UW Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)

生物医学研究界在某些民族血统的人口中代表性不足， 残疾和劣势背景，部分原因是研究型大学未能招聘和 从生物医学博士学位毕业足够数量的博士生 (呃)。UW Prep计划旨在增加UR生物医学研究生计划的学生数量 通过(I)招募有前途的新近毕业的UR学生参加该计划；以及(Ii)为他们提供 研究经验、专业发展和指导，导致他们成功入学和 毕业于排名第一的博士前项目。在前两个筹资周期中，PREP招募了53名研究员； 他们中大约80%的人在一流的生物医学研究项目中进入了研究生院；其中， 75%的人已获得博士学位或仍在研究生院学习。 UW Prep的结果表明，它计划发展研究员，集中在一年的时间里 研究经验模仿研究生院的模式，辅以一套有针对性的专业人员 发展活动，将允许申请者被录取，然后在高素质的生物医学预科 博士课程。这项建议的基础和UW Prep成功的原因是 学员的热情；一大批高水平和资金充足的研究实验室 华盛顿大学(UW)和弗雷德·哈钦森癌症研究中心；以及 参加威斯康星州大学预科的博士和培训项目，并与预科相吻合。从这一天开始 大量调查人员被吸引到由教师导师、咨询和执行委员会组成的核心团队 本申请中列出的成员；所有与UW Prep密切相关的有成就的科学家和 表示致力于指导本科生、研究生和博士后URM研究员，包括 以前的威斯康星大学预科研究员。 威斯康星州大学预科课程的这次更新的目标如下：(I)所有研究员将申请 进入生物医学研究生课程；(Ii)至少75%的学生将成功进入一流的预科 博士研究生课程；(3)至少75%的毕业生将获得博士学位。 威斯康星大学的预备班将为每个研究员配上一名研究实验室导师，进行为期一年的培训， 假设驱动的研究项目。计划领导层的共同指导将提供指导和 就研究生院的申请和选择等问题提供建议。基于以下方面的专业发展活动 每个研究员的个人发展计划(IDP)将提高写作、演讲、 解释科学文献和生物伦理学，以及补充的教学培训将填补 准备工作。将通过各种科学和社会活动培养自信和科学认同感 与西雅图的URM群组的论坛。独立评估将衡量该计划的影响，并指导 实施任何必要的方案变更。

The biomedical research community is underrepresented in populations of certain ethnic origin, with disability and of disadvantage background, in part because research universities have failed to recruit and graduate from biomedical doctoral degrees sufficient numbers of doctoral students from these populations (UR). The UW PREP program seeks to increase the number of UR students in biomedical graduate programs by (i) recruiting promising recently graduated UR students to the program; and (ii) providing them with research experience, professional development and mentorship, leading to their successful enrollment and graduation in first rated pre-doctoral programs. In the first two funding cycles, PREP has recruited 53 fellows; approximately 80% of them have reached graduate school in a premier biomedical research program; of these, 75% have graduated with PhD’s or are still in graduate school. The results of UW PREP demonstrate that its plan to develop the fellows, centered on a year-long research experience patterned after graduate school, supplemented by a targeted set of professional development activities, will allow applicants to be admitted to and then succeed in high-caliber biomedical pre- doctoral programs. The foundation of this proposal and the reason for the success of UW PREP are the enthusiasm of the trainees; the large group of highly accomplished and well-funded research laboratories at the University of Washington (UW) and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; and the support of pre- doctoral and training programs that participate in UW PREP and with which PREP dovetails. From this very large pool of investigators is drawn the core group of faculty mentors, Advisory and Executive committee members listed in this application; all accomplished scientists closely associated with UW PREP and with a demonstrated commitment to mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral URM fellows, including previous UW PREP fellows. The objectives of this renewal of the UW PREP program remain as follows: (i) all fellows will apply for admission into biomedical graduate programs; (ii) at least 75% of them will successfully enter first-rated pre- doctoral graduate programs; (iii) at least 75% of them will graduate with a doctoral degree. UW PREP will match each fellow with a research laboratory mentor to conduct a year long, hypothesis-driven research project. Co-mentoring by the program leadership will provide mentorship and advising about graduate school application and choice and more. Professional development activities based on each fellow’s individual development program (IDP) will increase scientific skills in writing, presentations, the interpretation of the scientific literature and bioethics, and supplemental didactic training will fill gaps in preparation. Self-confidence and scientific identity will be fostered through a variety of scientific and social forums with URM groups in Seattle. Independent evaluation will measure the program’s impact, and guide the implementation of any required programmatic change.