MARC at University of California, Davis

摘要 加州大学戴维斯分校Marc项目的使命是增加完成学业的学生的多样性 学士学位，并随后在生物医学研究为重点的STEM攻读博士或MD/博士学位 菲尔德。为了实现这一目标，我们为学生制定了以学术和研究为重点的培训计划 在生物医学科学中代表性不足的群体中。为了完成这一使命，我们计划招收10名学生， 每年参加两到三年的MARC培训计划，其中至少包括两个暑期 全日制研究和两个学年的兼职研究。我们的MARC计划将促进学生 通过促进社会和学术融合和科学研究的活动，保持和提高学术水平 在支持性的同辈群体环境中形成身份认同。它将使学生不仅参与研究，而且参与研究 讨论生物医学研究主题、研究中的完整性和实验设计。它还将提供 他们有科学报告的口头和书面经验，有提案写作经验，有指导 在申请研究生的过程中，以及求职信息。为了实现这些目标，我们的MARC计划 将有四个主要组成部分：建议、研究经验、专业发展和社区 加强科学认同形成和提供重要社会支持来源的活动。本节目 有以下可衡量的目标。MARC学生将：(1)学习指挥的重要性 负责任、有道德、有诚信的生物医学研究；(2)通过以下方式增加他们的科研专长 尊重理解科学推理、严谨的实验设计、数据分析和解释； (3)培养向各种受众，包括国家科学研究中心的受众传播科学研究的技能 发展科学认同感、科学界价值观、自我效能感和归属感； (5)建立处于不同职业阶段的支持性导师网络，包括教师研究 导师和研究生；(6)参与外展和/或辅导活动；(7)做好充分准备 创建有竞争力的研究生院申请；(8)保持/加强他们对职业生涯的承诺 生物医学研究；(9)90%的毕业率，平均绩点具有进入博士学位的竞争力 (10)在毕业3年内攻读生物医学相关学科的博士或医学博士/博士学位 以至少60%的速度。

Abstract The mission of the UC Davis MARC program is to increase the diversity of students who complete their baccalaureate degree, and subsequently pursue a PhD or MD/PhD in a biomedical research-focused STEM field. To achieve this, we have developed an academic and research-focused training program for students in underrepresented groups in biomedical sciences. To fulfill this mission, we propose to recruit 10 students, annually, to participate in a two to three year MARC training program, which will include at least two summers of full-time research and two academic years of part-time research. Our MARC program will promote student retention and academic excellence through activities that facilitate social and academic integration and scientific identity formation within a supportive peer group environment. It will engage students in research as well as in discussions of biomedical research topics, integrity in research, and experimental design. It will also provide them with experience in scientific presentations both oral and written, experience in proposal writing, guidance in the graduate school application process, and career information. To achieve these goals, our MARC program will have four main components: advising, research experience, professional development, and community activities that enhance science identity formation and provide important sources of social support. This program has the following measurable objectives. MARC students will: (1) learn the importance of conducting biomedical research responsibly, ethically, and with integrity; (2) increase their scientific research expertise with respect to understanding scientific reasoning, rigorous experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation; (3) develop skills to communicate scientific research to a variety of audiences, including those at national conferences; (4) develop a science identity, science community values, self-efficacy, and sense of belonging; (5) develop a network of supportive mentors who are at a variety of career stages, including faculty research mentors and graduate students; (6) engage in outreach and/or mentorship activities; (7) be extensively prepared to create competitive graduate school applications; (8) maintain/enhance their commitment to careers in biomedical research; (9) graduate at a rate of 90% with a GPA that is competitive for entrance into a PhD program; and (10) enter PhD or MD/PhD programs in biomedical related disciplines within 3 years of graduation at a rate of at least 60%.