Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program

描述（由申请人提供）：得克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校（UTEP）和埃尔帕索社区学院（EPCC）建议更新他们的合作伙伴关系，以促进少数民族（主要是墨西哥裔美国人）学生从社区学院到大学的生物医学/行为科学的兴趣的成功过渡，并提高他们完成学士学位。这将扩大这两个机构之间目前非常成功的学士学位课程桥梁。该提案的具体目标如下：具体目标#1：提高少数民族学生（主要是墨西哥裔美国人）对生物医学/行为科学作为职业的兴趣，并增加50%的申请人池到桥梁计划。我们建议在拟议的资助期内（5年），把申请人数目由现时四年（2005-2008年）平均每年82人增至平均每年123人。具体目标#2：将桥梁参与者的生物医学/行为科学学士学位转移率提高50%。我们建议在拟议的资助期（5年）内将桥梁参与者的生物医学/行为科学专业转移率从目前的四年（2005-2008）平均63%提高到95%。具体目标#3：向桥梁参与者传授专业技能，并充分描述生物医学/行为科学的职业选择。根据我们的经验，EPCC的学生通常不知道除了护理，物理治疗和医学之外的生物医学/行为科学相关领域的职业机会。这些学生很少或根本没有接触到其他生物医学/行为学专业人员和研究人员，也不知道他们应该具备什么技能。以前成功的每周座谈会与研讨会和讲习班系列，以指导学生的关键专业技能和潜在的机会将保持。具体目标4：显著增加完成生物医学/行为科学学士学位的转学参与者的百分比。我们建议在拟议的资助期内（5年），将获得生物医学/行为科学学士学位的桥梁参与者的比例从我们的历史（17年）平均60%提高到平均80%。我们提案的最终目标是增加代表性不足的少数民族（主要是西班牙裔）进入生物医学/行为科学职业的人数，并鼓励他们攻读研究生（博士）。研究计划。 公共卫生相关性：得克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校（UTEP）和埃尔帕索社区学院（EPCC）提议更新合作伙伴关系，以促进对生物医学/行为科学感兴趣的少数民族（主要是墨西哥裔美国人）学生从社区学院到大学的成功过渡，并提高他们完成学士学位的水平。这将扩大这两个机构之间目前非常成功的学士学位课程桥梁。该提案的具体目标如下：具体目标#1：提高少数民族学生（主要是墨西哥裔美国人）对生物医学/行为科学作为职业的兴趣，并增加50%的申请人池到桥梁计划。具体目标#2：将桥梁参与者的生物医学/行为科学学士学位转移率提高50%。具体目标#3：向桥梁参与者传授专业技能，并充分描述生物医学/行为科学的职业选择。具体目标4：显著增加完成生物医学/行为科学学士学位的转学参与者的百分比。我们提案的最终目标是增加代表性不足的少数民族（主要是西班牙裔）进入生物医学/行为科学职业的人数，并鼓励他们攻读研究生（博士）。研究计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and El Paso Community College (EPCC) propose to renew their partnership to promote the successful transition of minority (primarily Mexican-American) students with interests in biomedical/behavioral sciences from the community college to the university and to improve their completion of a baccalaureate degree. This will expand the current highly successful Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program between these two institutions. The specific aims of this proposal are the following: SPECIFIC AIM #1: To increase interest among minority students (primarily Mexican-Americans) in biomedical/behavioral sciences as a career and increase by 50% the applicant pool to the Bridges program. We propose to increase the pool of applicants from the current four-year (2005-2008) average of 82 per year to an average of 123 applicants per year over the proposed grant period (5 years). SPECIFIC AIM #2: To increase by 50% the transfer rate of Bridges participants to baccalaureate degrees in biomedical/behavioral sciences. We propose to increase transfer rate of Bridges participants to biomedical/behavioral science majors from the current four-year (2005-2008) 63% average to a 95% average over the proposed grant period (5 years). SPECIFIC AIM #3: To transfer professional skills and fully describe career options in the biomedical/behavioral sciences to Bridges participants. In our experience, the students from EPCC are typically unaware of career opportunities in biomedical/behavioral science- related fields beyond that of nursing, physiotherapy, and medicine. These students have little or no exposure to other biomedical/behavioral professionals and researchers, and do not know what skills are expected from them. The previous successful weekly colloquia with seminar and workshop series to instruct students on key professional skills and potential opportunities will be maintained. SPECIFIC AIM #4: To significantly increase the percentage of transferred participants who complete a baccalaureate degree in biomedical/behavioral sciences. We propose to increase the percentage of Bridges participants who attain the baccalaureate degree in biomedical/behavioral sciences from our historical (17-year) average of 60% to an average of 80% over the proposed grant period (5 years). The ultimate goal of our proposal is to increase the influx of underrepresented minorities (mainly Hispanics) into biomedical/behavioral science careers and encourage them toward a graduate (Ph.D.) research program. Public Health Relevance: The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and El Paso Community College (EPCC) propose to renew their partnership to promote the successful transition of minority (primarily Mexican-American) students with interests in biomedical/behavioral sciences from the community college to the university and to improve their completion of a baccalaureate degree. This will expand the current highly successful Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program between these two institutions. The specific aims of this proposal are the following: SPECIFIC AIM #1: To increase interest among minority students (primarily Mexican-Americans) in biomedical/behavioral sciences as a career and increase by 50% the applicant pool to the Bridges program. SPECIFIC AIM #2: To increase by 50% the transfer rate of Bridges participants to baccalaureate degrees in biomedical/behavioral sciences. SPECIFIC AIM #3: To transfer professional skills and fully describe career options in the biomedical/behavioral sciences to Bridges participants. SPECIFIC AIM #4: To significantly increase the percentage of transferred participants who complete a baccalaureate degree in biomedical/behavioral sciences. The ultimate goal of our proposal is to increase the influx of underrepresented minorities (mainly Hispanics) into biomedical/behavioral science careers and encourage them toward a graduate (Ph.D.) research program.