Bridging the Gap to the Baccalaureate Deg at PVAMU

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的“桥梁学士学位”计划将强调从休斯顿社区学院系统（HCCS）的少数民族学生的研究技能的发展。在生物医学科学和生物医学工程领域的Prairie View A&M大学科学家实验室的研究经验将促进社区学院学生向PVAMU的过渡，并最终引导他们从事生物医学研究。为了实现这些目标，该计划将提供：（1）生物学，化学和工程学的学习环境，这些领域往往是代表性不足的少数民族无法进入的;（2）接触当前的研究主题和与生物医学和生物工程领域相关的技术;（3）合作学习，团队技能和现代技术工具被使用的研究环境;（4）关于学术界、政府和工业界生物医学研究的各种专业的信息;（5）通过学习如何写摘要和科学手稿以及参加研讨会来发展他们的沟通技巧的机会。除了为少数民族提供研究机会外，该计划还将作为PVAMU的招聘工具，并将加强PVAMU与周围两年制机构之间的衔接协议。该计划的有效性将通过学生退出调查和长期跟踪系统进行评估。该项目的年度评估将由一个咨询委员会进行，该委员会将由来自研究密集型机构PVAMU和HCCS的几位杰出科学家组成。最终，Prairie View A&M University（PVAMU）的桥梁计划将旨在增加生物医学科学和生物工程领域代表性不足的少数民族的数量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): The proposed "Bridges to the Baccalaureate" program will emphasize the development of research skills in ethnic minority students from the Houston Community College System (HCCS). Research experiences in the laboratories of scientists at Prairie View A&M University in the fields of biomedical science and biomedical engineering would facilitate the transition of community college students to PVAMU and eventually lead them to a career in biomedical research. To achieve these goals, the program will provide: (1) learning environments in Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering, areas often inaccessible to underrepresented minorities; (2) exposure to current research topics and techniques relevant to biomedical and bioengineering fields; (3) a research environment in which cooperative learning, team skills, and modern technological tools are used; (4) information about the diverse professions for biomedical research in academia, government, and industry, and; (5) an opportunity to develop their communication skills by learning how to write abstracts and scientific manuscripts and to present seminars. In addition to providing research opportunities for minorities, this program will serve as a recruitment tool for PVAMU and will strengthen the articulation agreements between PVAMU and surrounding two-year institutions. The effectiveness of the program will be assessed by student exit surveys and a long term tracking system. Annual evaluations of the project will be performed by an advisory committee, which will consist of several prominent scientists from research-intensive institutions PVAMU and HCCS. Ultimately, the Bridges program at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) will aim to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in biomedical sciences and bioengineering.