Project Strengthen: A STEMM-Focused Career Development Workshop to Prepare Underrepresented Minority Students for Graduate School

Taylor Barongan; Kit Neikirk; Bryanna Shao; Neng Vue; Elsie C. Spencer; Kinutha Kabugi; Zachary Conley; Larry Vang; Mein Vue; Nancy Vang; Edgar Garza-Lopez; Amber Crabtree; Stefanie Alexander; Angyth Dal; Heather K. Beasley; Andrea G. Marshall; Mason Killion; Dominique Stephens; Denise Martinez; Caroline B. Palavicino-Maggio; Felysha Jenkins; Jamaine Davis; Steven Damo; Christina N. Morra; Sandra A. Murray; Chia Vang; Derrick J. Morton; Zer Vue; Haysetta Shuler; Antentor Hinton

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Project Strengthen: A STEMM-Focused Career Development Workshop to Prepare Underrepresented Minority Students for Graduate School

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Project Strengthen: A STEMM-Focused Career Development Workshop to Prepare Underrepresented Minority Students for Graduate School

Taylor Barongan, Kit Neikirk, Bryanna Shao, Neng Vue, Elsie C. Spencer, Kinutha Kabugi, Zachary Conley, Larry Vang, Mein Vue, Nancy Vang, …

iScience, Vol.26(10), 107766

10/2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107766

PMCID: PMC10509704

PMID: 37736045

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Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) programs are aimed to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) fields. However, limited programs and eligibility requirements 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 aspects of MARC programs. Following the workshop, Project Strengthen students showed a significant increase in their understanding of essential educational development skills, such as writing personal statements, 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 with trainees that have been demonstrated to be effective.

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Title: Subtitle: Project Strengthen: A STEMM-Focused Career Development Workshop to Prepare Underrepresented Minority Students for Graduate School
Creators: Taylor Barongan
Kit Neikirk
Bryanna Shao
Neng Vue
Elsie C. Spencer
Kinutha Kabugi
Zachary Conley
Larry Vang
Mein Vue
Nancy Vang
Edgar Garza-Lopez
Amber Crabtree
Stefanie Alexander
Angyth Dal
Heather K. Beasley
Andrea G. Marshall
Mason Killion
Dominique Stephens
Denise Martinez
Caroline B. Palavicino-Maggio
Felysha Jenkins
Jamaine Davis
Steven Damo
Christina N. Morra
Sandra A. Murray
Chia Vang
Derrick J. Morton
Zer Vue
Haysetta Shuler
Antentor Hinton
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: iScience, Vol.26(10), 107766
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107766
PMID: 37736045
PMCID: PMC10509704
ISSN: 2589-0042
eISSN: 2589-0042
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100000861, name: Burroughs Wellcome Fund; DOI: 10.13039/100000923, name: Silicon Valley Community Foundation; DOI: 10.13039/100014989, name: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, award: 2022-253614; DOI: 10.13039/100018399, name: Badminton World Federation; DOI: 10.13039/100020526, name: Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, award: 2022- 253529; DOI: 10.13039/100000002, name: National Institutes of Health, award: DK020593, 5R25HL106365-12; DOI: 10.13039/100021144, name: United Negro College Fund; DOI: 10.13039/100000001, name: National Science Foundation, award: EES1817282, EES2112556, MCB #2011577I
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 08/2023
Date published: 10/2023
Academic Unit: Family and Community Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984458105402771

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