Bridges to the Future

描述（由申请人提供）：加州州立大学洛杉矶分校、洛杉矶城市学院、东洛杉矶学院和帕萨迪纳城市学院提议改进并继续他们成功的“通往未来的桥梁”项目，自上次审查以来，该项目的桥梁学者转学到四年制大学的比例为78%，是少数族裔理科学生的五倍多。许多毕业生已经转学并完成了学士学位，许多人现在正在攻读博士学位。其中两人完成了博士学位。合作机构招收了大量来自生物医学科学研究职业中代表性不足的群体的学生。我们提出了一个项目，每年将有21名有才华的少数族裔洛杉矶生物医学桥梁学者（每所社区大学7名学生）参加。长期目标是增加有才华的少数民族学生完成研究生课程，从而获得生物医学科学学科的博士学位。该计划旨在提高学生在坚实的科学课程中的学术成就；让他们融入专业部门和学院社区；让他们接触生物医学科学和科学家；加快向四年制院校过渡；并为他们未来成功的独立生物医学研究事业奠定基础。两个目标指导拟议的项目：目标1。在接下来的三年里，80%的参与社区大学的学生将转学到四年制大学理科专业；目标2：参与的学院和大学将项目的特点制度化，以改善所有理科生的教育经历和职业生涯。这些目标将通过关注下属可衡量的目标来实现，通过包括以下内容的计划来实现：1)扎实的科学课程；2)参加专题讲习班；3)认真的学术指导；4)通过与社区学院和加州州立大学洛杉矶分校的理科教师和其他成功的理科学生的互动建立联系；5)提高生物医学成绩的辅导；6)参加生物医学系列研讨会；7)对研究的重要介绍。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College, East Los Angeles College, and Pasadena City College propose to improve and continue their successful Bridges to the Future effort, which in the period since last review enjoyed a transfer rate of Bridges Scholars to four-year universities of 78%, over five times the rate normally seen for minority science students. Many graduates have transferred and completed the BS, and many are now in PhD programs. Two have completed the PhD. The partner institutions enroll large numbers of students from groups underrepresented in biomedical science research careers. We propose a project that will involve 21 talented minority LA Biomed Bridges Scholars each year (in cohorts of 7 students at each community college). The long-term objective is to increase the pool of talented minority students who complete graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in biomedical science disciplines. The proposed program is designed to increase student academic achievement in a solid science curriculum; integrate them into their major department and college communities; expose them to the biomedical sciences and scientists; enhance their transition to four-year institutions; and lay the foundation for their future successful independent biomedical research careers. Two goals guide the proposed project: Goal 1. That during the next three year period, 80% of the participating community college students will transfer to four-year universities in science majors; Goal 2: That the participating colleges and university institutionalize features of the program to improve the educational experience and careers of all their science students. These goals will be met through attention to subordinate measurable objectives, achieved through a program that includes: 1) a solid science curriculum; 2) participation in special workshops; 3) careful academic advisement; 4) networking through interaction of the Fellows with science faculty and other successful science students both at their community colleges and at Cal State LA; 5) tutoring for enhanced achievement in the biomedical sciences; 6) participation in biomedical sciences seminar series; and 7) a significant introduction to research.