Case CCC Youth Engaged in Science

项目总结/摘要 这个R25青年享受科学（是）补助金申请的总体目标，从案例综合 癌症中心，凯斯西储大学，克利夫兰俄亥俄州，旨在支持，发展和实施 令人兴奋的教育，沉浸式研究，推广和课程开发活动，以吸引和指导 URM的初中和高中学生升入大学本科教育，教师 增强癌症医疗保健和研究人员的多样性。该计划是一个伙伴关系之间的 案例CCC，支持CWRU，克利夫兰大学医院和 克利夫兰诊所与克利夫兰大都会学区的周边学校合作，这是一个经济上 和学术挑战的城市学区，被认为是最贫穷的主要城市之一， 美国这个R25计划为URM学生，他们的老师和家庭建立和扩大我们的成功 高中学生为目标，科学丰富和机会计划和我们最近的NCI资助 继续研究经验奖的伞。这些项目的开发是为了 来自CMSD的有前途的高中生与SOM教师互动， 纵向研究经验，以提高学生在追求生物医学研究事业的兴趣， 医疗保健专业。R25 YES计划将扩大和加强我们的努力，以提供一个协调的 顺序整合的方法，包括1）学习战胜癌症，一个旨在吸引URM的计划 克利夫兰地区的中学生，他们的家人和老师成为癌症知识 研究机会; 2）YES研究机会，旨在吸引有前途的URM的计划 克利夫兰高中和本科生的癌症教育和研究沉浸的机会 在案例CCC;和3）教战胜癌症，一个计划，旨在提供专门的研究和 为URM学生的教师提供教育机会，以提高他们对癌症的相关知识， 教育技能，从事课程开发，提高他们的积极性和能力，促进 癌症研究和生物医学劳动力的多样性。

Project Summary/Abstract The overall objective of this R25 Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Grant Application from the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio, aims to support, develop and implement exciting education, research immersion, outreach and curriculum development activities to attract and mentor URM students in middle and high school progressing to undergraduate college education and teachers to enhance diversity of the cancer healthcare and research workforce. This program is a partnership between the Case CCC, supporting all cancer related research efforts at CWRU, University Hospitals Cleveland and the Cleveland Clinic with the surrounding schools of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, an economically and academically challenged urban school district, recognized as being one of the poorest major cities in the U.S. This R25 program for URM students, their teachers and families builds and expands on our successful high school student targeted, Scientific Enrichment and Opportunity Program and our recently NCI funded Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience Award. These programs have been developed to engage promising high school students from the CMSD to interact with the SOM faculty to participate in exciting, longitudinal research experience to enhance student interest in pursuing careers in biomedical research and healthcare professions. The R25 YES Program will extend and enhance our efforts to provide a coordinated sequentially integrated approach consisting of 1) Learn to Beat Cancer, a program targeted to engage URM Cleveland area middle school students, their families and teachers to become knowledgeable about cancer research opportunities; 2) YES research opportunities, a program designed to attract promising URM Cleveland high school and undergraduate students to cancer education and research immersion opportunities at the Case CCC; and 3) Teach to Beat Cancer, a program designed to provide special research and education opportunities for teachers of URM students to enhance their cancer related knowledge and education skills, engage in curriculum development and enhance their enthusiasm and ability to promote careers in cancer research and diversity in the biomedical work force.