TWO-YEAR TO FOUR-YEAR TRANSITION PROGRAM

两年至四年过渡计划

• 批准号: 2437626
• 负责人: LINDA M. TUNSTAD
• 金额: $ 49.06万
• 依托单位: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-09-30 至 2001-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2437626
• 关键词: Asians; academic achievement; career; curriculum; education evaluation /planning; health science research; role model; science education; social support network; teacher; training level; university; university student; workshop

Although large numbers of college-age Californians are Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Pacific Islander, relatively few complete the bachelors degree. Fewer yet undertake studies in those disciplines leading to careers in the biomedical sciences. California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College, East Los Angeles College, and Pasadena City College are located in one of the major population centers of ethnic minority groups in the United States, and are strategically placed to serve large numbers of students from these communities. They are geographically close to each other and all enroll large numbers of minority students from groups underrepresented in biomedical science research careers. All have many decades experience in working with minority students; and all are committed to undergraduate education. These institutions propose to continue a very successful collaborative Bridges to the Future effort whose goal is to increase the number of well prepared community college minority students who transfer to a four year institution and successfully complete the bachelors degree in a biomedically-related science major. The long term objective is to increase the pool of talented minority students who enter and complete graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in biomedical science disciplines. To this end we will train four Freshmen and four Sophomores per year at each of the three community colleges (total of 24 students per year) in an enriched academic program. The first two years of the undergraduate program in the various academic majors leading to careers in the biomedical sciences are rigorous and demanding. It is at this time that the-greatest attrition from these disciplines occurs, even among talented and gifted students. This is particularly true in community colleges. It is our intent to continue a program which includes 1) a solid science curriculum, which is enhanced by: 2) participation in special workshops; 3) careful academic advisement; 4) networking through the deliberate interaction of the Fellows with science faculty and other successful science students both at their communi'.V colleges and at Cal State LA; 5) tutoring for enhanced achievement in the biomedical sciences; 6) participation in biomedical sciences seminar series; and 7) a significant introduction to research. The program is designed to increase their academic achievement; integrate them into the Community College and major Department communities; expose them to the biomedical sciences and scientists; enhance their transfer rate to four year institution; and lay the foundation for their eventual successful research careers in the biomedical sciences. The current program has been very successful in meeting its initial goals: all of the first group of participating sophomore community college students transferred to four year institutions and are currently pursuing majors in the biomedical sciences. All who transferred to California State University, Los Angeles (82% of transferees) have been incorporated into biomedical research groups and are supported by NIH (MBRS and MARC), NSF, or other agencies.

尽管大量的大学年龄的加州人是黑人，西班牙裔， 美洲印第安人或太平洋岛民，完成单身汉的相对较少 学位。在这些学科中进行的研究较少，导致 在生物医学科学方面的职业。加州州立大学洛杉矶分校 洛杉矶、洛杉矶城市学院、东洛杉矶学院和帕萨迪纳 城市学院坐落在少数民族主要人口中心之一 在美国的少数群体，并处于战略地位 为来自这些社区的大量学生提供服务。他们是 地理位置接近，都招收了大量的 来自生物医学科学代表性不足群体的少数族裔学生 从事研究工作。他们都有几十年的工作经验。 少数族裔学生；所有人都致力于本科教育。 这些机构建议继续进行非常成功的合作 通向未来的桥梁努力，其目标是增加油井数量 为转四年制的社区学院少数民族学生做好准备 并在一年内顺利完成学士学位 生物医学相关科学专业。长期目标是增加 进入并完成毕业的少数民族人才库 获得生物医学学科博士学位的课程。对这件事 最后，我们将每年分别培训四名大一学生和四名大二学生 三所社区学院(每年共招生24人) 丰富的学术课程。 本科课程的头两年在各种学术领域 通往生物医学科学职业生涯的专业是严谨的和 要求很高。正是在这个时候，这些最大的消耗 即使在有才华和天赋的学生中，纪律也会发生。这是 尤其是在社区大学。我们的意图是继续 计划包括1)坚实的科学课程，这是增强的 通过：2)参加专题研讨会；3)认真的学术建议； 4)通过研究员与 理科教师和其他成功的理科学生在他们的 社区学院和加州州立大学洛杉矶分校；5)强化辅导 生物医学方面的成就；6)参与生物医学 科学研讨会系列；以及7)对研究的重要介绍。 这项计划旨在提高他们的学业成就；整合 他们进入社区学院和主要系社区；曝光 将他们转移到生物医学科学和科学家；加强他们的转移 评级为四年制；并为他们最终的 在生物医学科学领域取得成功的研究事业。 目前的方案非常成功地实现了最初的目标： 所有第一批参加的大二学生社区学院 转到四年制院校的学生目前正在攻读 主修生物医学科学。所有转学到加利福尼亚州的人 洛杉矶大学(82%的受让者)已被纳入 生物医学研究小组，并得到NIH(MBR和MARC)、NSF、 或其他机构。