CSU San Bernardino Minority Access to Research Careers

描述（由申请人提供）：这是加州州立大学圣贝纳迪诺分校关于少数族裔进入研究职业（MARC）计划的修订提案。CSUSB MARC计划将是一项全校范围的努力，涉及生物学、化学、运动学、物理学和心理学的学生和教师。这个为期5年的项目的目标是大幅增加来自未被充分代表的少数群体的CSUSB本科生毕业并获得生物医学和行为博士学位的人数。该项目将提供一个全面的，跨学科的Pre-MARC和MARC实习生活动阵列，这将增加这些学生的数量，他们有能力和动力在这些领域的严格的博士研究中取得成功。项目目标包括：每年增加准备充分、有动力攻读生物医学博士学位的医科大学二年级学生的人数，至少增加目前人数的50%；2. 吸引和留住更多在这些学科取得优异成绩、积极攻读博士学位的毕业生，在5年项目期结束时，人数几乎翻了一番；3. 每年增加相关博士点招收该类毕业生；增加获得生物医学和行为学博士学位的学生人数。该项目由一组经验丰富、高效的中南财经大学教师研究人员领导，他们在指导少数族裔学生攻读博士学位方面有着良好的记录。该项目将支持10名大三和大四学生。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised proposal from the California State University, San Bernardino, for a Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) program. The CSUSB MARC program will be an institution-wide effort involving students and faculty in Biology, Chemistry, Kinesiology, Physics, and Psychology. The goal of this 5-year project is to substantially increase the number of CSUSB undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups who graduate and achieve biomedical and behavioral doctorates. The project will provide a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary array of Pre-MARC and MARC Trainee activities that will increase the number of these students who are able and motivated to succeed in rigorous doctoral study in these fields. Project Objectives include: 1. Increasing the number of well-prepared URM sophomores who are motivated to seek biomedical doctorates by at least 50% of current values, annually; 2. Attracting and retaining more high achieving, doctorally motivated graduates in these disciplines, nearly doubling the number by the end of the 5 year project period; 3. Increasing the enrollment of such graduates in relevant doctoral programs each year; Increasing the number of such students who attain biomedical and behavioral doctorates. The project is lead by a team of seasoned, highly productive CSUSB faculty researchers with proven track records in mentoring underrepresented minority students toward the doctorate. Ten Juniors and Seniors will be supported on this project. Public Health Relevance Statement: The future of the nation's biomedical research workforce depends on the continued development of well- trained undergraduates who seek biomedical and behavioral doctorates. The next generation will be made up increasingly of underrepresented minorities who historically have not pursued such goals. This project seeks to attract and prepare such students to meet this national need.