UofL Bridges to Baccalaureate(ULBB)

伦敦大学衔接学士学位 (ULBB)

• 批准号: 9978095
• 负责人: Randall Davis
• 金额: $ 19.19万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-07-15 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9978095
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ABSTRACT For the last three decades, biomedical research has been expanding rapidly and has made a great impact in producing high quality skilled professionals in the U.S. However, minorities and the underprivileged continue to be underrepresented (UR) in this work force. While the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and other reports show that US students are greatly improving their academic preparedness compared to students from most other nations, our country's minorities and underprivileged students remain relatively poorly prepared to enter high technology careers such as biomedical and behavioral sciences. As a result, minorities, who constitute about 29% of the total population, represent only about 7% of Ph.D. degrees in biomedical and behavioral sciences and hold only about 4% of the R01 biomedical and behavioral research grants. Many UR students are deprived of the opportunity to experience early engagement in science and math. Therefore, because they lack the skills and exposure to move directly into 4-year baccalaureate programs, they enter into 2-year programs at the community and technical colleges. The UofL Bridges to Baccalaureate (ULBB) program will involve the University of Louisville (UofL) and Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC) joining forces to develop a sustainable program that will introduce underrepresented and disadvantaged community college students to the career opportunities available in biomedical and behavioral research and prepare them for successful transition from a 2-year program at JCTC to a 4-year STEM related baccalaureate program at UofL. The ULBB program will focus on: 1) strengthening the partnership between JCTC and UofL to increase the recruitment of underrepresented minority and economically disadvantaged high school students into a pathway to biomedical research careers, increasing the graduation rate in Associate in Science (AS) from 12% in 3 years to 50% in 2 years, 2) providing a pipeline of support and mentoring personnel and programs, including academic enrichments, career development training and research experience during each 10-week summer program (two summers) at UofL under the mentorship of internationally renowned faculty that will enhance transfer rate from a current 30% to 70% of ULBB-supported students, and 3) continued mentoring and counseling of students transferred from JCTC to UofL in a small group setting, promoting their involvement in existing undergraduate education programs to improve the present graduation rate of 33% to 70% of our transferred ULBB students, leading to increased recruitment to biomedical research graduate education and careers. The ULBB program is innovative and will not only impact the underrepresented and underprivileged students themselves but also the broader curricular, advising, and research programs of both partner institutions and the pool of diverse, well-qualified scientists entering biomedical research careers.

摘要 在过去的三十年里，生物医学研究一直在迅速发展，并在 在美国培养高素质的熟练专业人员。然而，少数族裔和弱势群体继续 在这支劳动力中被低估(UR)而国际数学和科学的发展趋势 研究(TIMSS)和其他报告显示，美国学生正在大幅提高他们的学业准备 与大多数其他国家的学生相比，我国的少数民族和贫困学生仍然 进入生物医学和行为科学等高科技行业的准备相对较少。作为一名 结果，占总人口约29%的少数民族仅占博士学位的7%左右。 生物医学和行为科学学位，仅占R01生物医学和行为科学的4%左右 行为研究基金。许多UR学生被剥夺了早早体验的机会 对科学和数学的投入。因此，因为他们缺乏技能和曝光率来直接进入 四年制学士学位课程，他们进入社区和技术学院的两年制课程。 UofL Bridges to Baccalaureate(ULBB)计划将涉及路易斯维尔大学(UofL)和 杰斐逊社区与技术学院(JCTC)联手制定一个可持续的计划，将 向代表不足和处境不利的社区大学生介绍就业机会 可用于生物医学和行为研究，并为他们从两年的成功过渡做好准备 从JCTC课程到UofL与STEM相关的四年制学士学位课程。ULBB计划将专注于 关于：1)加强JCTC和UofL之间的伙伴关系，以增加招聘 代表不足的少数民族和经济困难的高中生走上了一条 生物医学研究职业，将科学助理(AS)的毕业率从3月份的12%提高到 两年内增长50%，2)提供支持和指导人员和计划的渠道，包括 在每个为期10周的暑假期间进行学术充实、职业发展培训和研究经验 在国际知名教师的指导下，UofL的课程(两个暑期)将增强 从目前的30%转至70%的ULBB支持的学生，以及3)继续指导和 在小组环境中对从JCTC转到UofL的学生进行咨询，促进他们参与 现有的本科教育计划将提高目前我国33%至70%的毕业率 转学ULBB学生，导致生物医学研究研究生教育和 事业。ULBB方案是创新的，不仅将影响代表不足的人和弱势群体 学生本身，以及双方合作伙伴更广泛的课程、建议和研究计划 机构和进入生物医学研究事业的不同的、合格的科学家人才库。