MARC Biomedical Research and Training Program at the University of Arizona

亚利桑那大学MARC项目提供独特的研究、指导、金融和学术 为有兴趣和潜力追求的高年级代表不足的学生提供机会 生物医学研究职业，寻求增加这样的学生进入博士课程的数量，以及 提供吸引低年级学生的机会，帮助他们打下坚实的学术基础。 具体目标是1)每年吸引150名新生参加外展活动2) 将普通化学专业退学或获得D或更低成绩的学生人数从25%降至以下 20%，并为STEM课程的成功奠定了基础3)有85%的MARC学员进入，截至 2017年6月，并完成MARC计划，进入博士学位课程或联合博士学位课程。尿酸 MARC实习生，每年16人，是一群精选的荣誉学生，他们来自生物医学- UA校区内5所高校的相关专业。UA优秀的、资金充足的培训教师 利用他们的培训经验提供研究指导和强化指导的机会 本科生和致力于培养代表性不足的学生。还提供了重要的指导 由项目主任和联席主任主持。通过少数民族生物医学研究座谈会，学员 会见来自其他机构的杰出科学家以及前UA MARC博士生或 博士毕业生。受训者参加关于负责任的研究和少数群体健康的研讨会 差异；参加科学写作计划；参加国家科学会议；参加校内会议 和校外研究；在校园和全国会议上展示海报；在 研究座谈会，并参加研究生申请过程的研讨会。本组织的外展活动 影响大量学生的UA Marc项目包括数学和科学职业 新生座谈会；与生物医学相关的本科生研究座谈会 专业；普通化学的补充指导，为学生在一门课程中打下坚实的基础 影响众多与生物医学相关的专业；以及一门促进批判性思维的新基础课程 技能和数学推理，以提高学生在STEM专业的成功。UA MARC实习生 该计划是有选择性的、有声望的，并且是鼓励学区较低、代表性不足的学生 在学业上取得好成绩，以及为优秀的未被充分代表的学生做好职业发展准备的渠道 在生物医学研究方面。

The University of Arizona (UA) MARC program provides unique research, mentoring, financial, and academic opportunities to upper-division underrepresented 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 to engage lower-division students and help them achieve a solid academic foundation. The specific objectives are 1) to attract 150 new students per year to participate in outreach activities 2) to decrease the number of students withdrawing or earning a D or lower in General Chemistry from 25% to below 20% and set a foundation for success in STEM courses 3) to have 85% of MARC trainees who enter, as of June 2017, and complete the MARC program matriculate in PhD programs or combined-PhD programs. UA MARC trainees, 16 per year, are a select group of honors underrepresented students from biomedically- relevant majors in 5 colleges throughout the UA campus. Outstanding, well-funded training faculty at the UA provide opportunities for research guidance and intensive mentoring using their training experience with undergraduates and commitment to training underrepresented students. Significant mentoring also is provided by the Program Director and co-Directors. Through the Minority Biomedical Research Colloquium, trainees meet outstanding scientists from other institutions as well as former UA MARC trainees in Ph.D. programs or Ph.D. graduates. Trainees attend workshops on responsible conduct of research 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, and attend workshops on the graduate application process. The outreach activities of the UA MARC program that impact a large number of students include a Careers in Math and Science Colloquium for incoming freshmen; a research colloquium for undergraduate students in biomedically-relevant majors; supplemental instruction in general chemistry, which gives students a solid foundation in a course that impacts numerous biomedically-relevant majors; and a new foundational course that promotes critical thinking skills and mathematical reasoning to increase the success of students in STEM majors. 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.