What We Do
The primary goal of the Mentored Experiences in Research, Instruction, and Teaching Program (MERIT) is to provide Postdoctoral Scholars with outstanding research and teaching experiences while improving the recruitment of underrepresented groups into the field of biomedical research.• 4 years of concurrent research training and teaching instruction
• the research component incorporates laboratory-based instruction and professional skills development
• the teaching component includes instruction in teaching pedagogy, course development, mentorship training and classroom teaching experiences
Who We Are
The IRACDA Mentored Experiences in Research, Instruction, and Teaching (MERIT) Program is an institutional Research and Academic Career Development Program funded by NIH/NIGMS 2009. It is facilitated through a partnership of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Lawson State Comm. College, Oakwood University, and University of Montevallo.
MERIT Scholars and Mentors
The MERIT Program is comprised of enthusiastic and dedicated Scholars, Alumni, and Mentors. Currently, the IRACDA-MERIT Program has:
• new and active Scholars from UAB and other universities around the country
• alumni now working in tenure-track faculty and industry positions across the south and in the northeastern US
• research Mentors from diverse clinical and basic science departments at UAB
• teaching Mentors in the Biological Sciences and Chemistry at Lawson State, Oakwood and Montevallo