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

描述（由申请人提供）：500 Nations Haskell / KU Bridge项目支持来自Haskell Indian Nations University寻求转学到其他机构的学生；它与其他MORE项目（IMSD， RISE， PREP和IRACDA）合作，将美国印第安人带入生物医学研究事业。Haskell / KU Bridge项目已经实现了65%的传输率，接近了NIGMS要求的五年目标（70%）。此外，转到堪萨斯大学的桥梁项目参与者的留校率和毕业率明显高于非哈斯克尔桥项目参与者（留校率：65%对27%；毕业率：55%对13%）。在这个更新申请中，我们将以这些成功为基础，提供创新的活动来实现既定的目标。有前途的Haskell学生将在大一或大二时被确定，并被招募到桥梁项目中，并提供专业和职业方面的信息和学术咨询。如果基于数学和英语技能的评估得到保证，数学和写作方面的发展机会将由RISE项目资助的一个非常成功的Haskell学习中心提供。本科生的研究经历将在研究方向/负责任的研究行为研讨会和密集的研究方法/实验设计实验室研讨会之前进行。然后，学生将进入堪萨斯大学生物医学相关学科的研究实验室。在准备转学时，Bridge学生将被要求在堪萨斯大学免费的Haskell /堪萨斯大学交换项目中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师和科学课程提供了重要的支持。教师发展活动将包括参加一个灵活的专业发展计划，该计划将支持参加全国会议，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。Bridge学生转学到KU后的经济支持将集中在KU IMSD项目的无缝延续支持上。外部顾问将与Bridge员工一起跟踪学生，评估研究表现并监测教师和学生的满意度。评估程序将允许在项目过程中对活动进行定期调整，并评估是否达到了目标。总而言之，“桥梁”项目的延续为哈斯凯尔和堪萨斯大学的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方面所取得的进展提供了必要的支持，并提高了成功率。

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.