North Texas Transition Program in Biomedical Science

描述(由申请者提供)：该过渡计划的目标是为来自少数族裔群体的社区大学生提供鼓励和建议，以完成理科领域的学士学位。他们还将被鼓励考虑继续攻读博士学位，最终进入生物医学研究领域。目前的合作项目包括德克萨斯女子大学(TWU)和塔兰特县学院(TCC)、德克萨斯州中北部学院(NCTC)和科林县社区学院(CCCC)的学生。这些机构距离德克萨斯女子大学(TWU)校区约40英里。 TWU Bridge过渡计划的具体目标拟议的五年计划的具体目标是：1.在五个资助年度的每一年中，从社区大学校园招收12名新学生参加过渡计划；2.帮助所有参与者在他们的课程工作中脱颖而出；3.为参与者提供了解生物医学研究、生物伦理学和生物医学职业的机会；4.为参与者提供获得生物医学研究经验的机会；5.激励至少90%的参与者转到授予学士学位的机构；6.激励至少90%转到学士学位授予机构的前布里奇斯学生完成学士学位；7.激励至少90%获得学士学位的前布里奇斯学生进入生物医学研究生课程，并计划从事生物医学研究；8.对过渡方案进行有效的、形成性和终结性的评估。 这一过渡计划的目标是为来自少数族裔群体的社区大学生提供鼓励和建议，让他们完成理科领域的学士学位。他们还将被鼓励考虑继续攻读博士学位，最终进入生物医学研究领域。目前的合作项目包括德克萨斯女子大学(TWU)和塔兰特县学院(TCC)、德克萨斯州中北部学院(NCTC)和科林县社区学院(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).