EMCC-MSU Bridges to Baccalaureate Degree Program

摘要 密西西比州立大学与密西西比州立大学的合作项目是密西西比州立大学(MSU)与密西西比州立大学(MSU) 和东密西西比社区学院(EMCC)。这种合作提供了研究经验， 补充学习活动，并为代表不足的少数群体(URM)和经济领域提供职业指导 弱势(ED)学生攻读生物医学或行为学学士学位 科学。该计划的主要目标是增加来自目标背景的学生数量 他们成功地获得了生物医学/行为领域的四年学位。次要目标是增加 这一人群中将在这些领域攻读高级学位的学生人数 受聘为生物医学/行为研究人员。EMCC-MSU桥梁项目位于农村地区 密西西比州有大量的非裔美国人和贫困人口，以及丰富的健康 医学研究人员的差距和匮乏。然而，这一地区最近也出现了令人振奋的迹象 为了经济复苏。因此，EMCC-MSU桥梁项目处于从 EMCC在大学一年级早期的URM和ED学生人数，并鼓励参与 通过生物医学技能训练营和密歇根州立大学教职员工研究研讨会。市建局及 ED背景是在竞争的基础上挑选出来的，并立即开始接受补充职业生涯 这种建议将在他们的大四期间继续进行，同时还将获得Gateway的在线辅导服务 理科课程。选定的EMCC学生随后参加为期十周的带薪暑期研究体验 在密歇根州立大学教职员工指导的研究环境中实习。暑期课程包括每周的补充课程 旨在提高学习技能、专业精神、沟通能力和基本科学技能的课程。 密歇根州立大学的暑期计划还将包括每周的积极学习研讨会，以及日记俱乐部- 针对当前科学主题和研究中负责任的行为的风格研讨会。有偿研究 在转到密歇根州立大学挑选学员后，培训经验将持续一年，并将鼓励学员 通过密歇根州立大学为本科生提供的内部资助机制之一，继续他们的研究四年 研究人员或通过课程学分进行独立学习。在任何一种情况下，职业导航帮助都是 一直持续到每个学生毕业。一年一度的本科生研究研讨会实习生竞赛 密歇根州立大学受到鼓励，该计划还支持学生前往全国会议，展示他们的 桥梁得到支持--研究。

Summary The EMCC-MSU Bridges to Baccalaureate program is a partnership between Mississippi State University (MSU) and East Mississippi Community College (EMCC). This collaboration provides research experiences, supplementary learning activities, and career guidance for underrepresented minority (URM) and economically disadvantaged (ED) students as they work towards a baccalaureate degree in the biomedical or behavioral sciences. The primary goal of the program is to increase the numbers of students from the targeted backgrounds who successfully obtain a four-year degree in a biomedical/behavioral field. Secondary goals are to increase the number of students from this population who will seek advanced degrees in these fields and who seek employment as biomedical/behavioral researchers. The EMCC-MSU Bridges program is located in a rural region of Mississippi with large African American and impoverished populations as well as an abundance of health disparities and paucity of medical researchers. However, this regions has also recently shown promising signs for an economic recovery. Therefore, the EMCC-MSU Bridges program is in an ideal position to recruit from the URM and ED student population at EMCC early during the first year of college and encourage participation through a Biomedical Skills Boot Camp and through MSU faculty research seminars. Applicants from URM and ED backgrounds are selected on a competitive basis and immediately begin receiving supplemental career advising that will continue through their senior years along with access to online tutoring services for gateway science courses. Selected EMCC students then attend a ten-week Summer Research Experiences paid internship in a faculty-mentored research setting at MSU. The summer program includes weekly supplemental courses targeting the improvement of study skills, professionalism, communication and basic science skills. Weekly active learning workshops will also be included in the summer program at MSU along with journal club- style seminars addressing current science topics and responsible conduct in research. Paid research experiences then continue for one year after transfer to MSU for select trainees, and trainees will be encouraged to continue their research for a fourth year through one of MSU's internal funding mechanisms for undergraduate researchers or through course credit for independent study. In either case, career navigation assistance is continued until each student graduates. Yearly trainee competition in an undergraduate research symposium at MSU in encouraged and the program also supports student travel to national conferences for presenting their Bridges supported-research.