Short-term training program to increase diversity in health related research

概况.这项申请旨在继续支持代表性不足的短期研究培训， 心血管科学、肺病学及相关领域的少数民族学生。该计划主要针对 两组医学生：第一年和第二年之间的夏天，以及那些更先进的 学生谁想要超越最低研究要求（3个月）在第三年或第四年获得更多 深入而有意义的研究。它还将支持每年最多两名本科生。 自1991年开始提供这项补助金以来，已有59名代表性不足的少数民族学生得到了支助。五十- 其中2名是医科学生，6名是本科生，1名是高中生; 7名受训人员 两次被任命。在下一个资助周期，我们会继续根据学员的 学术记录，职业目标的清晰度，研究培训计划，项目作为培训工具的适用性，以及 导师的合适性。宾夕法尼亚大学有118名NHBLI资助的研究人员，为我们提供了一批经验丰富， 互动教师担任导师。他们的工作领域包括止血和 血栓形成，血管疾病和造血，肺病， 血红蛋白病，特别是镰状细胞病。预计80%的培训经验将 直接参与研究，其余时间用于指导阅读和研讨会。 最近的变化。德利瑟博士已被聘为新的PI的赠款，博士庞茨将继续 作为咨询委员会的一员。该方案将由主任和 咨询委员会。新的PI和咨询委员会的一名成员是非洲裔美国人， 美国国立卫生研究院的研究支持和培训代表性不足的少数民族学生的特殊兴趣。我们 我相信，我们提供了一个非常强大的研究培训机会，以优秀的人才库， 代表性不足的少数民族，我们有承诺，鼓励这些学生选择一个 在这些相关领域的学术生涯。

OVERVIEW. This application seeks continued support for short-term research training of underrepresented minority students in cardiovascular science, pulmonology, and related areas. The program primarily targets two groups of medical students: those in the summer between year 1 and 2, and those more advanced students who want to go beyond the minimum research requirement (3 months) in year 3 or 4 to gain more in-depth and meaningful research training. It will also support up to two undergraduate students each year. Since inception of this grant in 1991, 59 underrepresented minority students have received support. Fifty- two of these were medical students, 6 were undergraduates and one was a high school student; 7 trainees were appointed twice. In the next cycle of funding, we will continue to select trainees on the basis of their academic record, clarity of career goals, research training plan, suitability of project as a training vehicle, and suitability of the mentor. Penn has 118 NHBLI funded investigators, giving us a cohort of experienced and interactive faculty members to serve as mentors. They are working in areas that include hemostasis and thrombosis, vascular disease and related topics in hematopoiesis, pulmonology, and in the hemoglobinopathies, particularly sickle cell disease. It is expected that 80% of the training experience will involve direct participation in research with the remainder devoted to directed reading and seminars. RECENT CHANGES. Dr. DeLisser has been recruited as the new PI for the grant, Dr. Poncz will remain involved as a member of the Advisory Committee. The program will be administered by the Director and the Advisory Committee. The new PI and one member of the Advisory Committee are African-American with NIH-derived research support and a special interest in training underrepresented minority students. We believe that we offer an unusually strong research training opportunity to an outstanding pool of underrepresented minorities, and that we have the commitment to encourage these students to select an academic career in these related fields.