Bridges to the Future

加州州立大学洛杉矶（Cal State LA）洛杉矶市 学院、东洛杉矶学院和帕萨迪纳城市学院在发展 有才华的社区学院少数民族学生的职业生涯。自上次审查以来，86%的 完成该计划的参与学生已转入四年制院校，这一比例为四比一。 比这些社区学院的学生转学率高八倍。我们建议继续 这一努力正在对少数群体成员进入生物医学领域产生重大影响， 研究生涯。 我们预计80%的参与社区学院的学生将转入四年制大学 在理科专业。这是一个雄心勃勃的目标，因为从这些社区学院到四年制大学的转移率 整体而言，只有9 - 20%。我们建议继续执行的方案是经过精心设计的：1） 发展学生在数学，基础科学和英语语言方面的技能，作为高等教育的基础 自然科学本科专业的学业成绩; 2）学生有动力 通过参与扎实的研究经验和与 科学教师和其他生物医学科学家，和; 3）学生准备从过渡 从社区学院学生到大学高年级本科生。此外，我们预计，在 至少70%的人谁转移到加州州立大学洛杉矶分校，并通过参与其进一步的职业发展， MBRS-RISE或MARC U * 星星计划将继续到博士。毕业时的节目。 拟议的计划将涉及许多社区大学的学生超过18名，每年命名为 通过许多项目活动为学者搭建桥梁，如特别研讨会、补充教学， 支持科学课程的成功，并在研讨会上激励学生在生物医学领域的职业生涯 研究和拓宽有关生物医学科学职业机会的观点。总体 这个“通向未来的桥梁”项目的目的是增加准备充分的社区大学少数民族学生的数量 学生谁追求生物医学相关专业，并显着提高他们的转四年制 机构职能体系这是一个过程中的第一步，将准备学生在BS程序的成功， 随后攻读生物医学博士学位。拟议项目与国立普通医学科学研究所使命的相关性 及其研究部门的少数机会是，生物医学通向未来的桥梁计划将 显著增加代表性不足的少数群体对生物医学研究事业的参与 开始在社区大学接受高等教育的成员。该项目将在很大程度上 少数民族人才，扩大知识观点的多样性，可参与解决 国家的生物医学研究问题。

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.