North Texas Transition Program in Biomedical Science

描述（由申请人提供）：德克萨斯女子大学（TWU）和塔兰特县学院（TCC）提议继续他们的生物医学科学过渡项目。此外，德州中北部学院（NCTC）和科林县社区学院（CCCC）提议加入该计划。该计划的目标是帮助更多来自代表性不足的少数群体的个人攻读数学或科学学士学位，以便他们最终获得博士学位，并在生物医学研究方面建立职业生涯。该计划的目标是：1)在三个资助年度中，每年为三所社区学院的10名学生提供服务（每年约30名学生）；2)通过个性化辅导、建议和学生支持小组，帮助参与者在课堂上脱颖而出；3)通过提供研讨会、实验室参观、夏季研究预备课程、研究相关活动以及与研究教师和同行导师的接触，为参与者提供更多了解生物医学研究的机会；4)为所有参与者提供获得研究经验的机会；至少要激励和引导。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Texas Woman's University (TWU) and Tarrant County College (TCC) propose to continue their transition program in biomedical science. In addition, North Central Texas College (NCTC) and Collin County Community College (CCCC) propose to join the program. The program goal is to assist more individuals from underrepresented minority groups to pursue a baccalaureate degree in mathematics or science so they can eventually obtain a Ph.D. degree and build a career in biomedical research. The program objectives are: 1) to serve ten students from each of the three community college as participants in each of three funding years (approximately 30 students per year); 2) to help participants excel in the classroom through individualized tutoring, advising and a student support group; 3) to provide opportunities for participants to learn more about biomedical research by offering seminars, laboratory tours, a summer preparatory course for research, research-related events and access to research faculty as well as peer mentors; 4) to provide opportunities for all participants to obtain experience in research; 5)) to motivate and guide at least 90% of the participants to transfer to a four-year college/university; 7) to motivate and guide at least 90% of those who transfer to a four-year college/university to complete their baccalaureate degree; and 8) to motivate and guide at least 90% of former participants who earn their baccalaureate degree to enter graduate programs in biomedical science with plans to pursue a career in biomedical research. Program evaluation and student tracking will be both continuous and comprehensive to ensure that the program is as effective as possible.