A Major Role for Social Work Input during Development of an Innovative Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program in a Medical Center Environment

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/P...

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Published inSocial work in health care Vol. 48; no. 7; pp. 653 - 664
Main Author Krulwich, Terry Ann
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2009
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Academic Medical Centers - organization & administration
Biomedical Research - education
Biomedical Research - organization & administration
Biomedicine
Career Choice
Curriculum
Education, Graduate - organization & administration
Educational psychology
Graduate Students
Graduate studies
Humans
Minority Groups
post-baccalaureate
Program Evaluation
research training
Social work
Social Work - education
stereotype threat
Success factors
underrepresented minorities
Mount Sinai
Egypt
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0098-1389
1541-034X
DOI:10.1080/00981380902921641