TRANSITIONS TO RESEARCH CAREERS-BA BRIDGE PROGRAM

三个区域机构和里约热内卢大学皮德拉斯校区 波多黎各系统将在一年内改善目前的转会计划 这种方式将增加那些未被充分代表的少数群体的数量 继续生物医学方面的研究生学习。三位一体 参与的区域机构；巴亚蒙和庞塞技术公司 大学学院和卡罗莱纳地区学院不提供 生物或化学学士学位和他们的许多学生 转到里约热内卢的皮埃德拉，以完成他们的学位。虽然 这些理科转学学生中约有70%在里约热内卢完成了理科学士学位 皮埃德拉，超过30%的人在高级课程和 获得普通科学学位就行了。此外，其中很少有 转学学生继续攻读研究生课程。向研究的过渡 职业(TRC)项目建议通过实施 以下是针对转校生的计划： 1.确保理科转学学生在 基础课程与里约热内卢的皮德拉斯课程一样。这将会实现的 通过化学和数学的辅导计划，这将是 包括解决里约热内卢皮埃德拉斯提供材料的问题 在里约会议之间建立更好的科学课程协调 皮德拉斯校区和两年制课程。 2.增加学生对科学研究的接触 地区性机构。这将包括一个夏季研讨会，其中包括 24名大二新生的实验室体验和一项暑期研究 来自该地区的两名理科教师在里约皮德拉斯的经历 机构，以便在教职员工之间建立合作努力 在这两个组件上。 3.在里约热内卢大学提供全面的本科生研究经验 给那些被选入TRC计划的学生。每年12名潜在客户 转校生将进入该项目。这些人将参加 6月1日至5月30日期间的校内研究项目。在.期间 夏天过后，他们将在美国参加校外项目。 机构。在他们大四的时候，他们继续他们的校内活动 与真相与和解委员会合作或由其他项目提供资金的项目。 这项计划的近期目标将是增加 从这三所大学转学的学生选择从事研究工作， 然而，其其他目标包括在以下地点实施类似的方案 UPR系统内的其他机构，加强科学 在这一系统中的教育，并最终增加了 既有能力又有择业倾向的毕业生 在生物医学研究方面。

Three regional institutions and the Rio Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico System will improve the current transfer program in a manner which will augment the number of underrepresented minorities who continue graduate studies in the biomedical sciences. The three participating regional institutions; Bayamon and Ponce Technological University Colleges and the Carolina Regional College do not offer baccalaureate degrees in Biology or Chemistry and many of their students transfer to the Rio Piedras in order to complete their degrees. Although about 70% of these science transfer students complete a B.S. degree at Rio Piedras, more than 30% encounter problems in upper level courses and settle for degrees in general science. In addition, very few of these transfer students continue graduate studies. The Transition to Research Careers (TRC) project proposes to improve this situation by implementing the following program for transfer students: 1. Assuring that science transfer students cover the same material in basic courses as their Rio Piedras counterparts. This will be accomplished through a tutorial program in Chemistry and Mathematics, which will include problem solving of material offered at Rio Piedras and by establishing better coordination of science courses between the Rio Piedras Campus and the two year programs. 2. Increasing the exposure to scientific research of students at the regional institutions. This will include a summer workshop with a laboratory experience for 24 rising sophomores and a summer research experience at Rio Piedras for two science faculty from the regional institutions in order to establish collaborative efforts between faculty at both components. 3. To provide thorough undergraduate research experiences at Rio Piedras to those students selected into the TRC Program. Each year 12 prospective transfer students will enter the program. These will participate in intramural research projects from June 1 through May 30. During the following summer they will participate in extramural projects at Stateside institutions. During their senior year they continue their intramural projects either with TRC or with funding from other programs. The immediate goal of this program will be to increase the number of transfer students from these three colleges who opt for research careers, however, its other goals include the implementation of similar programs at other institutions within the U.P.R.-System, the reinforcement of science education in this system and ultimately an increase in the number of graduates who are both capable and inclined toward the pursuit of careers in biomedical research.