The Southwest Idaho Bridges to the Baccalaureate

爱达荷州西南部通向文凭的桥梁(Swid B2B)计划设想创建一个 爱达荷州持久的本科生研究计划，支持代表不足(UR)的转变 来自西爱达荷州学院(CWI)社区学院的学生进入生物医学学位课程 博伊西州立大学和他们的成功毕业。基于我们机构自身的统计数据 评估后，将建立Swid B2B计划，其长期目标是增加 来自爱达荷州代表性不足群体的个人，他们追求生物医学科学的研究事业。 该B2B计划的短期目标是：i)增加UR CWI社区学院学生的数量 转到博伊西州立大学攻读生物医学专业，ii)提高UR的保留率和毕业率 生物医学转学学生，以及iii)为UR学生在生物医学科学的职业生涯做好准备。在……里面 稳定状态，该计划每年将为数百名学生提供服务，并包括每年10个UR的B2B队列 学生们。为了实现我们的目标，我们请求为以下三个具体目标提供资金。目标1.准备 学生进行生物医学研究体验。这一目标的目的是招收UR学生进入 B2B计划，通过在CWI提供四门与以下内容相关的课程，为学生的研究体验做好准备 生物医学科学，并及早和持续地指导和建议学生。目标2.让学生参与到 生物医学研究经验。这一目标是让社区学院的学生沉浸在 在转学到大学之前的暑假期间，与一位教师导师/研究员一起进行生物医学研究 大学校园，并将学生纳入与生物医学研究和 在正在进行的博伊西州夏季研究社区。目标3.通过以下方式提供持续参与 连续性。这一目标是为了让学生在攻读学位的过程中不断地参与进来。 博伊西州立大学的项目，提供学年的研究经验和专业发展 这门课程包括RCR和同伴指导培训，以及为学生在毕业后取得成功做好准备 通过提供高级研讨会课程和展示他们的研究数据的机会毕业 全国范围内。因为研究表明，像布里奇斯项目这样的本科生研究经验 对UR团体有重要的积极影响，我们预计一个持久的Swid B2B计划将 改变UR学生的生活，提高他们在进入生物医学职业生涯中的成功。

The Southwestern Idaho Bridges to the Baccalaureate (SWID B2B) program envisions the creation of an enduring undergraduate research program in Idaho that supports both the transition of underrepresented (UR) students from the College of Western Idaho (CWI) community college into biomedical degree programs at Boise State University and their successful graduation. Based on statistics from our institutional self- assessments, the SWID B2B program will be established with the long-term goal of increasing the number of individuals from underrepresented groups in Idaho that pursue research careers in the biomedical sciences. The short-term goals of this B2B program are to i) increase the number of UR CWI community college students that transfer to Boise State into biomedical science majors, ii) increase retention and graduation rates for UR biomedical science transfer students, and iii) prepare UR students for careers in the biomedical sciences. In steady state, this program will serve hundreds of students per year and include yearly B2B cohorts of 10 UR students. To accomplish our goals, we request funding for the following three specific aims. Aim 1. Prepare students for a biomedical research experience. The objective of this aim is to Recruit UR students into the B2B program, Prepare students for a research experience by offering four courses at CWI relevant to biomedical sciences, and Mentor and Advise students early and continuously. Aim 2. Engage students in a biomedical research experience. The objective of this aim is to Immerse community college students in a biomedical research experience with a faculty mentor/researcher during the summer before they transfer to the university campus and to Include students in the everyday activities associated with biomedical research and in the ongoing Boise State Summer Research Community. Aim 3. Provide continued engagement through continuity. The objective of this aim is to Continually Engage students as they move through their degree program at Boise State by providing an academic-year research experience and a professional development course that includes training for RCR and peer mentoring, as well as to Equip students for success after graduation by providing a senior level seminar course and the opportunity to present their research data nationally. As studies have demonstrated that undergraduate research experiences like the Bridges program have an important positive impact on UR groups, we expect that an enduring SWID B2B program will transform the lives of UR students and improve their success as they move forward into biomedical careers.