1. The VA-UN Alliance Program Collected Data and Evaluation Richmond, VA January 15, 2010 1

2. Data Collection Dates VCU – 9/2004 to 1/2010 Other institutions - 9/2004 to 1/2010 Note that most institutions have not reported data since 1/2009 2

3. Academic Disposition of Students and Faculty Participating in Alliance Activities StatusNumber% Undergraduate Students12166.9 College Graduates & Graduate Students 3118.3 Faculty Members 2313.6 High School Students 2 1.2 Total 177100.0 3

4. Participant Characteristics ItemStatus% GenderFemale57.4 Race/EthnicityAfrican American96.2 Asian 2.8 Hispanic 1.0 Average Age24.7 years GPA Average3.74 4

5. Institutions Providing Enrichment Programs* Host InstitutionNumber University of Richmond53 University of Nebraska Medical Center46 Eastern Virginia Medical School26 University of Virginia24 Virginia Commonwealth University23 Richmond Ambulance Authority8 Virginia Tech2 Total182 * Students may attend more than one institution 5

6. Schools Sending Students for Enrichment Programs InstitutionNumber Hampton University48 Norfolk State University31 Virginia State University25 Virginia Union University28 Virginia Commonwealth University19 University of Virginia6 J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College5 Saint Paul College4 Virginia Tech2 High School2 University of Nebraska Medical Center1 High School2 University of Virginia1 Total174 6

7. Major Enrichment Programs Offered ProgramNumber% MCAT Preparation (U of R)51 BS/MD Track (EVMS)13 Summer Research Program37 Summer Medical/Dental Education Program (SMDEP)22 Faculty Development4 Visiting Professorship4 Post-Baccalaureate Research3 High School Summer Research Program2 Dental Student Training and Research (D-STAR)1 7

8. Research Activities * This information is not all inclusive as data have not been tracked Submissions to peer reviewed journals -4 Publications in peer reviewed journals - 3 National and regional poster presentations - 11 Collaborations on grant applications Research grants submitted - 3 Research grants received – 3 ◦ NIH R01 ◦ Two minority summer research supplements 8

9. Some Research Topics Undertaken by Alliance Students and Faculty Neurocognitive Deficits in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Establishing Effective Experimental Procedures and Reagents in Understanding Cancer Drug Resistance Most Frequently Missed Factors in the Pediatric Emergency Department Biomedical proteomics; Common Variables in Difficult to Control Asthma Patients Factors Affecting Mental Health Treatment Initiation in Children and Adolescents in Inner City Population Improving Healthcare Prevention Methods for the Geriatric population Leveraging the Electronic Medical Records to Personalize and Improve Patient Safety Parental Perceptions of Children's Weight Status and Associated Health Disproportionately Occurring Low Birth Weight Among African American Infants at Selected Virginia Regions 9

10. Funding Alliance Scholarship Minority Health, Education, Research and Outreach (MiHERO) APSCORE Summer Research Program (SURP) NIH - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health Care, and Nebraska EPSCoR P-60 OMHHD Award 10

11. Career Paths of Alliance Graduates * This may not be an all inclusive report as not all programs track students’ outcomes Program# Medical School24 EVMS UNC Chapel Hill Howard University Meharry Medical College VCU UNMC University of Wisconsin University of Florida Doctoral Program in Pharmacy2 Doctoral Program in Sciences1 Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Program 1 Graduate Program in Medical Administration 1 11