North Texas Transition Program in Biomedical Science

描述（由申请人提供）：这个过渡计划的目标是为来自代表性不足的少数群体的社区大学学生提供鼓励和建议，以完成科学领域的学士学位。他们还将被鼓励考虑继续攻读博士学位，最终从事生物医学研究。目前的伙伴关系计划涉及得克萨斯女子大学（TWU）和塔兰特县学院（TCC），得克萨斯州中北部学院（NCTC）和柯林县社区学院（CCCC）的学生。这些机构距离德克萨斯女子大学（TWU）校园约40英里。 TWU桥梁过渡计划的具体目标拟议的五年计划的具体目标是：1。在五个资助年度内，每年从社区学院招收十二名新生进入过渡计划; 2.协助所有参加者在他们的课程工作中脱颖而出; 3.为参与者提供机会，了解生物医学研究，生物伦理学和生物医学职业; 4.提供机会让参加者获得生物医学研究的经验; 5.鼓励至少90%的参与者转到学士学位授予机构; 6.激励至少90%的前桥梁学生谁转移到学士学位授予机构完成他们的学士学位; 7。激励至少90%的获得学士学位的前桥梁学生进入生物医学科学研究生课程，并计划从事生物医学研究; 8.对过渡计划进行有效的、形成性的和总结性的评估。 这个过渡计划的目标是为来自代表性不足的少数群体的社区大学学生提供鼓励和建议，以完成科学领域的学士学位。他们还将被鼓励考虑继续攻读博士学位，最终从事生物医学研究。目前的伙伴关系计划涉及得克萨斯女子大学（TWU）和塔兰特县学院（TCC），得克萨斯州中北部学院（NCTC）和柯林县社区学院（CCCC）的学生。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this transition program is to provide encouragement and advice for community college students from underrepresented minority groups to complete the baccalaureate degree in a science field. They will be encouraged also to consider continuing their education toward a PhD degree, eventually leading to a career in biomedical research. The current partnership program involves Texas Woman's University (TWU) and students at Tarrant County College (TCC), North Central Texas College (NCTC) and Collin County Community College (CCCC). These institutions are located about 40 miles from the Texas Woman's University (TWU) campus. Specific Aims of the TWU Bridges Transition Program The specific aims of the proposed five-year program are to: 1. enroll twelve new students from community college campuses into the transition program in each year of the five funding years; 2. assist all participants to excel in their course work; 3. provide opportunities for participants to learn about biomedical research, bioethics, and biomedical careers; 4. provide opportunities for participants to obtain experience in biomedical research; 5. motivate at least 90% of participants to transfer to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution; 6. motivate at least 90% of all former Bridges students who transfer to a baccalaureate degree- granting institution to complete their baccalaureate degree; 7. motivate at least 90% of all former Bridges students who earn baccalaureate degrees to enter graduate programs in biomedical sciences with plans to pursue a career in biomedical research; 8. conduct effective, formative and summative evaluations of the transition program. The goal of this transition program is to provide encouragement and advice for community college students from underrepresented minority groups to complete the baccalaureate degree in a science field. They will be encouraged also to consider continuing their education toward a PhD degree, eventually leading to a career in biomedical research. The current partnership program involves Texas Woman's University (TWU) and students at Tarrant County College (TCC), North Central Texas College (NCTC) and Collin County Community College (CCCC).