Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program

通往学士学位课程的桥梁

• 批准号: 8091262
• 负责人: ROSA A MALDONADO
• 金额: $ 21.64万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO
• 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 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8091262
• 关键词: Bachelor' s Degree; Behavioral; Behavioral Sciences; CCL7 gene; Collaborations; Communities; Counseling; Discipline of Nursing; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Enrollment; Exposure to; Goals; Grant; Hispanics; Institution; Job Description; Joints; Laboratory Techniques and Procedures; Medicine; Mentors; Mexican Americans; Minority; Monitor; Participant; Physical therapy; Process; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Personnel; Series; Students; Texas; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; Visit; Work; base; career; college; experience; improved; interest; meetings; posters; programs; public health relevance; skills; symposium; tool; twelfth grade; web site

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and El Paso Community College (EPCC) propose to renew their partnership to promote the successful transition of minority (primarily Mexican-American) students with interests in biomedical/behavioral sciences from the community college to the university and to improve their completion of a baccalaureate degree. This will expand the current highly successful Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program between these two institutions. The specific aims of this proposal are the following: SPECIFIC AIM #1: To increase interest among minority students (primarily Mexican-Americans) in biomedical/behavioral sciences as a career and increase by 50% the applicant pool to the Bridges program. We propose to increase the pool of applicants from the current four-year (2005-2008) average of 82 per year to an average of 123 applicants per year over the proposed grant period (5 years). SPECIFIC AIM #2: To increase by 50% the transfer rate of Bridges participants to baccalaureate degrees in biomedical/behavioral sciences. We propose to increase transfer rate of Bridges participants to biomedical/behavioral science majors from the current four-year (2005-2008) 63% average to a 95% average over the proposed grant period (5 years). SPECIFIC AIM #3: To transfer professional skills and fully describe career options in the biomedical/behavioral sciences to Bridges participants. In our experience, the students from EPCC are typically unaware of career opportunities in biomedical/behavioral science- related fields beyond that of nursing, physiotherapy, and medicine. These students have little or no exposure to other biomedical/behavioral professionals and researchers, and do not know what skills are expected from them. The previous successful weekly colloquia with seminar and workshop series to instruct students on key professional skills and potential opportunities will be maintained. SPECIFIC AIM #4: To significantly increase the percentage of transferred participants who complete a baccalaureate degree in biomedical/behavioral sciences. We propose to increase the percentage of Bridges participants who attain the baccalaureate degree in biomedical/behavioral sciences from our historical (17-year) average of 60% to an average of 80% over the proposed grant period (5 years). The ultimate goal of our proposal is to increase the influx of underrepresented minorities (mainly Hispanics) into biomedical/behavioral science careers and encourage them toward a graduate (Ph.D.) research program. Public Health Relevance: The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and El Paso Community College (EPCC) propose to renew their partnership to promote the successful transition of minority (primarily Mexican-American) students with interests in biomedical/behavioral sciences from the community college to the university and to improve their completion of a baccalaureate degree. This will expand the current highly successful Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program between these two institutions. The specific aims of this proposal are the following: SPECIFIC AIM #1: To increase interest among minority students (primarily Mexican-Americans) in biomedical/behavioral sciences as a career and increase by 50% the applicant pool to the Bridges program. SPECIFIC AIM #2: To increase by 50% the transfer rate of Bridges participants to baccalaureate degrees in biomedical/behavioral sciences. SPECIFIC AIM #3: To transfer professional skills and fully describe career options in the biomedical/behavioral sciences to Bridges participants. SPECIFIC AIM #4: To significantly increase the percentage of transferred participants who complete a baccalaureate degree in biomedical/behavioral sciences. The ultimate goal of our proposal is to increase the influx of underrepresented minorities (mainly Hispanics) into biomedical/behavioral science careers and encourage them toward a graduate (Ph.D.) research program.

描述（由申请人提供）：德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校 (UTEP) 和埃尔帕索社区学院 (EPCC) 提议续签合作伙伴关系，以促进对生物医学/行为科学感兴趣的少数族裔（主要是墨西哥裔美国人）学生从社区学院成功过渡到大学，并提高他们完成学士学位的水平。这将扩大目前两所机构之间非常成功的学士学位课程桥梁项目。该提案的具体目标如下： 具体目标#1：提高少数族裔学生（主要是墨西哥裔美国人）对生物医学/行为科学作为职业的兴趣，并将 Bridges 项目的申请者人数增加 50%。我们建议在拟议的拨款期限（5 年）内将申请人数量从目前的四年（2005-2008 年）平均每年 82 名申请人增加到平均每年 123 名申请人。具体目标#2：将 Bridges 参与者转学到生物医学/行为科学学士学位的比例提高 50%。我们建议将 Bridges 参与者转入生物医学/行为科学专业的转学率从目前四年（2005-2008 年）平均 63% 提高到拟议拨款期限（5 年）内的平均 95%。具体目标#3：向 Bridges 参与者传授专业技能并充分描述生物医学/行为科学领域的职业选择。根据我们的经验，EPCC 的学生通常不知道护理、物理治疗和医学以外的生物医学/行为科学相关领域的职业机会。这些学生很少或根本没有接触其他生物医学/行为专业人士和研究人员，也不知道他们需要具备哪些技能。之前成功的每周座谈会以及研讨会和讲习班系列将继续保留，以指导学生掌握关键专业技能和潜在机会。具体目标#4：显着提高完成生物医学/行为科学学士学位的转学参与者的百分比。我们建议在拟议的资助期限（5 年）内，将获得生物医学/行为科学学士学位的 Bridges 参与者的比例从历史（17 年）平均 60% 提高到平均 80%。我们提案的最终目标是增加代表性不足的少数族裔（主要是西班牙裔）进入生物医学/行为科学职业，并鼓励他们攻读研究生（博士学位）研究项目。 公共卫生相关性：德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校 (UTEP) 和埃尔帕索社区学院 (EPCC) 提议续签合作伙伴关系，以促进对生物医学/行为科学感兴趣的少数族裔（主要是墨西哥裔美国人）学生从社区学院成功过渡到大学，并提高他们完成学士学位的能力。这将扩大目前两所机构之间非常成功的学士学位课程桥梁项目。该提案的具体目标如下： 具体目标#1：提高少数族裔学生（主要是墨西哥裔美国人）对生物医学/行为科学作为职业的兴趣，并将 Bridges 项目的申请者人数增加 50%。具体目标#2：将 Bridges 参与者转学到生物医学/行为科学学士学位的比例提高 50%。具体目标#3：向 Bridges 参与者传授专业技能并充分描述生物医学/行为科学领域的职业选择。具体目标#4：显着提高完成生物医学/行为科学学士学位的转学参与者的百分比。我们提案的最终目标是增加代表性不足的少数族裔（主要是西班牙裔）进入生物医学/行为科学职业，并鼓励他们攻读研究生（博士学位）研究项目。