UNC PREP in the Biomedical Sciences

描述(由申请者提供)：北卡罗来纳大学生物和生物医学科学专业预备课程的主要长期目标是增加训练有素、代表性不足(UR)的生物医学科学家担任领导职位的人数，他们可以显著影响国家与健康相关的研究需求。北卡罗来纳大学生物和生物医学科学预科的近期目标是装备、鼓励和授权有才华的大学毕业生进入顶尖的生物和生物医学研究生课程并在其中脱颖而出。我们的计划将满足每一位学者的独特需求，并支持他或她过渡到竞争激烈的博士或MD/博士项目和研究职业。这将通过广泛的高质量研究经验、相关的专业发展培训、支持性项目工作人员以及发展具有相似目标的志同道合的学者社区来实现。除了成为有竞争力的博士或医学博士/博士候选人外，我们的项目还将为每个学员的导师网络奠定基础，这些导师可以在他们的职业生涯中提供指导和支持。UNC Prep的具体目标是：1)通过使用个人发展计划(IDPs)，根据每位学者的具体需要，为其提供独特的培训体验。这将成为每个学者培训的基础，并将使他或她在所有对研究生院和研究事业成功至关重要的技能方面奠定基础；2)让北卡罗来纳大学的预备学者从事有指导的实验室研究(75%的时间)以及专业发展活动和研究生水平的课程工作(25%的时间)，这样他们不仅发展批判性思维技能，而且还培养关键的时间管理技能，以平衡研究生的期望；3)让80%的北卡罗来纳大学预备学者过渡到顶尖的、有竞争力的研究生项目，意图追求与生物医学相关的研究职业；(4)将早期和持续的评估彻底纳入联合国大学筹备工作的方方面面。对学者进步、学者成果以及为实现这些目标而设计的所有项目组成部分的定量和定性衡量标准将得到一致和彻底的评估，并将推动项目组成部分的发展，以最大限度地促进学生的发展和上述目标的积极成果。在最初的三年里，87.5%的预科学生被顶尖的生物医学博士项目录取，100%的人留在了这些项目中。该项目的最终成功将被定义为北卡罗来纳大学预科学者完成博士课程并进入高质量的博士后职位，然后进入学术界、政府或行业的教师和领导职位。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary, long-term objective of UNC PREP in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences is to increase the number of highly trained, under-represented (UR) biomedical scientists in leadership positions who can significantly impact the health-related research needs of the nation. The immediate goals of UNC PREP in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences are to equip, encourage, and empower talented UR post-baccalaureates to enter and excel in top biological and biomedical graduate programs. Our program will address each scholar's unique needs and support his or her transition into highly competitive PhD or MD/PhD programs and research careers. This will be accomplished through extensive high-quality research experiences, relevant professional development training, supportive program staff, and the development of a community of like-minded scholars with similar goals. In addition to becoming competitive PhD or MD/PhD candidates, our program will lay the foundation of each trainee's network of mentors who can provide guidance and support success throughout their career. The specific aims for UNC PREP are 1) to provide a unique training experience for each scholar based on his or her specific needs through the use of Individual Development Plans (IDPs). This will form the foundation of each scholar's training and will allow him or her to develop a foundation in all skills critical to success in graduate school and research careers; 2) to have UNC PREP scholars engage in mentored lab research (75% time) as well as professional development activities and graduate level coursework (25% time) so they develop not only critical thinking skills but also critical time management skills needed t balance graduate school expectations; 3) to have 80% of UNC PREP scholars transition into top-tiered, competitive graduate programs with the intent of pursuing a biomedically relevant research career; and 4) to thoroughly integrate early and continuous evaluation into all aspects of UNC PREP. Quantitative and qualitative measures of scholar progress, scholar outcomes, and all program components designed to address these aims will be consistently and thoroughly evaluated and will drive evolution of program components to maximize development of students and positive outcomes in the above aims. In its first three years, 87.5% of PREP scholars have been accepted into top biomedical PhD programs with 100% retention in these programs. Ultimate success of the program will be defined as UNC PREP scholars completing PhD programs and entering high-quality postdoctoral positions, and later, faculty and leadership positions in academia, government, or industry.