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)

项目摘要/摘要 种族/少数民族(REM)研究人员，他们可能独一无二地准备解决 心理和身体健康，在生物医学和行为科学的所有层面上都没有得到充分的代表。我们的 曼哈顿-桥计划旨在增加生物医学和行为学专业REM学生的数量 通过为少数族裔服务的社区学院搭建桥梁进行科学研究(曼哈顿区) 社区学院(BMCC)在一所少数族裔服务的高级学院获得STEM领域的学士学位 (纽约城市学院(CCNY))。曼哈顿-大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 补充指导，解决和克服阻碍REM学生取得成功的已知障碍 完成学士学位并开始在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，在此期间，我们将为学员提供 生物医学和行为科学领域的专家在BMCC和CCNY上的研究机会 指导指导研究项目的发展。将为学员提供会议旅行和 研究基金，以促进他们对研究成果的开展和传播的了解。钥匙 活动包括：1)学生成功课程，考察各种心理、 社会、文化和历史因素影响转学学生的学术经历和结果，2)a) 暑期研究培训机构，学员完成侧重于研究方法的课程， 具备数据分析、神经认知研究基础、学术和临床研究的实用技能 职业，以及3)定期与同行导师会面，他们提供学术指导并充当联系人 和辅导员，以及b)同行导航员，他们支持学员在 规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。客观结果包括：1)发展研究自我效能感；2)参加国家科学竞赛 会议；3)在地方或国家会议上发表论文或海报；4)申请奖学金或 其他培训奖；5)科学期刊论文的作者或合著者；6)进行荣誉级别的研究 项目；6)成功转学生物医学或行为科学学士学位课程；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.