500 Nations Bridge Collaboration: Haskell Indian Nations University / U of Kansas

描述(由申请者提供)：500个国家Haskell/KU Bridge项目支持来自Haskell印第安人国家大学寻求转学到其他机构的学生；它与其他更多项目(IMSD、RISE、PREP和IRACDA)合作，将美国印第安人带入生物医学研究职业。Haskell/KU Bridge计划已经实现了接近所要求的NIGMS五年目标(70%)的转化率(65%)。此外，转学到科罗拉多大学的Bridge学员的留校率和毕业率明显高于结对的非Bridge Haskell转校组(留存率：65%对27%；毕业率：55%对13%)。在此次续签申请中，我们将在这些成功的基础上再接再厉，提供创新活动，以实现既定目标。有前途的哈斯克尔学生将在大一或大二时被识别出来，被招募到布里奇斯项目中，并提供有关专业和职业的信息和学术咨询。如果在数学和英语技能评估的基础上得到保证，由RISE计划资助的非常成功的哈斯克尔学习中心将提供数学和写作方面的发展机会。在本科生研究经验之前，将有一个面向研究/负责任的研究行为研讨会和一个密集的研究方法/实验设计实验室工作坊。然后，学生将进入KU研究实验室，研究范围广泛的生物医学相关学科。为准备转学，剑桥大学的学生将被要求在免学费的Haskell/KU交换计划内在KU完成至少一门专业课程。作为对我们当前项目的外部评估的回应，更新的桥梁项目为哈斯克尔的教职员工和科学课程提供了重要的支持。教师发展活动将包括参与灵活的专业发展计划，该计划将支持旅行参加国家会议，注册校外课程，并支持开发新的生物医学相关课程和实验室。转学到KU后，对Bridge学生的财政支持将集中在KU IMSD计划的无缝延续上。一名外部顾问将与Bridge的工作人员合作，跟踪学生，评估研究表现，并监测教职员工和学生的满意度。评价程序将允许在方案过程中对活动进行定期调整，并评估是否实现了目标。总而言之，布里奇斯计划的继续为维持哈斯克尔和KU合作者在努力增加美国印第安人在生物医学科学界的代表性所取得的势头和提高成功率提供了必要的支持。 与公共健康相关：拟议的项目将增加美国印第安人完成学士学位并最终进入生物医学研究职业的机会，从而增加科学界的多样性。从长远来看，该项目将增加科学工作者的规模和多样性，并激发人们对少数群体中发病率较高的疾病的研究兴趣，从而改善该国的卫生保健和疾病预防。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 500 Nations Haskell / KU Bridge program supports students from Haskell Indian Nations University who seek to transfer to other institutions; it works collaboratively with other MORE programs (IMSD, RISE, PREP, and IRACDA) to move American Indians into biomedical research careers. The Haskell / KU Bridge program has already achieved a transfer rate (65%) that approaches the requested NIGMS five year target (70%). In addition, Bridge participants who transfer to KU are retained and graduate at significantly higher rates than a paired group of non- Bridge Haskell transfers (retention: 65% versus 27%; graduation: 55% versus 13%). In this renewal application, we will build on these successes and provide innovative activities to meet stated goals. Promising Haskell students will be identified during their freshman or sophomore year, recruited into the Bridges program and provided information and academic counseling on majors and careers. If warranted based on assessment of math and English skills, developmental opportunities in math and composition will be provided by a highly successful Haskell Learning Center funded by the RISE program. Undergraduate research experiences will be preceded by an Orientation to Research / Responsible Conduct of Research seminar and an intensive Research Methods / Experimental Design lab workshop. Students will then move into KU research labs in a wide range of biomedical relevant disciplines. In preparation for transfer, Bridge students will be required to complete at least one course in their major at KU within the tuition free Haskell / KU Exchange program. In response to external evaluations of our current program, the renewed Bridge program provides significant support for the faculty and the science curriculum at Haskell. Faculty development activities will include participation in a flexible, professional development program that will support travel to national meetings, enrollment in off-campus classes, and support to develop new biomedical relevant courses and laboratories. Financial support for Bridge students following transfer to KU will be centered on a seamless continuation of support from the KU IMSD program. An external consultant will work with Bridge staff to track students, evaluate research performance and monitor faculty and student satisfaction. Evaluation procedures will allow for both regular adjustments of activities during the course of the program and an assessment of whether goals have been met. In summary, continuation of the Bridges program provides essential support to sustain the momentum and increase the success rate that Haskell and KU collaborators have achieved as they work toward increasing the representation of American Indians in the biomedical science community. Public Health Relevance: The proposed project will increase the diversity of the scientific community by enhancing the opportunity for American Indians to complete baccalaureate degrees and eventually enter careers in biomedical research. In the long term, the project will increase the size and diversity of the scientific workforce and stimulate interest in research on diseases that have a high incidence in minority populations thereby improving both health care and disease prevention in this country.