Running a successful STEMM summer program : A week-by-week guide

© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Cellular Physiology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC..

While some established undergraduate summer programs are effective across many institutions, these programs may only be available to some principal investigators or may not fully address the diverse needs of incoming undergraduates. This article outlines a 10-week science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) education program designed to prepare undergraduate students for graduate school through a unique model incorporating mentoring dyads and triads, cultural exchanges, and diverse activities while emphasizing critical thinking, research skills, and cultural sensitivity. Specifically, we offer a straightforward and adaptable guide that we have used for mentoring undergraduate students in a laboratory focused on mitochondria and microscopy, but which may be customized for other disciplines. Key components include self-guided projects, journal clubs, various weekly activities such as mindfulness training and laboratory techniques, and a focus on individual and cultural expression. Beyond this unique format, this 10-week program also seeks to offer an intensive research program that emulates graduate-level experiences, offering an immersive environment for personal and professional development, which has led to numerous achievements for past students, including publications and award-winning posters.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Journal of cellular physiology - (2024) vom: 10. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Beasley, Heather K [VerfasserIn]
Vue, Zer [VerfasserIn]
McReynolds, Melanie R [VerfasserIn]
Garza-Lopez, Edgar [VerfasserIn]
Neikirk, Kit [VerfasserIn]
Mungai, Margaret [VerfasserIn]
Marshall, Andrea G [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Bryanna [VerfasserIn]
Benjamin, Jazmine I [VerfasserIn]
Wanjalla, Celestine N [VerfasserIn]
Williams, Clintoria R [VerfasserIn]
Murray, Sandra A [VerfasserIn]
Jordan, Valerie K [VerfasserIn]
Shuler, Haysetta D [VerfasserIn]
Kirabo, Annet [VerfasserIn]
Hinton, Antentor [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

DEI
Journal Article
Mentoring
Professional development
Review
Summer program

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 19.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1002/jcp.31227

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369524810