PREP-aring for Success in a Biomedical PhD Program

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This course is designed to prepare NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) Scholars for the rigors of a biomedical PhD program. This is a two-semester series (with MGRD 402 offered in the spring) that will help PREP Scholars navigate the biomedical PhD program application and admissions process, improve their application credentials, and prepare them for success in top biomedical PhD programs throughout the nation. Students receive scientific research training, instruction and experience in reading the primary literature, develop oral and written communication skills, and participate in professional development activities. Students will prepare a professional scientific abstract, submit it to a national meeting, prepare a scientific poster presentation on their research and present that research poster at a national meeting. Students will be graded on their quality of their work and the overall level of participation in class. This course is for the eight students accepted and enrolled in the PREP program as of July of each year