Morehouse College "Leaders in Science" MARC-U*STAR Program

描述（由申请人提供）：莫尔豪斯学院“科学领袖”MARC- u *STAR项目响应“新MARC”项目公告，提出一些活动，这些活动将影响科学专业学生的保留，并提高他们对跨学科和生物医学研究、研究生学习和生物医学科学职业的兴趣。该计划还旨在为生物医学科学研究生学习的荣誉科学专业做好准备。莫尔豪斯学院“科学领袖”项目Pre-MARC活动的目标是通过以下方式影响所有科学专业：1)增加对跨学科和转化研究的接触和技能；2)提高学习成绩；3)增加对生物医学科学研究生培训和研究事业的兴趣和接触。该计划旨在通过重大的课程改进，包括跨学科和转化研究的整合，跨学科重点的便利学习方法，教师发展以及该部门研究培训计划之间的重要合作，加强科学与数学部门的研究培训基础设施。“Pre-MARC”活动包括为理科生提供：1)研究经验，增强对跨学科研究的兴趣和经验；2)丰富学术经验，提高学习成绩，增加科研兴趣；3)接触尖端生物医学研究，研究生培训和生物医学科学职业；4)通过利用多种培训项目来增强研究文化。“科学领袖”MARC学者计划的主要目标是培养具有高度竞争力的毕业生，他们有意愿从事生物医学研究科学家的职业。MARC学者计划将为优秀的大三和大四科学专业的学生提供高级培训，这些学生已经表现出很强的准备和意愿进入生物医学科学博士课程。该提案包括MARC学者活动计划，该计划(1)复制研究生院的要求和严格性；(2)培养潜在的博士和博士/博士申请者；(3)培养领导技能。项目活动旨在为MARC学者提供：1)增强他们研究生培训准备的经验；2)批判性思维、跨学科研究和写作的高级培训；3)通过服务和领导力发展活动发展领导技能的机会。“科学领袖”MARC-U*STAR项目的评估将采用混合方法，包括定量和定性测量，形成性和总结性评估。年度形成性评估将提供反馈，用于进行实时程序调整。总结性评价将全面评价在实现各种目标和目的方面取得的进展，并将系统地确定有效的做法和政策。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Morehouse College "Leaders in Science" MARC-U*STAR Program is responsive to the "New MARC" Program announcement by proposing activities that will impact the retention of science majors and increase their interest in transdisciplinary and biomedical research, graduate study and careers in the biomedical sciences. The program is also designed to prepare honors science majors for graduate study in the biomedical sciences. The goals of the Morehouse College "Leaders in Science" Program Pre-MARC activities are to impact all science majors by: 1) increasing exposure to and skills in transdisciplinary and translational research; 2) increasing academic performance; and 3) increasing interest in and exposure to graduate training and research careers in the biomedical sciences. The Program is designed to enhance the research training infrastructure of the Division of Science and Mathematics through significant curricular enhancements, including the integration of transdisciplinary and translational research, facilitated learning approaches with interdisciplinary focus, faculty development and significant collaboration between the Division's research training programs. "Pre-MARC" activities include providing science majors with: 1) research experiences that enhance interest in and experience with transdisciplinary research; 2) enriched academic experiences to enhance academic performance and increase interest in science research; 3) exposure to cutting-edge biomedical research, graduate training and careers in biomedical sciences; and 4) an enhanced research culture achieved through the leveraging of multiple training programs. The primary goal of the "Leaders in Science" MARC Scholars Program is to prepare highly competitive graduates who possess intent to pursue careers as biomedical research scientists. The MARC Scholars Program will provide advanced training to outstanding junior and senior science majors who have demonstrated strong readiness for and intent to enter PhD programs in the biomedical sciences. This proposal includes a program of MARC scholar activities that (1) replicates the demand and rigor of graduate school; (2) trains potential PhD and MD/PhD applicants, and (3) develops leadership skills. Program activities are designed to provide MARC scholars with: 1) experiences that enhance their preparation for graduate training; 2) advanced training in critical thinking, transdisciplinary research and writing; and 3) opportunities to develop leadership skills through service and leadership development activities. The evaluation of the "Leaders in Science" MARC-U*STAR Program will follow a mixed methods approach, which includes both quantitative and qualitative measures and resulting in formative and summative evaluations. Annual formative evaluations will provide feedback that will be used to make real time programmatic adjustments. The summative evaluation will provide an overall assessment of progress made in achieving various goals and objectives and will systematically identify effective practices and policies. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The RELEVANCE of the Morehouse College "Leaders in Science" MARC-U*STAR Program is related to its significant impact on retention in the sciences and the development of student interest in biomedical and transdisciplinary research, graduate training and careers in biomedical science. The Program will achieve this by enhancing the curriculum with the integration of transdisciplinary research into the existing curriculum, creating transdisciplinary and scientific writing courses, and enhancing the use of innovative learning approaches through the expansion of Peer Led Team Learning and support of faculty development to expand the use of inquiry-based laboratories and other new teaching pedagogies. Additionally, the "Leaders in Science" MARC Scholars Program will implement a specialized program of development for MARC scholars by replicating the demands and rigor of graduate training and providing a comprehensive curriculum with training in critical thinking and scholarly writing with an emphasis on transdisciplinary research and the development of scholars with a service-leadership orientation.