Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program (T34) for racial/ethnic minorities at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and the City College of New York (CCNY)

项目总结/摘要 种族/少数民族（REM）研究人员，他们可能是唯一准备解决种族/民族差异， 在生物医学和行为科学的各个层面上，精神和身体健康的代表性都不足。我们 Manhattan-Bridge计划旨在提高REM学生在生物医学和行为学方面的数量 从服务少数民族的社区学院（曼哈顿自治市）到科学研究 社区学院（BMCC））到少数民族服务的高级学院STEM领域的学士学位 (The纽约城市学院（CCNY））。曼哈顿桥包括一个协调的教师指导系统， 同伴指导，同伴支持，多样性培训，STEM课程，实验室培训，辅导，和 补充说明，以解决和克服已知的障碍，阻碍快速眼动学生成功 完成学士学位并开始生物医学领域的职业生涯。每组10人 学生将被选中参加为期两年的教育和培训期，在此期间，我们为学员提供 在BMCC和CCNY的研究机会，从生物医学和行为科学领域的专家， 指导指导研究项目的开发。将向受训人员提供会议差旅费， 研究基金，以协助他们了解研究的进行和研究结果的传播。关键 活动包括：1）学生成功课程，探讨各种心理， 社会，文化和历史因素影响转学生的学术经历和成果，2）a 暑期研究培训学院，学员完成侧重于研究方法的课程， 数据分析的实践技能，神经认知研究的基础知识，以及学术和临床研究 职业生涯，3）定期与a）同行导师会面，他们提供学术指导并作为联系人 和辅导员，以及B）同伴导航员，他们支持学员在 计划并协助解决常见的情绪挑战，如学业压力和应对能力差 战略布局客观结果包括：1）发展研究自我效能; 2）参加国家科学 会议; 3）在地方或国家会议上提交论文或海报; 4）申请奖学金或 其他培训奖; 5）作者或合著科学期刊文章; 6）进行荣誉级研究 项目; 6）成功转移到生物医学或行为科学的学士学位课程;以及7） 成功地从学士学位毕业。

Project Summary/Abstract Racial/ethnic minority (REM) researchers, who may be uniquely poised to address racial/ethnic disparities in mental and physical health, are underrepresented at all levels of the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Our Manhattan-Bridge program seeks to enhance the number of REM students in biomedical and behavioral sciences research by bridging the path from a minority-serving community college (Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC)) to a baccalaureate degree in a STEM field at a minority-serving senior college (The City College of New York (CCNY)). Manhattan-Bridge includes a coordinated system of faculty mentoring, peer mentoring, peer support, diversity training, STEM coursework, laboratory training, tutoring, and supplemental instruction to address and overcome the obstacles known to impede REM students from success in completing their baccalaureate degrees and launching careers in biomedical fields. Each cohort of ten students will be selected for a two-year education and training period during which we provide trainees with research opportunities at BMCC and CCNY from experts in the biomedical and behavioral science fields to guide development of mentored research projects. Trainees will be provided with conference travel and research funds to facilitate their understanding of the conduct and dissemination of research findings. Key activities include: 1) a Student Success course that examines the ways in which various psychological, societal, cultural, and historical factors impact a transfer student’s academic experiences and outcomes, 2) a Summer Research Training Institute where trainees complete a curriculum focusing on research methodology, practical skills of data analysis, rudiments of neurocognitive research, and academic and clinical research careers, and 3) regular meetings with a) peer mentors, who offer academic guidance and serve as a contact and facilitator to mentees, and b) peer navigators, who support trainees in their social development in the program and assist in addressing common emotional challenges, such as academic stress and poor coping strategies. Objective outcomes include: 1) developing research self-efficacy; 2) attending a national scientific conference; 3) presenting a paper or poster at a local or national conference; 4) application to a fellowship or other training award; 5) author or co-author a scientific journal article; 6) conducting a honors-level research project; 6) successful transfer to a baccalaureate program in the biomedical or behavioral sciences; and 7) successful graduation from the baccalaureate degree.