EMCC-MSU Bridges to Baccalaureate Degree Program

总结 EMCC-MSU桥梁学士学位课程是密西西比州立大学（MSU） 东密西西比社区学院（EMCC）。这种合作提供了研究经验， 补充学习活动和职业指导，为代表性不足的少数民族和经济 弱势（艾德）学生在攻读生物医学或行为学学士学位时 以理工科为重该计划的主要目标是增加来自目标背景的学生人数 成功获得生物医学/行为学领域四年制学位的人。第二个目标是增加 这一人口中将在这些领域寻求高级学位并寻求 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洲裔美国人和贫困人口， 医学研究人员的差异和缺乏。然而，这一地区最近也显示出有希望的迹象， 为了经济复苏。因此，EMCC-MSU桥梁项目是从 URM和艾德学生在大学第一年早期在EMCC，并鼓励参与 通过生物医学技能靴子营和通过密歇根州立大学教师研究研讨会。URM的申请人和 艾德背景是在竞争的基础上选择的，并立即开始接受补充职业生涯 建议，将继续通过他们的高年级沿着与访问在线辅导服务的网关 科学课程。选定的EMCC学生然后参加为期十周的暑期研究经验支付 在密歇根州立大学的一个教师指导的研究环境实习。暑期课程包括每周补充 旨在提高学习技能、专业精神、沟通和基本科学技能的课程。 每周主动学习研讨会也将被列入夏季计划在密歇根州立大学沿着与杂志俱乐部- 风格的研讨会，解决当前的科学主题和负责任的行为研究。支付研究 经验，然后继续一年后，转移到密歇根州立大学的选择学员，并鼓励学员 通过MSU的本科生内部资助机制之一，继续他们的研究第四年 研究人员或通过课程学分的独立研究。无论哪种情况，职业导航援助都是 直到每个学生毕业。大学生研究研讨会年度实习生竞赛， 密歇根州立大学在鼓励和该计划还支持学生前往国家会议，以介绍他们的 Bridges-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.