Gatekeepers and Roadblocks: Increasing URM Student Success in Science

MBR更多部门计划和布鲁克林学院崛起计划的总体目标是 增加从事生物医学和行为学的人数不足的教职员工和学生人数 研究并扩大这些人参与生物医学和行为学的机会 通过提供综合发展活动进行研究，以增加知识、技能和 学生从本科生进入博士课程时的信息。企业的多元化 科技队伍是国家重要的公共卫生目标。我们的Rise计划建议改进 我们早期通过帮助RISE学生的努力对本科生URM成功的积极影响 发展强大的学术知识和技能，并通过一系列的 相互关联的发展活动和里程碑。为了回应需求分析和方案评估，一个 提出了扩大本科生活动和引进博士生的计划。 该计划的本科生部分的主要活动是为期6周的综合活动 大学一年级暑期计划，以适应大学工作需要为重点 科学，同伴辅助方法的介绍，以提高学分预微积分的学业成绩 课程，以及各种研讨会，帮助学生适应大学生活，培养沟通技能， 信息和计算机素养，并开始接触到关于研究职业的信息，以及 最重要的是，与对照受试者相比，提高学习成绩。其中许多活动仍在继续。 一个紧密结合的学习社区和大学四年的学术支持。学生 将开始在教员实验室工作，开发关于研究和研究职业的信息，并将 鼓励获得外部暑期研究经验。他们还将在一系列的 关于负责任的研究行为的信息的讲习班。准备研究生院的工作和 为成功申请研究生院提供支持的标准化考试也是该计划的一部分。这个 研究生部分包括接纳新一批RISE博士生，学术支持，以及 优秀的研究培训，使他们能够成功地取得进展，毫不拖延地完成 博士学位和毕业后进入博士后和研究科学家职位。

The overall goal of the MORE Division for MBRS programs and the Brooklyn College RISE program is to increase the numbers of underrepresented faculty and students engaged in biomedical and behavioral research and to broaden the opportunities for these individuals to participate in biomedical and behavioral research through the provision of integrated developmental activities to increase knowledge, skills and information as students move from undergraduate status into doctoral programs. Diversification of the science workforce is an important national public health goal. Our RISE program proposes to improve on our earlier positive impacts on undergraduate URM success by extending efforts to assist RISE students develop strong academic knowledge and skills and motivation to enter science careers through a series of linked developmental activities and milestones. In response to a needs analysis and program evaluation, a plan for extending undergraduate activities and introducing doctoral students to the program is proposed. The key activities for the undergraduate component of the program are a comprehensive 6-week prefreshman summer program concentrating on orientation to the demands of college-level work in the sciences, introduction to peer-assisted methods to improve academic outcomes in a for-credit precalculus class, and a variety of workshops to help students adjust to college , develop skills in communication, information and computer literacy, and begin to be exposed to information about research careers, and above all, improve academic outcomes compared with control subjects. Many of these activities continue in a tightly integrated Learning Community and academic support throughout the 4 years of college. Students will begin to work in faculty labs to develop information about research and research careers, and will be encouraged to get external summer research experience. They will also will be exposed in a series of workshops to information on responsible conduct of research. Work on preparing for graduate school and standardized tests in support of successful applications to graduate school is also part of the program. The graduate component includes admission of a new cohort of RISE doctoral students, academic support, and excellent research training to allow them to progress successfully and without delay to completion of the doctoral degree and movement into post-doctoral and research scientist positions after graduation.