BACCALAUREATE BRIDGE FOR RURAL GEORGIA STUDENTS

描述（改编自研究者摘要）：国家 西格鲁吉亚大学（UWG）和三所两年制大学， 格鲁吉亚大学系统制定了一项合作计划， 增加来自代表性不足的少数民族的学生人数 生物医学科学的学士学位课程，最终， 继续攻读博士学位。 该计划专门针对 来自格鲁吉亚农村的学生。 该项目旨在增加 招聘和留住对生物医学感兴趣的少数民族学生 进入两年制机构的职业生涯，为研究奠定基础 技能，并激励学生在他们的计划早期继续在 生物医学科学 研究经验和学生的结合 在西格鲁吉亚的教师指导一直非常成功地培养 学生保留率。 在为UWG生物学制定类似的计划之前， 生物专业大一新生的保留率不到40%。 那些参与导师/研究经验的学生有 留存率大于95%。 这个计划将与 目前在西格鲁吉亚正在进行一个现有的博士桥梁项目， 为考虑生物医学的少数民族学生提供优秀的榜样 careers. 在这个程序的学生将从事活动， 促进他们自己和教师之间的互动，在他们的两年 机构，并将参加夏季研究讲习班在西方 格鲁吉亚，将强调团队的研究方法。 辅导 教师的活动将创造一个支持性的教学环境 对学生 研究经验和课堂活动将促进 创造性思维 已经建立了监测机制， 项目参与者的专业发展完成后， 桥梁计划。

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from the Investigator's Abstract): The State University of West Georgia (UWG) and three, two-year institutions in the University System of Georgia have developed a cooperative program to increase the number of students from under represented minorities that enter baccalaureate programs in the biomedical sciences and ultimately that continue with doctoral studies. This program is specifically targeted at students from rural Georgia. the project is designed to increase recruitment and retention of minority students with interests in biomedical careers entering two-year institutions, to provide a foundation of research skills, and to motivate students early in their program to continue in the biomedical sciences. The combination of research experience and student faculty mentoring at West Georgia has been very successful in fostering student retention. Before instituting a similar initiative for UWG biology majors, retention rates for freshman biology majors were less than 40%. Those students who have been involved in mentor/research experiences have experienced a retention rate greater than 95%. This program will dovetail with an existing doctoral bridge program currently underway at West Georgia, providing excellent role models for minority students considering biomedical careers. The students in this program will engage in activities that promote interaction between themselves and faculty at their two-year institutions and will participate in summer research workshops at West Georgia that will emphasize a team approach to research. Mentoring activities by faculty will create a supportive, instructional environment for students. Research experiences and classroom activities will promote creative thinking. Mechanisms have been established to monitor the professional development of program participants after completion of the Bridges program.