1. Summer undergraduate biomedical research program for underrepresented minority students in a rural, low-income state.
- Author
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Anders ME, Prince LY, Williams TB, McGehee RE Jr, Thomas BR, and Allen AR
- Subjects
- Humans, Female, Adult, Career Choice, Male, Young Adult, Self Efficacy, Leadership, Cultural Diversity, Minority Groups statistics & numerical data, Rural Population statistics & numerical data, Biomedical Research education, Poverty, Students
- Abstract
Introduction: Diversity can enhance the agenda and quality of biomedical research, but a dearth of underrepresented minorities and women serve as biomedical researchers. The study purpose was to examine the impact of the a summer undergraduate research program on self-efficacy in research, scientific communication, and leadership as well as scientific identity, valuing objectives of the scientific community, and intent to pursue a biomedical research career., Methods: Underrepresented minority and female undergraduate students participated in a mentored research experience in a rural, low-income state., Results: Students' self-efficacy in research, scientific communication, and leadership as well as scientific identity, valuing objectives of the scientific community, and intent to pursue a biomedical research career increased post-program compared to pre-program., Conclusion: This study supports implementation of a biomedical summer undergraduate research program for URM and women in a poor, rural, settings., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Anders, Prince, Williams, McGehee, Thomas and Allen.)
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- 2024
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