Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program at UC Irvine

描述(由申请者提供)：加州大学欧文分校(UCI)少数民族科学项目(MSP)因开发创新项目以提高学术水平并增加未被充分代表(UR)社区学院(CC)、本科生和研究生培养为下一代生物医学研究科学家的数量而在全国范围内获得认可。Bridges to Baccalaureate的目标是加强与塞里托斯学院、富勒顿学院、橙色海岸学院和圣安娜学院四所当地社区学院的合作伙伴关系；共同制定学术计划，指导、激励和准备在合作伙伴CC注册的UR学生转到四年制大学的理科专业并从事生物医学研究职业。该项目的主要组成部分是1)综合机构间计划，以确定CC的潜在候选人，以担任UCI的学术准备和研究培训职位；2)在CC和UCI的教职员工之间建立合作，以开发和提供旨在加强学习和批判性思维的课程；3)向未被充分代表的CC学生提供关于生物医学科学职业的信息拓展；4)为将转移到UCI的具有挑战性的课程做学术准备；以及5)高级研究培训。教师讲习班和重点小组将通过讨论课程顺序、机构间课程的标准化、在课堂上使用技术、灌输追求科学进修的兴趣的教学战略和评估，帮助改善机构间科学课程的衔接和为学生做好准备。30多名UCI教职员工将担任研究导师，他们有培训人数不足的学生的经验。桥的参与者将体验在进行研究的过程中产生新知识的兴奋。为Bridges学员提供的研究培训部分包括1)教师研讨会系列，2)期刊俱乐部介绍学者对当前生物医学文献的批评，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)在UCI教师导师的指导下直接参与原创研究，5)准备论文、口头报告和海报，以及6)在地方和国家会议上发表论文。 公共卫生相关性：将代表性不足的群体纳入生物医学科学劳动力队伍，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。该项目将提高学术水平，并增加来自代表性不足群体的学生人数，使其成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 academic excellence and increase the number of underrepresented (UR) community college (CC), undergraduate and graduate students being trained as the next generation of biomedical research scientists. The objective of the Bridges to Baccalaureate 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 mentor, motivate and prepare UR students enrolled at partner CC to transfer to science majors at four-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 faculty 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 generating 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 criticl 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. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The inclusion of underrepresented groups 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 academic excellence and increase the number of students from underrepresented groups being trained as the next generation of biomedical research scientists.