Project Strengthen: An STEMM-focused career development workshop to prepare underrepresented students for school

被引:16
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作者
Barongan, Taylor [1 ]
Neikirk, Kit [1 ]
Shao, Bryanna [1 ]
Vue, Neng [1 ]
Spencer, Elsie C. [1 ,2 ]
Kabugi, Kinutha [1 ]
Conley, Zachary [3 ]
Vang, Larry [1 ]
Vue, Mein [1 ]
Vang, Nancy [1 ]
Garza-Lopez, Edgar [4 ]
Crabtree, Amber [1 ]
Alexander, Stefanie [1 ]
Dal, Angyth [1 ]
Beasley, Heather K. [1 ]
Marshall, Andrea G. [1 ]
Killion, Mason [1 ]
Stephens, Dominique C. [1 ,5 ]
Martinez, Denise [6 ]
Palavicino-Maggio, Caroline B. [7 ]
Jenkins, Felysha [8 ]
Davis, Jamaine [9 ]
Damo, Steven M. [5 ]
Morra, Christina N. [10 ]
Murray, Sandra A. [11 ]
Vang, Chia [1 ,12 ]
Morton, Derrick J. [13 ,14 ]
Vue, Zer [1 ]
Shuler, Haysetta [15 ]
Hinton Jr, Antentor [1 ]
机构
[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Dept Mol Physiol & Biophys, Nashville, TN 37235 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Teachers Coll, New York, NY USA
[3] Vanderbilt Univ, Dept Teaching & Learning, Collaborat STEM Educ & Outreach, Nashville, TN USA
[4] Univ Iowa, Dept Internal Med, Iowa City, IA USA
[5] Fisk Univ, Dept Life & Phys Sci, Nashville, TN USA
[6] Univ Iowa, Roy J & Lucille A Carver Coll Med, Off Divers Equ & Inclus, Iowa City, IA USA
[7] Harvard Med Sch, McLean Hosp, Boston, MA USA
[8] Vanderbilt Univ Sch Med, Dept Basic Sci, Off Divers Equ & Inclus, Nashville, TN USA
[9] Meharry Med Coll, Dept Biochem Canc Biol Neurosci & Pharmacol, Nashville, TN USA
[10] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Biol, Birmingham, AL USA
[11] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Cell Biol, Pittsburgh, PA USA
[12] New Highlands Univ, Counseling Dept, Las Vegas, NM USA
[13] Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson Sch Med, Dept Biomed Sci, Pasadena, CA USA
[14] Univ Southern Calif, Dept Biol Sci, Los Angeles, CA USA
[15] Winston Salem State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Winston Salem, NC 27110 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
TIME-MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY; CENTERS;
D O I
10.1016/j.isci.2023.107766
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) programs are aimed to increase diversity in science, tech-nology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) fields. However, limited programs and eligibility re-quirements limit the students who may apply to similar programs. At Winston-Salem State University, we piloted a series of workshops, collectively termed Project Strengthen, to emulate some of the key as-pects of MARC programs. Following the workshop, Project Strengthen students showed a significant in-crease in their understanding of essential educational development skills, such as writing personal state-ments, applying to graduate school, studying for the GRE, and seeking summer internships. This suggests Project Strengthen may be a potential lower cost comparable option than MARC to make up for current deficiencies in preparedness for graduate school. We also provide educational materials from Project Strengthen, including a clear framework for this seminar series, six ready-made PowerPoints to share
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