@article{55de885dc57d4c5da74060c1fcb1b8e0,
title = "A major role for social work input during development of an innovative post-baccalaureate research education program in a medical center environment",
abstract = "The Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) at Mount Sinai School of Medicine targets participants from groups that are underrepresented in biomedical research careers. During its first 5 years, Mount Sinai PREP has sent over 70\% of the PREP scholars to an excellent array of PhD or MD/PhD programs. Over 90\% of those students are progressing well in their doctoral studies and report important contributions of PREP to their success. Social work and educational psychology principles inform strategies used to identify and address gaps or impediments that would otherwise diminish the potential of Mount Sinai PREP scholars to succeed in cutting-edge research careers.",
keywords = "Post-baccalaureate, Research training, Stereotype threat, Underrepresented minorities",
author = "Krulwich, \{Terry Ann\}",
note = "Funding Information: The development of the Mount Sinai Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) described in this article was supported in part by grant R25-GM64118 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health. Research on program elements and pre-PREP experiences that promote entry into later research careers is supported by R01-GM081221 from NIGMS. This report is dedicated to the memory of Myrna Lewis, whose wise advice to PREP leadership and insightful work with PREP scholars account for a significant part of the Program{\textquoteright}s success. Funding Information: In 2000, the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued an announcement of a new program within the Minority Opportunities in Research Division of the Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIGMS PAR-00-139 (NIGMS, 2000). The program, named Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP), was targeted to students from minority groups that are underrepresented (URMs) in a broadly defined array of biomedical research fields. Specifically, the target population was URM students who had completed their bachelor{\textquoteright}s work recently and had shown aptitude for, and interest in, subsequent PhD work. The long-term goal was to entice and enable such students to successfully build careers that involve cutting-edge biomedical research. Mount Sinai PREP was among the first group of PREP efforts to be funded as part of this new initiative. The funding provides financial support for the PREP scholars during their programs, supports the tuition costs, and the cost of travel to scientific meetings. Mount Sinai augments the funding from the NIH grant and makes student housing available to those PREP scholars who choose near-campus institutional housing.",
year = "2009",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1080/00981380902921641",
language = "English",
volume = "48",
pages = "653--664",
journal = "Social Work in Health Care",
issn = "0098-1389",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "7",
}