Bridges to the Baccalaureate

描述(由申请者提供)：在过去的二十年里，随着生物学家解决科学中一些最紧迫和最有趣的问题，现代生物学的发现步伐加快了。由于未能开发我们多样化公民中所有成员的才华将损害国家满足未来对生物医学科学家的需求的能力，这项提议的主要目标是为代表不足的少数族裔学生扩大生物医学研究的职业机会。这一目标将通过一项针对有才华的社区学院学生的过渡计划来实现。该项目将是阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校(UAB)、杰斐逊州立社区学院(JSCC)和劳森州立社区学院(LSCC)的合作项目。学生将获得完成自然科学、行为科学、信息科学或数学本科学位所需的背景知识，为生物医学科学的高级培训做准备。该计划将引导实验室研究、介绍性研究研讨会和实验室访问的准备工作，以及生物医学或行为科学实验室的暑期实习计划。该项目还为JSCC和LSCC的教职员工提供了生物医学科学方面的研究经验。学生将在研究道德和其他领域接受职业建议和专门培训，如对科学成功至关重要的口头和书面交流技能。通过提供学术建议、社会支持、为促进留住学生而开发的专门课程以及定期评估或进步等协调计划，将促进留住学生。该计划在短期内的成功将通过在UAB、JSCC和LSCC之间发展积极的伙伴关系来衡量，包括在计划期间提高学生的生产力，改善学生对生物医学科学职业的了解，以及学生进入适当的学士学位课程的转化率。该计划的长期影响将通过学生的学士毕业率和他们进入研究生计划和他们进入生物医学科学的研究生计划来衡量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The pace of discovery in modern biology has accelerated in the past two decades as biologists address some of the most pressing and intriguing questions in science. Since the failure to develop the talents of all members of our diverse citizenry will compromise the nations' ability to meet future demands for biomedical scientists, the primary goal of this proposal is to expand career opportunities in biomedical research for underrepresented minority students. This goal will be met through a transition program for talented community college students. The program will be a partnership between the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Jefferson State Community College (JSCC) and Lawson State Community College (LSCC). Students will acquire the background necessary to complete an undergraduate degree in natural sciences behavioral science, information science or mathematics in preparation for advanced training in the biomedical sciences. The program will induce preparation for laboratory research, introductory research seminars and laboratory visits, and a summer internship program in a biomedical or behavioral science laboratory. The program also provides research experience in the biomedical sciences for JSCC and LSCC faculty. Students will receive career advising and specialized training in research ethics and other areas such as the oral and written communication skills that are critical to success in science. Retention of students will be promoted by providing a coordinated program of academic advisement, social support, a special course developed to promote retention, and regular evaluation or progress. The success of the program in the near term will be measured by the development of an active partnership between UAB, JSCC and LSCC the productivity of students while in the program, improved student knowledge of careers in the biomedical sciences, and the transfer rate of students into appropriate baccalaureate programs. The long-term impact of the program will be measured by the baccalaureate graduate rate of the students and their entry in graduate) programs in and their entry into graduate programs in the biomedical sciences.