Innovative research and laboratory experiences for undergraduate students

Kitto, Kathleen L.

doi:10.1109/fie.1998.738586

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“…Research exposure at such an early academic level serves more than just to engender an interest in research. Several studies have shown an increase in student interest and involvement in their academic field after exposure to research [ 7 , 10 , 11 ]. It also provides them with a platform from which to begin their professional socialization [ 6 , 14 , 15 ].…”

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Medical Research Volunteer Program (MRVP): innovative program promoting undergraduate research in the medical field

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BackgroundMost educational institutions lack a structured system that provides undergraduate students with research exposure in the medical field. The objective of this paper is to describe the structure of the Medical Research Volunteer Program (MRVP) which was established at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, as well as to assess the success of the program.MethodsThe MRVP is a program that targets undergraduate students interested in becoming involved in the medical research field early on in their academic career. It provides students with an active experience and the opportunity to learn from and support physicians, clinical researchers, basic science researchers and other health professionals. Through this program, students are assigned to researchers and become part of a research team where they observe and aid on a volunteer basis. This paper presents the MRVP’s four major pillars: the students, the faculty members, the MRVP committee, and the online portal. Moreover, details of the MRVP process are provided. The success of the program was assessed by carrying out analyses using information gathered from the MRVP participants (both students and faculty). Satisfaction with the program was assessed using a set of questions rated on a Likert scale, ranging from 1 (lowest satisfaction) to 5 (highest satisfaction).ResultsA total of 211 students applied to the program with a total of 164 matches being completed. Since the beginning of the program, three students have each co-authored a publication in peer-reviewed journals with their respective faculty members. The majority of the students rated the program positively. Of the total number of students who completed the program period, 35.1 % rated the effectiveness of the program with a 5, 54.8 % rated 4, and 8.6 % rated 3. A small number of students gave lower ratings of 2 and 1 (1.1 % and 0.4 %, respectively).ConclusionThe MRVP is a program that provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to learn about research firsthand as they volunteer and aid in different research projects. This program also provides faculty members with the help to conduct their research projects and opportunity to influence future generations. It was shown that so far the MRVP has been successful in reaching its goals, for both students and faculty.

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Medical Research Volunteer Program (MRVP): innovative program promoting undergraduate research in the medical field

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“…Many positive student outcomes have been associated with REU experiences, including increased interest in research (Alexander, Foertsch, & Daffinrud, 1998;Foertsch, Alexander, & Penberthy, 1997;Humphreys, 1997;Kitto, 1998;Russell, Hancock, McCullough, Roessner, & Storey, 2005;Youssef et al, 2016), increased determination and grit in pursuing post-secondary degrees (Alexander et al, 1998;Chaplin, Manske, & Cruise, 1998;Nagda, Gregerman, Jonides, von Hippel, & Lerner, 1998), improved research skills (Alexander et al, 1998;Foertsch et al, 1997;Gates, Teller, Bernat, Delgado, & Della-Piana, 1998;Mabrouk & Peters, 2000), and an increased likelihood to attend graduate school (Alexander et al, 1998;Foertsch et al, 1997;Gates et al, 1998;Mabrouk & Peters, 2000;Russell et al, 2005). Further, students in REU and other similar programs make gains in a plethora of research-related skills such as thinking logically about complex materials, data analysis, understanding chemical analysis, working independently, and project and time management skills (Porter, 2017;Williams, Hussain, Manojkumar, & Thapa, 2016;Zydney, Bennett, Shahid, & Bauer, 2002).…”

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Lessons Learned from a Chemical Engineering REU: The Importance of Training Graduate Students Who are Supervising REU Students

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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“…As described by Chickamenahalli & Barker 1 , Madler 2 , and Kitto 3 , initiatives have been taken by many universities and colleges in the past few years to improve participation of undergraduate students in research. Also, many educational institutions have increased their efforts to involve undergraduate minority students in research projects.…”

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Minority Student As A Scholar Program: A Research Grant Program For Minority Students At Penn State Altoona

Anwar¹

2000 Annual Conference Proceedings

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This paper describes an innovative research grant program for undergraduate minority students at Penn State Altoona. The program allows teams of faculty members and qualified minority students to develop proposals for research projects in various academic disciplines including engineering. These proposals are reviewed by a committee of faculty members and based on their recommendations, research grants are awarded by the program coordinator to selected student-faculty teams. The teams work on their research projects during the time frame of 6-8 months. At the end of the research project, each faculty-minority student team submits a written report to the program coordinator. Once the selected students complete the research projects, their academic progress is tracked until they graduate from their respective degree programs. This paper provides a description of the above mentioned research grant program for minority students. Several examples of engineering research projects recently completed by facultyminority student teams are listed. Obstacles encountered in conducting this program are mentioned. Finally, the impact of the above mentioned undergraduate research program on the academic progress of the participating minority students is described.

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Innovative research and laboratory experiences for undergraduate students

Cited by 8 publications

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Medical Research Volunteer Program (MRVP): innovative program promoting undergraduate research in the medical field

Medical Research Volunteer Program (MRVP): innovative program promoting undergraduate research in the medical field

Lessons Learned from a Chemical Engineering REU: The Importance of Training Graduate Students Who are Supervising REU Students

Minority Student As A Scholar Program: A Research Grant Program For Minority Students At Penn State Altoona

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