Bridges to the Future

通往未来的桥梁

• 批准号: 7110183
• 负责人: LINDA M. TUNSTAD
• 金额: $ 21.6万
• 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 2008-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7110183
• 关键词: academic achievement; education evaluation /planning; health science research potential; minority health professional; minority institution research support; role model; science education; training; university student; workshop

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College, East Los Angeles College, and Pasadena City College propose to improve and continue their successful Bridges to the Future effort, which in the period since last review enjoyed a transfer rate of Bridges Scholars to four-year universities of 78%, over five times the rate normally seen for minority science students. Many graduates have transferred and completed the BS, and many are now in PhD programs. Two have completed the PhD. The partner institutions enroll large numbers of students from groups underrepresented in biomedical science research careers. We propose a project that will involve 21 talented minority LA Biomed Bridges Scholars each year (in cohorts of 7 students at each community college). The long-term objective is to increase the pool of talented minority students who complete graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in biomedical science disciplines. The proposed program is designed to increase student academic achievement in a solid science curriculum; integrate them into their major department and college communities; expose them to the biomedical sciences and scientists; enhance their transition to four-year institutions; and lay the foundation for their future successful independent biomedical research careers. Two goals guide the proposed project: Goal 1. That during the next three year period, 80% of the participating community college students will transfer to four-year universities in science majors; Goal 2: That the participating colleges and university institutionalize features of the program to improve the educational experience and careers of all their science students. These goals will be met through attention to subordinate measurable objectives, achieved through a program that includes: 1) a solid science curriculum; 2) participation in special workshops; 3) careful academic advisement; 4) networking through interaction of the Fellows with science faculty and other successful science students both at their community 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.

描述(由申请人提供)：加州州立大学洛杉矶分校、洛杉矶城市学院、东洛杉矶学院和帕萨迪纳城市学院建议改进和继续他们成功的通向未来的桥梁努力，自上次审查以来，该努力享受到了78%的桥梁学者到四年制大学的转化率，是通常少数族裔理科学生的五倍多。许多毕业生已经转学并完成了工商管理硕士学位，许多人现在正在攻读博士学位。有两个人已经完成了博士学位。合作机构招收了大量来自生物医学科学研究职业中代表性不足的群体的学生。我们提出了一个项目，每年将有21名有才华的少数民族洛杉矶比默德桥学者参与(每所社区学院7名学生组成的队列)。长期目标是增加完成研究生课程的有才华的少数族裔学生，从而获得生物医学学科的博士学位。拟议的计划旨在提高学生在扎实的科学课程中的学业成就；将他们融入所在的专业系和大学社区；让他们接触生物医学科学和科学家；加强他们向四年制院校的过渡；并为他们未来成功的独立生物医学研究职业生涯奠定基础。两个目标指导了拟议的项目：目标1。在未来三年内，80%的参与社区大学生将转到理科专业的四年制大学；目标2：参与的学院和大学将该计划的特点制度化，以改善所有理科学生的教育经验和职业生涯。这些目标将通过关注次要的可衡量目标来实现，该计划包括：1)扎实的科学课程；2)参加特别研讨会；3)认真的学术建议；4)通过研究员与社区学院和加州州立大学的科学教师和其他成功的科学学生互动建立网络；5)辅导提高生物医学科学的成就；6)参加生物医学系列研讨会；以及7)重要的研究简介。