Bridges to the Future

描述（由申请人提供）：加州州立大学洛杉矶分校（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之间的合作在发展有才华的社区大学少数民族学生的职业生涯方面非常成功。自上次评估以来，86%完成该项目的参与学生转学到四年制大学，这一比例是这些社区学院学生转学率的四到八倍。我们建议继续这项对少数群体成员进入生物医学研究职业产生重大影响的努力。我们预计80%的参与社区大学的学生将转到四年制大学理科专业。这是一个雄心勃勃的目标，因为从这些社区大学到四年制大学的转学率只有9-20%。我们建议的继续课程旨在：1)培养学生在数学、基础科学和英语方面的技能，为自然科学本科专业的高学术成就奠定基础；2)通过参与扎实的研究经验以及与科学教师和其他生物医学科学家的互动，激励学生从事生物医学科学事业；3)学生们已经准备好从社区学院的学生过渡到大学的高年级本科生。此外，我们预计至少有70%的学生转学到加州州立大学洛杉矶分校，并通过参加其mbr - rise或MARC U*STAR项目获得进一步的职业发展，他们将在毕业时继续攻读博士学位。除了每年18名被称为“桥梁学者”的社区大学生外，该计划还将通过许多项目活动，如特别研讨会、支持科学课程成功的补充指导，以及鼓励学生从事生物医学研究的研讨会，拓宽他们对生物医学科学职业机会的看法。“通往未来的桥梁”项目的主要目的是增加有充分准备的社区大学少数族裔学生攻读生物医学相关专业的人数，并显著提高他们转学到四年制大学的比例。这是一个过程的第一步，将准备学生成功的学士学位课程，随后攻读博士学位的生物医学科学。拟议的项目与美国国家普通医学科学院及其研究部门的少数族裔机会的使命的相关性在于，生物医学通往未来的桥梁项目将显著增加在社区大学开始高等教育的少数族裔成员对生物医学研究事业的参与。拟议的项目将培养相当多的少数民族人才，拓宽可参与解决国家生物医学研究问题的知识视角的多样性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The collaboration between California State University Los Angeles (Cal State LA), Los Angeles City College, East Los Angeles College, and Pasadena City College has been very successful in developing the careers of talented community college minority students. In the period since last review, 86% of the participating students that completed the program have transferred to four-year institutions, a rate that is four to eight times better than the transfer rates of students from these community colleges. We propose continuation of this effort that is making a significant impact on the entry of minority group members into biomedical research careers. We anticipate that 80% of the participating community college students will transfer to four-year universities in science majors. This is an ambitious goal as the transfer rate from these community colleges to four-year institutions is only 9-20% overall. The program we propose for continuation is deliberately designed to: 1) develop student skills in mathematics, basic sciences, and the English language as a foundation to high academic achievement in undergraduate majors in the natural sciences; 2) that students are motivated to careers the biomedical sciences through participation in solid research experiences and interaction with science faculty and other biomedical scientists, and; 3) that students are prepared for the transition from community college students to upper-division undergraduates at universities. Furthermore, we expect that at least 70% of those who transfer to Cal State LA and get further career development through participation in its MBRS-RISE or MARC U*STAR programs will continue to Ph.D. programs on graduation. The proposed program will involve many community college students beyond the 18 per year named as Bridges Scholars through many program activities such as special workshops, supplemental instruction to support success in science courses, and in seminars to motivate students about careers in biomedical research and broaden perspectives about career opportunities in the biomedical sciences. The overarching purpose of this Bridges to the Future effort is to increase the pool of well-prepared community college minority students who pursue biomedically-related majors, and significantly increase their rate of transfer to four-year institutions. This is the first step in a process that will prepare students for success in BS programs, and subsequently to pursue the PhD in the biomedical science. The relevance of the proposed project to the mission of the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences and its Minority Opportunities in Research Division is that the Biomedical Bridges to the Future program will significantly increase the participation in biomedical research careers by underrepresented minority group members who begin higher education at community colleges. The proposed project will develop considerable minority talent, broadening the diversity of intellectual perspectives available to participate in solving the nation's biomedical research problems.