CSULB MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U*STAR) Program

描述(由申请者提供)：加州州立大学长滩分校(CSULB)学生群体的人口统计数字反映了我们在洛杉矶和奥兰治县城区服务的社区的迅速变化的多样性。拉美裔/拉丁裔人口构成了CSULB中最大的代表不足的少数民族(URM)群体，该学院被指定为拉美裔服务研究所。进入CSULB的学生来自学术、社会经济、健康和国内地位，这与他们的非URM同行截然不同。在各级严厉削减预算的环境下，CSULB肩负着与这一群体面临的教育和职业障碍作斗争的责任，并塑造包括生物医学研究在内的许多行业的未来领导者。MARC U*STAR项目在南加州州立大学已经实施了20多年，对许多学生的学术、职业生涯和职业决定产生了巨大的影响。目前竞争续签的总体目标是继续增加URM学生进入并获得生物医学科学博士学位的人数。该计划将招收8名有潜力和兴趣从事研究的URM学生，并为每个人提供个人设计的学术和研究培训计划。我们将提供丰富而紧张的课程，补充的学术支持和咨询，丰富的研究经验，以及在两年的培养环境中的专业和领导力发展培训。此外，我们还与拥有优秀研究生课程的大学建立了合作关系，这将为学者提供额外的短期校外研究培训。我们还将提高学者对少数群体健康差距问题的认识，并让他们参与负责任的研究行为、学术和研究中的道德和诚信等主题。项目主任召集了一支由教师导师、高级管理人员、咨询委员会和工作人员组成的团队，他们致力于学者项目的成功发展。总而言之，MARC计划将支持学者项目，并为在竞争激烈的环境中面对严格的研究生院教育奠定必要的基础。同时，我们将提高教职员工对市建管理学生遇到挫折的认识。CSULB MARC U*STAR计划的所有组成部分都将通过持续的评估过程进行严格评估，评估过程基于定量和定性评估，使用既定的标准和工具来评估计划的成功。评估员将向计划总监和高级管理人员提供宝贵的反馈，以维持一个稳健的计划。总而言之，CSULB MARC U*STAR计划将通过提供进入生物医学研究生院的机会并回馈社区的健康和医疗需求，对URM学生的职业决定产生持久的影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The demographic figures of the student body at California State University Long Beach (CSULB) mirror the rapidly changing diversity of the community we serve in urban Los Angeles and Orange counties. The Hispanic/Latino population forms the largest ethnic underrepresented minority (URM) group at CSULB, which is designated a Hispanic Serving Institute. Students entering CSULB come from an academic, socioeconomic, health and domestic status that is vastly disparate from that of their non-URM counterparts. In a climate fraught with draconian cuts in budget at all levels, CSULB is charged with the responsibility of combating the educational and professional hurdles faced by this cross section of population and shaping tomorrow's leaders in many walks of life, including biomedical research. The MARC U*STAR Program, which has been in place for over 20 years in CSULB, has a tremendous impact on the academic and professional lives and career decisions of many students. The overall aim of the current competitive renewal is to continue to increase the number of URM students entering and earning doctorates in biomedical sciences. The program will recruit 8 URM students with potential and interest in pursuing research as a career, and provide individually designed academic and research training plan to each. We will provide a rich and intense curriculum, supplementary academic support and counseling, an enriching research experience, and professional and leadership development training in a nurturing environment over a period of two years. Further, we have established collaborations with Universities with outstanding graduate programs, which will provide additional short-term extramural research training for the Scholar. We will also increase the awareness of Scholars to minority health disparities issues, and engage them in topics on responsible conduct of research, and ethics and integrity in academia and research. The Program director has gathered a team of Faculty Mentors, senior administrators, an Advisory Committee and staff members, who are committed to the successful development of the Scholars. Taken together, the MARC program will support the Scholars and lay the essential groundwork required to face the rigors of graduate school education in a highly competitive atmosphere. In parallel, we will increase the awareness of faculty regarding the setbacks encountered by URM students. All components of the CSULB MARC U*STAR Program will be rigorously evaluated by an ongoing evaluation process, based on quantitative and qualitative assessment employing established rubric and tools to assess the success of the Program. The evaluator will provide valuable feedback to the Program Director and senior administration to sustain a robust Program. In summary, the CSULB MARC U*STAR Program will have a lasting impact on the career decisions of URM students by providing opportunities to attend graduate school in biomedical sciences and give back to the health and medical needs of the community.