U-RISE at PVAMU

PVAMU PI/PD的URISE：雷吉斯福德 对训练有素的STEM劳动力的需求日益增长，这在这次新冠肺炎疫情期间变得更加令人担忧， 也需要多样化的人口来满足生物医学科学的未来需求和挑战。一个 本科生科研培养计划(U-RISE)将扩大到一个大型种族 和弱势社会经济背景和第一代代表不足(UR)人口 草原景观农工大学(PVAMU)的大学生们，这是一所历史悠久的黑人大学。此外，PVAMU的 促进本科生参与研究，并与周围研究建立合作关系- 密集大学提供了一个强大的学习环境，这将有力地支持U-Rise项目。 尽管生物和化学等生物医学学科的学生入学人数相对较高， 不到10%的人声称对研究生院感兴趣；这一难题可能是由于缺乏接触和 为严酷的研究生院做准备。因此，这一提出的U-Rise计划的首要目标是 是加强学生在生物医学科学方面的参与和准备，进入高度预科阶段 竞争激烈的博士课程，并最终成为生物医学科学研究的职业。这个目标将是 通过以下具体目标实现：(1)提供丰富的跨学科研究文化， 让所有U-Rise学员连续三年接受实践研究；(2)提高学术水平 促进80%的U-Rise在PVAMU受训的学生晋升为生物医学毕业生的课程 计划和(3)通过在PVAMU培训学员中接触U-Rise来创建培养学习社区 多维指导计划，这将导致更好的留住(90%的U-Rise实习生)和 毕业率(90%的U-Rise学员)。计划内容将包括所有大学毕业生的专业技能发展。 提升学员素质，增强竞争力。我们已经建立了一支由教师、研究人员组成的多学科团队 教授/科学家和外部合作者，创造一种培养和激励的文化，将唤起 以证据为基础的学生支持和激励做法。每年，四名大二学生将被选为 U-Rise at PVAMU计划。U-Rise学员的选择将基于以下标准：学生的 学术记录，种族和民族UR人口的成员，被宣布主修生物医学科学学科， 以及想上生物医学研究生院的愿望。预期的结果是：(1) 从事生物医学科学研究的学生人数；(2)广泛的学术准备 在PVAMU接受培训的学生在毕业后一年内进入有竞争力的研究生课程； 以及(3)创建可复制、可运输、以证据为基础的模式，以促进 来自UR人群的本科生从事生物医学科学研究职业。最终，PVAMU的U-Rise 该计划将有助于增加生物医学科学劳动力的多样性。

URISE at PVAMU PI/PD: Regisford The increasing need for a well-trained STEM workforce, made more poignant during this COVID-19 pandemic, also requires a diverse population to meet the future needs and challenges in the biomedical sciences. An Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) program will reach a large racial and ethnic underrepresented (UR) population with disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds and first-generation college students at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), a historically black university. Moreover, PVAMU's promotion of undergraduate engagement in research, and its established collaborations with surrounding research- intensive universities, provide a robust learning environment that will strongly support a U-RISE program. Although student enrollment in biomedical science disciplines such as Biology and Chemistry are relatively high, less than 10% declare an interest in graduate school; a conundrum that may be due to lack of exposure and preparation for the rigors of graduate school. Therefore, the overarching goal of this proposed U-RISE program is to enhance student participation and preparation in the biomedical sciences for matriculation into highly competitive PhD programs and ultimately, a biomedical science research career. This goal will be accomplished by the following specific objectives: (1) Provide an enriched interdisciplinary research culture that exposes all U-RISE trainees to hands-on research for three consecutive years; (2) Enhance the academic curriculum that fosters advancement of 80% of U-RISE at PVAMU trainees to a biomedical science graduate program and (3) Create a nurturing learning community by engaging U-RISE at PVAMU trainees in a multidimensional mentoring program, that will lead to improved retention (90% of U-RISE trainees) and graduation rate (90% of U-RISE trainees). Program elements will include professional skills development of all U- RISE trainees to enhance their competitiveness. We have built a multidisciplinary team of faculty, research professors/scientists, and external collaborators to create a nurturing and stimulating culture that will evoke evidence-based student support and motivation practices. Each year, four sophomores will be selected to join the U-RISE at PVAMU program. Selection of U-RISE trainees will be based on the following criteria: the students' academic record, member of a racial and ethnic UR population, a declared major in a biomedical science discipline, and a desire to attend graduate school in the biomedical sciences. The expected outcomes are (1) an increase in the number of students who become engaged in biomedical science research; (2) an extensive academic preparation of U-RISE at PVAMU trainees for matriculation into a competitive graduate program within one year after graduation; and (3) the creation of a replicable, transportable, evidence-based model that promotes preparation of undergraduates from UR populations for biomedical science research careers. Ultimately, the U-RISE at PVAMU program will contribute to increased diversity in the biomedical sciences workforce.