Short-term training program to increase diversity in health related research

概述。这项申请寻求对代表不足的短期研究培训的持续支持 心血管科学、肺病学及相关领域的少数民族学生。该计划的主要目标是 医科学生分为两组：一到二年级暑期的学生，以及更高级的学生 希望在3年级或4年级超过最低研究要求(3个月)以获得更多成果的学生 深入开展有意义的研学培训。它还将支持每年最多两名本科生。 自1991年设立这项助学金以来，59名代表不足的少数族裔学生得到了资助。五十- 其中两名是医科学生，六名是本科生，一名是高中生；7名实习生 被任命了两次。在下一轮资助中，我们将继续根据学员的情况选择学员 学业成绩、职业目标的明确性、研究培训计划、项目是否适合作为培训工具，以及 导师的适宜性。宾夕法尼亚大学有118名NHBLI资助的调查人员，为我们提供了一批经验丰富和 互动式教员担任导师。他们的工作领域包括止血和 血栓形成、血管疾病及相关的造血学、肺病学和 血红蛋白病，尤其是镰状细胞病。预计80%的培训经验将 直接参与研究，其余部分用于定向阅读和研讨会。 最近的变化。迪利瑟博士已被聘为新的私人助理，Poncz博士将留任 作为咨询委员会成员参与其中。该计划将由主任和 咨询委员会。新的PI和咨询委员会的一名成员是非洲裔美国人， 由国立卫生研究院提供的研究支持，以及对培训代表不足的少数族裔学生的特殊兴趣。我们 相信我们为一批优秀的人才提供了一个异常强大的研究培训机会 我们承诺鼓励这些学生选择一个 在这些相关领域的学术生涯。

OVERVIEW. This application seeks continued support for short-term research training of underrepresented minority students in cardiovascular science, pulmonology, and related areas. The program primarily targets two groups of medical students: those in the summer between year 1 and 2, and those more advanced students who want to go beyond the minimum research requirement (3 months) in year 3 or 4 to gain more in-depth and meaningful research training. It will also support up to two undergraduate students each year. Since inception of this grant in 1991, 59 underrepresented minority students have received support. Fifty- two of these were medical students, 6 were undergraduates and one was a high school student; 7 trainees were appointed twice. In the next cycle of funding, we will continue to select trainees on the basis of their academic record, clarity of career goals, research training plan, suitability of project as a training vehicle, and suitability of the mentor. Penn has 118 NHBLI funded investigators, giving us a cohort of experienced and interactive faculty members to serve as mentors. They are working in areas that include hemostasis and thrombosis, vascular disease and related topics in hematopoiesis, pulmonology, and in the hemoglobinopathies, particularly sickle cell disease. It is expected that 80% of the training experience will involve direct participation in research with the remainder devoted to directed reading and seminars. RECENT CHANGES. Dr. DeLisser has been recruited as the new PI for the grant, Dr. Poncz will remain involved as a member of the Advisory Committee. The program will be administered by the Director and the Advisory Committee. The new PI and one member of the Advisory Committee are African-American with NIH-derived research support and a special interest in training underrepresented minority students. We believe that we offer an unusually strong research training opportunity to an outstanding pool of underrepresented minorities, and that we have the commitment to encourage these students to select an academic career in these related fields.