500 Nations Bridge Collaboration: Haskell Indian Nations University / U of Kansas

描述（由申请人提供）：500个国家Haskell / KU Bridge计划支持来自Haskell Indian Nations University的学生，他们寻求转学到其他机构;它与其他MORE计划（IMSD，RISE，PREP和IRACDA）合作，将美国印第安人带入生物医学研究事业。Haskell / KU Bridge计划已经实现了传输率（65%），接近NIGMS五年目标（70%）。此外，桥参与者谁转移到KU保留和毕业率显着高于配对组的非桥哈斯克尔转让（保留：65%对27%;毕业：55%对13%）。在本次更新申请中，我们将在这些成功的基础上再接再厉，并提供创新活动来实现既定目标。有前途的Haskell学生将在大一或大二时被确定，被招募到桥梁项目中，并提供有关专业和职业的信息和学术咨询。如果根据数学和英语技能的评估，数学和作文的发展机会将由RISE计划资助的非常成功的Haskell学习中心提供。本科生的研究经验之前，将有一个研究方向/负责任的研究行为研讨会和一个密集的研究方法/实验设计实验室研讨会。然后，学生将进入广泛的生物医学相关学科的KU研究实验室。在准备转移，桥梁学生将被要求完成至少一门课程，在他们的主要在KU内的学费免费Haskell / KU交换计划。为了回应我们目前的计划的外部评估，更新的桥梁计划为哈斯克尔的教师和科学课程提供了重要的支持。教师发展活动将包括参与一个灵活的专业发展计划，该计划将支持前往国家会议，在校外课程招生，并支持开发新的生物医学相关课程和实验室。财政支持桥梁学生转移到KU后将集中在从KU IMSD计划的支持无缝延续。一名外部顾问将与桥梁工作人员合作，跟踪学生，评估研究表现，并监测教师和学生的满意度。评估程序将允许在方案执行过程中对活动进行定期调整，并评估是否达到了目标。总之，桥梁计划的继续提供了必要的支持，以保持势头，并提高成功率，哈斯克尔和KU合作者已经实现，因为他们的工作，以增加美国印第安人在生物医学科学界的代表性。 公共卫生相关性：拟议的项目将通过增加美洲印第安人完成学士学位并最终进入生物医学研究职业的机会，增加科学界的多样性。从长远来看，该项目将增加科学工作者的规模和多样性，激发对少数民族人口发病率高的疾病的研究兴趣，从而改善该国的保健和疾病预防。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 500 Nations Haskell / KU Bridge program supports students from Haskell Indian Nations University who seek to transfer to other institutions; it works collaboratively with other MORE programs (IMSD, RISE, PREP, and IRACDA) to move American Indians into biomedical research careers. The Haskell / KU Bridge program has already achieved a transfer rate (65%) that approaches the requested NIGMS five year target (70%). In addition, Bridge participants who transfer to KU are retained and graduate at significantly higher rates than a paired group of non- Bridge Haskell transfers (retention: 65% versus 27%; graduation: 55% versus 13%). In this renewal application, we will build on these successes and provide innovative activities to meet stated goals. Promising Haskell students will be identified during their freshman or sophomore year, recruited into the Bridges program and provided information and academic counseling on majors and careers. If warranted based on assessment of math and English skills, developmental opportunities in math and composition will be provided by a highly successful Haskell Learning Center funded by the RISE program. Undergraduate research experiences will be preceded by an Orientation to Research / Responsible Conduct of Research seminar and an intensive Research Methods / Experimental Design lab workshop. Students will then move into KU research labs in a wide range of biomedical relevant disciplines. In preparation for transfer, Bridge students will be required to complete at least one course in their major at KU within the tuition free Haskell / KU Exchange program. In response to external evaluations of our current program, the renewed Bridge program provides significant support for the faculty and the science curriculum at Haskell. Faculty development activities will include participation in a flexible, professional development program that will support travel to national meetings, enrollment in off-campus classes, and support to develop new biomedical relevant courses and laboratories. Financial support for Bridge students following transfer to KU will be centered on a seamless continuation of support from the KU IMSD program. An external consultant will work with Bridge staff to track students, evaluate research performance and monitor faculty and student satisfaction. Evaluation procedures will allow for both regular adjustments of activities during the course of the program and an assessment of whether goals have been met. In summary, continuation of the Bridges program provides essential support to sustain the momentum and increase the success rate that Haskell and KU collaborators have achieved as they work toward increasing the representation of American Indians in the biomedical science community. Public Health Relevance: The proposed project will increase the diversity of the scientific community by enhancing the opportunity for American Indians to complete baccalaureate degrees and eventually enter careers in biomedical research. In the long term, the project will increase the size and diversity of the scientific workforce and stimulate interest in research on diseases that have a high incidence in minority populations thereby improving both health care and disease prevention in this country.