The Impact of Early Participation in Undergraduate Research Experiences on Multiple Measures of Premed Path Success

Vincent‐Ruz, Paulette; Grabowski, Joseph; Schunn, Christian D.

doi:10.18833/spur/1/3/12

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“…Surveys also show that undergraduate research increased student expectations of pursuing a PhD ( Russel et al. , 2007 ) as well as their likelihood of attending graduate ( Bauer and Bennett, 2003 ) or medical school ( Vincent-Ruz et al. , 2018 ).…”

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A Unique and Scalable Model for Increasing Research Engagement, STEM Persistence, and Entry into Doctoral Programs

Sellami

Toven‐Lindsey

Levis-Fitzgerald

et al. 2021

LSE

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Participation in the University of California, Los Angeles Program for Excellence in Education and Research in the Sciences (PEERS) program has a positive effect on closing gaps in research participation, graduation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors, and enrollment into graduate and professional doctoral degree programs for underrepresented minority (URM) students. Hence, PEERS could serve as a model for other institutions looking for cost-effective ways to promote URM student success.

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A Unique and Scalable Model for Increasing Research Engagement, STEM Persistence, and Entry into Doctoral Programs

Sellami

Toven‐Lindsey

Levis-Fitzgerald

et al. 2021

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“…In addition, Kayser determined that a service-learning pedagogy using experiential-based learning is important for premedical students to stimulate compassion, cultural competence, and community-responsive skills. 5 Vincent-Ruz et al 6 found that early experiences in undergraduate research correlated to student attainment, MCAT performance, and medical school acceptance. With this reduced ability to partake in early laboratory research, students may face a disadvantage on multiple levels.…”

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“… 5 Vincent-Ruz et al found that early experiences in undergraduate research correlated to student attainment, MCAT performance, and medical school acceptance. 6 With this reduced ability to partake in early laboratory research, students may face a disadvantage on multiple levels.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical School Admissions: Challenges and Solutions

Dowd

McKenney

Elkbuli

2021

Journal of Surgical Research

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Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought hardship. With the pandemic, there is a need for more health care professionals; yet, premedical students face additional hurdles in applying to medical school. The process of applying to US medical schools before the COVID-19 pandemic was competitive, with an average acceptance rate of 6.7% in 2019. 1 Now with many unforeseen challenges, premedical students applying during 2020, 2021, and subsequent application cycles should be prepared for the changes that the pandemic has necessitated. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a lack of in-person science courses and laboratories, reduced ability for face-toface experiences in shadowing or volunteering, sudden changes to the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), and changes to deadlines. These changes may impact the next generation of medical students, who will become the next generation of residents, surgeons, and surgeon educators. This perspective will highlight the challenges of applying to medical school during the COVID-19 pandemic and propose evidence-based recommendations to ease the additional burden on the medical school admissions process.

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“…Positive research experiences increase participants desires to earn a doctoral-level degree (L essard et al . 2021) and contribute to their overall success in graduate school (V incent-ruz et al . 2018).…”

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“…STEM students also benefited from targeted one-on-one mentoring (MCSWEENEY et al 2018). Positive research experiences increase participants desires to earn a doctoral-level degree (LESSARD et al 2021) and contribute to their overall success in graduate school (VINCENT-RUZ et al 2018). Thus, effective research training modules can directly improve STEM learning for all students, regardless of their academic background or career goals.The establishment of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) gene editing in science and popular culture opens opportunities to engage students in molecular biology concepts.…”

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An effectiveC. elegansCRISPR training module for high school and undergraduate summer research experiences in molecular biology

Sandoval,

Borchers,

Aoki

2023

Preprint

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Engaging in research experiences as a high school or undergraduate student interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is pivotal for their academic and professional development. A structured teaching framework can help cultivate student curiosity and passion for learning and research. In this study, an effective eight-week training program has been created that encompasses fundamental molecular biology principles and hands-on laboratory activities. This curriculum focuses on using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) gene editing in the Caenorhabditis elegans model organism. Through pre- and post-program assessments, substantial enhancements in student molecular biology proficiency and enthusiasm for scientific exploration was observed. Overall, this diligently crafted training module that employs C. elegans as an educational tool to instruct inexperienced students has demonstrated its accessibility and ability to engage students in molecular biology and gene editing methodologies.

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The Impact of Early Participation in Undergraduate Research Experiences on Multiple Measures of Premed Path Success

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

A Unique and Scalable Model for Increasing Research Engagement, STEM Persistence, and Entry into Doctoral Programs

A Unique and Scalable Model for Increasing Research Engagement, STEM Persistence, and Entry into Doctoral Programs

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical School Admissions: Challenges and Solutions

An effectiveC. elegansCRISPR training module for high school and undergraduate summer research experiences in molecular biology

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