Abstract
Idaho Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) aims to build biomedical research capacity and enhance the scientific and technology knowledge of the Idaho workforce. A key INBRE Program at The College of Idaho, a primarily undergraduate institution of 1,100 students, is a 10-wk summer fellows research experience. This report documents outcomes from 2005 to present, including demographic trends, faculty and student research productivity, self-reported gains, educational attainment, and career outcomes. Of 103 participants, 83.7% were from Idaho, 26.7% from rural areas, and 23.9% first-generation college students. Faculty and student research productivity (conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications) increased threefold. We found that 91.4% of fellows entered a scientific- or healthcare-related career and that 70.7% completed or are currently enrolled in postgraduate training (51.7% doctoral and 19.0% master's level). Anonymous surveys were uniformly positive, with gains in self-confidence and independent laboratory work. Open-ended responses indicated students valued mentoring efforts and improved awareness of scientific opportunities and competitive preparation for postgraduate training. Lastly, we observed that student research involvement increased college-wide during the award period. These data suggest that the summer fellows program is successfully meeting National Institutes of Health IDeA goals and serving as a pipeline to future health research careers and a scientifically trained Idaho workforce.
Highlights
The Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Network of Biomedical Excellence (INBRE), administered by the National Institute of General Medicine Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims to build biomedical and behavioral research capacity in states that historically have had low levels of NIH funding
INBRE serves to cultivate the development, coordination, and sharing of research resources and expertise resulting in the expansion of biomedical research capacity and the number of competitive investigators in IDeA-eligible states
The overarching goals of each statewide INBRE network is to foster scientific discovery, collaboration, and productivity among institutions of higher learning including research-intensive universities, primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs), community colleges, and minority serving institutions thereby creating a pipeline for students to continue in health research careers and enhancing the science and technology knowledge of the state’s workforce
Summary
The Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Network of Biomedical Excellence (INBRE), administered by the National Institute of General Medicine Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims to build biomedical and behavioral research capacity in states that historically have had low levels of NIH funding. INBRE serves to cultivate the development, coordination, and sharing of research resources and expertise resulting in the expansion of biomedical research capacity and the number of competitive investigators in IDeA-eligible states. Each state funded by INBRE is tasked with building a statewide network centered on a biomedical research theme. The overarching goals of each statewide INBRE network is to foster scientific discovery, collaboration, and productivity among institutions of higher learning including research-intensive universities, primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs), community colleges, and minority serving institutions thereby creating a pipeline for students to continue in health research careers and enhancing the science and technology knowledge of the state’s workforce.
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