportunities in biomedical sciences, 2) to provide faculty from the MARC participating programs at UPRM, with opportunities to improve their teaching of science, 3) to maintain the number of MARC trainees who participate in research experiences at 100%, and 4) to maintain, or surpass, the current level (82%) of MARC trainees that enroll in Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. programs. This level is 3.3% higher than the one proposed for the actual funding period.