North Texas Transition Program in Biomedical Science

描述（由申请人提供）：这个过渡项目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。他们还将被鼓励继续攻读博士学位，最终从事生物医学研究。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）校园约40英里。

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).