Bridges to the Baccalaureate

摘要 我们的合作桥梁学士学位（B2B）计划的使命是开发一个多样化的人才库， 生物医学科学家通过支持以研究为导向的社区大学生成功地衔接到UC 戴维斯（UCD），并在规范的时间完成生物医学科学学士学位。我们的计划需要一个 UCD和附近的社区学院美国河流学院（ARC）之间的合作。拟议 培训计划包括五个关键要素：（1）积极接触来自不同背景的以STEM为重点的学员 在ARC;（2）学员接触并参与ARC的研究;（3）密集的夏桥 在UCD的研究经验转移之前;（4）安置到研究实验室开始与学员的第一个 在UCD季度;和（5）多方面的保留计划。除了研究经验，学生在B2B 该计划还将通过我们的协调，获得行政，学术和职业技能支持， AvenueB和AvenueE是UCD招募、支持和保留生物科学与工程的项目 以科学为导向的代表性不足，低收入，第一代和女性大学转学生（即， 历史上被排斥的人群）。在ARC，基于课程的本科生研究体验（CURE） 嵌入第一学期专业的生物课将为感兴趣的学生提供研究机会 可作为独立研究的单位。这些独立学习经验的管理将是 由ARC教师和技术人员领导，UCD教师和学生提供补充编程， 支持.这些努力将扩大机会，为不同的学生人口在ARC从事 科学和研究早期在他们的学术旅程。在UCD，夏桥研究经验将 让学生沉浸在模拟本科研究关键要素的研究环境中， 在稳健的实验设计，再现性，数据分析，负责任的研究行为， 计算入门和职业发展。日常指导将提供从工作人员，教师 及高级本科生，并会着重培养学员对社区的归属感。 在夏桥项目之后，B2B学员将在导师的指导下被安置在教师研究实验室 B2B计划的选定教师导师之一，并过渡到现有的培训计划（如NIH- MARC）提供额外支持。ARC和UCD之间的伙伴关系的成功将奠定 为与其他社区学院开展类似合作奠定基础。

ABSTRACT The mission of our collaborative Bridges to the Baccalaureate (B2B) program is to develop a diverse pool of biomedical scientists by supporting research-oriented community college students to successfully bridge to UC Davis (UCD) and complete a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences in normative time. Our program entails a collaboration between UCD and a nearby community college American River College (ARC). The proposed training plan includes five key elements: (1) Active outreach to STEM-focused trainees from diverse backgrounds at ARC; (2) Trainee exposure to and engagement with research at ARC; (3) An intensive Summer Bridge research experience at UCD prior to transfer; (4) Placement into research labs beginning with the trainees' first quarter at UCD; and (5) A multifaceted retention plan. In addition to research experience, students in the B2B program will also receive administrative, academic, and career-skills support through our coordination with AvenueB and AvenueE, programs at UCD that recruit, support and retain biological science and engineering science-oriented underrepresented, low income, first- generation and women college transfer students (i.e., historically excluded populations). At ARC, a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) embedded in the first semester major’s biology class will connect interested students to research opportunities available for units as independent studies. The administration of these independent study experiences will be led by ARC faculty and technicians with UCD faculty and students providing supplemental programming and support. These efforts will expand the opportunities for the diverse student population at ARC to engage in science and research early in their academic journey. At UCD, a Summer Bridge research experience will immerse students in a research environment that mimics key elements of undergraduate research and provides training in robust experimental design, reproducibility, data analysis, responsible conduct in research, an introduction to computation, and career development. Day-to-day mentorship will be provided from staff, faculty and advanced undergraduates and will focus on building our trainees’ sense of community and belonging. Following the summer bridge program, B2B trainees will be placed in faculty research labs under the mentorship of one of the B2B program’s selected faculty mentors and transition to existing training programs (e.g. NIH- MARC) for extra support. Demonstrated success of the partnership between ARC and UCD will lay the groundwork for developing similar collaborations with other community colleges.