Curriculum
Curriculum
What will you learn and experience?
We distinguish our self from other programs through an emphasis on improving the persistence of community college transfer students by the incorporation of the career development framework of the UCSD School of Medicine faculty development program. The model, which was developed from a longitudinal study of qualitative and quantitative data, has successfully worked with underrepresented minority junior faculty to improve their retention in careers in academic medicine.
HCOE-RMTL offers a comprehensive research laboratory training for middle & high school, community college, and undergraduate students. The program consists of 40 hours of basic science methodology training for students with no formal research experience.
Topics Covered
Laboratory and Safety Training
Volume Conversions and Pipetting
Mass Conversions and Weights and Balances
pH and pH meter
Moles and Molarity and serial Dilutions
Preparing Buffer Solutions
Absorbance/ Spectrophotometry
Enzyme Kinetics and Plotting
Eight-Week Course Curriculum
The eight-week Summer Research & Experimental Design Course curriculum includes: Week 1: Orientation and Introduction. HCOE Scholars and UCSD SOM faculty discuss the processes the preparation, recruitment, job description, retention and promotion structure for academic faculty. Selection of a summer research project after a review of various projects. Projects cover a range of topics in basic science subjects, protein chemistry, enzymology and genetics. Basic science projects demonstrate research methodology in a simple framework format. Week 2: Computer literature searches for research proposals. Concurrent training in the following systems: PubMed, ROGER (a UCSD On-line Catalog) MELVYL; MEDLINE; Weeks 3 - 8: Experimental Design. The student plans a research project or program, learns to write papers for publication, and learns to apply for research fellowships. Students learn to write grants with a focus on a) Researching and Presenting the Problem; b) Stating the Objectives and Hypothesis; c) Developing and carrying out the Experimental Design; e) Evaluation of the Research Project; and, f) Using computer databases.
MENTORING
Students improve their communication skills with peers and professionals, expand their goal setting and decision making skills
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Study skills with an emphasis on improving the student’s ability to organize and learn large volumes of material in short periods of time.
NETWORKING
Students participate in adventure-based team building courses, meeting professionals and bonding
UNIVERSITY CULTURE
Understanding the institutional culture of the colleges and the workplaces that transfer student may encounter in the future is critical to success.
WELLNESS
An important part of managing the college experience and transitioning into the profession is learning to maintain a work life balance.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
The program is designed to increase the recruitment, retention, and success of underrepresented and disadvantaged groups in health professions.