Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program at UC Irvine

描述（由申请人提供）： 加州大学欧文分校（UCI）少数族裔科学项目（MSP）因开发创新项目而获得全国认可，这些项目旨在提高代表性不足的社区学院（CC）、本科生和研究生的质量和数量，这些学生正在接受培训，成为下一代生物医学研究科学家。在UCI的桥梁学士学位课程的目标是加强与四个当地社区学院（喜瑞都学院，富勒顿学院，橙子海岸学院和圣安娜学院）的合作伙伴关系，共同开发学术课程的兴趣，激励和准备就读于合作伙伴CC的代表性不足的学生转移到科学专业在4年制大学和追求生物医学研究的职业生涯。该项目的主要组成部分是1）综合机构间计划，以确定潜在的候选人在CC的学术准备和研究培训职位在UCI，2）建立在CC和UCI的院系之间的合作，以开发和提供旨在提高学习和批判性思维的课程，3）信息宣传，以代表性不足的CC学生在生物医学科学的职业生涯，4）在具有挑战性的课程的学术准备转移到UCI和5）先进的研究培训。教师讲习班和焦点小组将通过讨论课程顺序、机构间课程标准化、课堂技术的使用、灌输对科学和评估方面的高级研究的兴趣的教学战略，改善科学课程的机构间衔接和学生的准备。超过30名具有培训代表性不足的学生经验的UCI教师将担任研究导师。桥梁的参与者将体验在进行研究的过程中创造新知识的兴奋。Bridges参与者的研究培训内容包括1）教师研讨会系列，2）期刊俱乐部，向学者介绍当前生物医学文献的批判性阅读，3）关于负责任的研究行为，实验室安全以及生物医学研究中使用的原则，仪器和技术的研讨会，4）直接参与UCI教师导师指导下进行的原创研究，5）编写论文、口头报告和海报，6）在地方和全国会议上提交论文。 将代表性不足的少数民族纳入生物医学科学工作队伍，对于满足改善美国人民健康和消除全国健康差距的需要至关重要。该项目将提高来自代表性不足群体和健康差距人口的学生的质量和数量，将他们培养为下一代生物医学研究科学家。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Minority Science Programs (MSP) is nationally recognized for developing innovative programs to improve the quality and quantity of underrepresented community college (CC), undergraduate and graduate students being trained as the next generation of biomedical research scientists. The objective of the Bridges to Baccalaureate Program at UCI is to strengthen partnerships with four local community colleges (Cerritos College, Fullerton College, Orange Coast College and Santa Ana College) to jointly develop academic programs to interest, motivate and prepare underrepresented students enrolled at partner CC to transfer to science majors at 4-year universities and pursue biomedical research careers. Major components of the project are 1) integrated inter-institutional programs to identify potential candidates at CC for academic preparation and research training positions at UCI, 2) establish collaborations between faculties at CC and UCI to develop and deliver courses designed to enhance learning and critical thinking, 3) informational outreach to underrepresented CC students about careers in biomedical sciences, 4) academic preparation in challenging courses to be transferred to UCI and 5) advanced research training. Faculty workshops and focus groups will serve to improve inter-institutional articulation in science courses and preparation of students by discussing curricular sequence, normalization of curricula between institutions, use of technology in the classroom, instructional strategies that inculcate an interest in pursuit of advanced studies in the sciences and assessment. Over 30 UCI faculty with experience training underrepresented students will serve as research mentors. Bridges participants will experience the excitement of creating new knowledge in the course of conducting research. Research training components for Bridges participants include 1) a faculty seminar series, 2) a journal club to introduce scholars to critical reading of current biomedical literature, 3) workshops on responsible conduct of research, laboratory safety, and principles, instrumentation and techniques used in biomedical research, 4) direct participation in original research conducted under the direction of UCI faculty mentors, 5) preparation of papers, oral presentations and posters, and 6) presentation of papers at local and national conferences. The inclusion of underrepresented minorities in the biomedical scientific workforce is critical to address the need of improving the health of the people of the United States and eliminating health disparities in the nation. This project will improve the quality and quantity of students from underrepresented groups and health disparities populations being trained as the next generation of biomedical research scientists.