MARC Biomedical Research and Training Program at the University of Arizona

描述（由申请人提供）：亚利桑那大学（UA）MARC计划提供独特的研究，指导，财务和学术机会，以上层部门代表性不足的学生（非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔，美国本土人，美国太平洋岛民和第一代大学生）谁有兴趣和潜力追求生物医学研究事业，旨在增加这样的学生进入博士学位的数量。课程，并为低年级学生提供机会，以实现坚实的学术基础。具体目标是：1）每年吸引125名新生参加外展活动; 2）成功地将90%的MARC前辅导学生和接受普通化学补充指导的大一或大二学生保留到下一学年; 3）截至2012年6月，有85%的MARC学员进入该计划，并完成MARC程序进入博士课程或联合博士课程。UA MARC学员，每年14名，是一个精选的群体，选择他们的成绩，研究兴趣和潜力，从4所大学的11个专业（化学，数学和生物科学的9个领域）的合格的荣誉代表性不足的学生池。杰出的，资金充足的培训教师在UA提供研究指导和密集的辅导机会，利用他们的培训经验和本科生，并致力于培训少数民族学生。指导也由项目主任和共同主任提供.通过少数民族生物医学研究座谈会，学员满足优秀的少数民族科学家从其他机构以及前UA MARC学员在博士学位。项目或博士学位毕业生学生参加研讨会的研究伦理和少数民族健康差距;参加科学写作计划的一部分;参加国家科学会议;参加校内和校外研究;目前在校园和全国会议的海报;在研究座谈会上做口头报告，参加GRE准备课程（不通过MARC计划资助），并参加研讨会研究生申请过程。UA MARC计划的推广活动通过为基础数学和科学课程提供一对一辅导，数学和科学职业座谈会，普通化学补充说明以及通过传播有关机会的信息来影响大量学生。UA MARC培训生计划是有选择性的，有声望的，是鼓励低年级代表性不足的学生在学术上做得很好的“胡萝卜”，也是培养优秀代表性不足的学生从事生物医学研究事业的管道。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Arizona (UA) MARC program provides unique research, mentoring, financial, and academic opportunities to upper-division underrepresented students (African-American, Hispanic, Native-American, U.S. Pacific-Islander and first-generation college students) who have interest and potential to pursue biomedical research careers, seeks to increase the number of such students entering Ph.D. programs, and provides opportunities for lower-division students to achieve a solid academic foundation. The specific objectives are 1) to attract 125 new students per year to participate in outreach activitis 2) to successfully retain into the next academic year, 90% of the pre-MARC tutored students and students receiving General Chemistry Supplemental Instruction who are freshmen or sophomore 3) to have 85% of MARC trainees who enter the program, as of June 2012, and complete the MARC program enter PhD programs or combined-PhD programs. UA MARC trainees, 14 per year, are a select group, chosen for their grades, research interest, and potential from an eligible pool of honors underrepresented students from 11 majors (chemistry, math, and 9 areas of biological science) in 4 colleges. Outstanding, well-funded training faculty at the UA provide opportunities for research guidance and intensive mentoring using their training experience and with undergraduates and commitment to training minority students. Mentoring also is provided by the Program Director and co- Directors. Through the Minority Biomedical Research Colloquium, trainees meet outstanding minority scientists from other institutions as well as former UA MARC trainees in Ph.D. programs or Ph.D. graduates. Students attend workshops on research ethics and minority health disparities; take part in a scientific writing program; attend national science meetings; participate in intramural and extramural research; present posters at campus and national conferences; give oral presentations in the Research Colloquium, attend a GRE preparation course (not funded through the MARC program), and attend workshops on the graduate application process. The outreach activities of the UA MARC program impact a large number of students through providing one-on-one tutoring for foundational math and science courses, the Careers in Math and Science Colloquium, Supplemental Instruction for General Chemistry, and through the dissemination of information about opportunities. The UA MARC trainee program is selective, prestigious and the "carrot" that encourages lower-division underrepresented students to do well academically, and the conduit that prepares outstanding underrepresented students to pursue careers in biomedical research.