NORTH TEXAS TRANSITION PROGRAM IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

德克萨斯女子大学（TWU）和塔兰特县初级学院- 东北校区（TCJC）建议在 生物医学科学 该计划的目标是帮助更多的人， 少数群体攻读学士学位， 科学以及生物医学研究的职业生涯。 具体目标 该计划的主要内容是：1）为少数民族学生提供机会 了解生物医学研究的职业; 2）招募10名 两个国家的拟议过渡计划的参与者 资助年数; 3）协助参与学生在课堂上表现出色 在大一和大二的时候， 辅导、细心辅导及学生支援小组; 4） 为参与的学生提供机会， 通过提供研讨会、实验室图尔斯参观、暑期 课程，研究相关的活动和获得研究导师以及 5）为所有参与的学生配对个人 研究导师，以获得直接的研究经验，作为一个 导师的实验室团队; 6）激励和指导至少95% 的参与学生（两年内20人中有19人）完成 这两个级别的程序，在学士学位授予注册 机构和追求生物医学研究的职业生涯;和7） 开发TCJC教师之间的研究合作机会 和TWU，并有TCJC教师协助TWU导师参与 学生 计划评估和学生跟踪将是两个 持续和全面，以确保该计划是有效的， 越好.

Texas Woman s University (TWU) and Tarrant County Junior College- Northeast Campus (TCJC) propose to implement a transition program in biomedical science. The program goal is to assist more individuals from underrepresented minority groups to pursue a baccalaureate degree in science as well as a career in biomedical research. The specific aims of the program are: 1) to provide opportunities for minority students to learn about careers in biomedical research; 2) to recruit ten participants for the proposed transition program in each of the two funding years; 3) to help participating students excel in the classroom during their freshman and sophomore years through individualized tutoring, attentive counseling and a student support group; 4) to provide opportunities for participating students to learn more about biomedical research by offering seminars, laboratory tours, a summer course, research-related events and access to research mentors as well as peer mentors; 5) to match all participating students with individual research mentors to obtain direct research experience as part of a mentor s laboratory team; 6) to motivate and guide at least 95 percent of the participating students (19 out of 20 in two years) to complete both levels of the program, enroll in a baccalaureate degree-granting institution and pursue a career in biomedical research; and 7) to develop opportunities for research collaborations among faculty at TCJC and TWU, and to have TCJC faculty assist TWU mentors with participating students. Program evaluation and student tracking will be both continuous and comprehensive to ensure that the program is as effective as possible.