Orange County Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program

项目总结/摘要 在少数民族科学计划（MSP）在加州大学欧文分校（UCI）是全国公认的， 开发创新计划，以提高学术卓越性，并增加 代表性不足（UR）的社区学院（CC）和UCI本科生被培养为下一代 生物医学研究人员。橙子县学士学位桥梁的目标是共同开发一个 研究教育计划与橙子海岸学院（OCC），将增加数量和学术 在四年制大学转入理科专业的UR CC学生的优秀，获得学士学位 学位，并继续攻读博士学位。学位和生物医学研究事业。我们建议增加参与者的 兴趣，动机和学术准备，通过发展UR学生的第一批入学， OCC提供的生物学可转移课程，以灌输对大学科学社区的归属感， 接受额外的辅导，并为参与者在UCI的生物医学研究经验做好准备。 参与者开始研究训练早在大一，他们预计将转移，成为 竞争大学实验室初级本科培训职位的申请人。主要 指导、激励和准备学员的计划组件是技能课程的整合 发展，研究经验和课程开发。技能发展包括1）培训 在批判性阅读，写作和推理，2）先进的实验室方法，基因组学和数据课程 分析，3）负责任的研究行为的培训，4）研究教师研讨会系列，介绍 生物医学研究不同领域的参与者，5）讨论主要文献的期刊俱乐部，6）进展 报告会，以提高演讲技巧，以及7）在地方和国家 两会超过40名UCI教师具有培训代表性不足的学生的经验，作为研究 导师研究经验的重点是准备参与者成为独立的思想家。桥梁 参与者在进行原创的过程中体验到产生新知识的兴奋感。 research.教师焦点小组有助于改善科学课程的机构间衔接， 通过讨论课程顺序、机构间课程标准化、使用 技术在课堂上，评估和教学策略，灌输在追求的兴趣 先进的科学研究。

Project Summary/Abstract The Minority Science Programs (MSP) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) are nationally recognized for developing innovative programs to improve the academic excellence and increase the number of underrepresented (UR) community college (CC) and UCI undergraduates being trained as the next generation of biomedical researchers. The objective of the Orange County Bridges to Baccalaureate is to jointly develop a research education program with Orange Coast College (OCC) that will increase the number and academic excellence of UR CC students that transfer to science majors at four-year universities, obtain baccalaureate degrees, and pursue Ph.D. degrees and biomedical research careers. We propose to increase participants’ interest, motivation and academic preparedness by developing cohorts of UR students enrolled in the first biology transferable class offered at OCC to instill a sense of belonging to a collegial scientific community, receive extra tutoring and prepare participants for introductory biomedical research experiences at UCI. Participants begin research training as early as freshmen year, and they are expected to transfer and become competitive applicants for junior-level undergraduate training positions in the university laboratories. Main program components to mentor, motivate and prepare trainees are the integration of courses for skills development, research experiences and curriculum development. Skills development encompasses 1) training in critical reading, writing and reasoning, 2) a course on advanced laboratory methods, genomics and data analysis, 3) training in responsible conduct of research, 4) a research faculty seminar series to introduce participants to diverse areas of biomedical research, 5) a journal club to discuss primary literature, 6) progress report sessions to improve presentation skills, and 7) oral and poster presentations at local and national conferences. Over 40 UCI faculty with experience training underrepresented students serve as research mentors. Research experiences focus on preparing participants to become independent thinkers. Bridges participants experience the excitement of generating new knowledge in the course of conducting original research. Faculty focus groups serve to improve inter-institutional articulation in science courses and preparation of students by discussing curricular sequence, normalization of curricula between institutions, use of technology in the classroom, assessment and instructional strategies that inculcate an interest in the pursuit of advanced scientific studies.