Bridges to the Future

描述(由申请人提供)：加州州立大学洛杉矶分校(加州州立大学洛杉矶分校)、洛杉矶城市学院、东洛杉矶学院和帕萨迪纳城市学院之间的合作在培养有才华的社区学院少数族裔学生方面非常成功。自上次评审以来的一段时间内，完成该项目的86%的参与学生转到了四年制院校，这一比率比这些社区学院学生的转化率高出四到八倍。我们建议继续这项对少数群体成员进入生物医学研究事业产生重大影响的努力。我们预计，80%的参与社区学院的学生将转到理科专业的四年制大学。这是一个雄心勃勃的目标，因为从这些社区学院到四年制院校的转化率总体上只有9%-20%。我们建议继续的课程旨在：1)培养学生在数学、基础科学和英语方面的技能，作为在自然科学本科专业取得高学术成就的基础；2)通过参与扎实的研究经验以及与科学教师和其他生物医学科学家的互动，激励学生投身生物医学科学事业；3)学生为从社区学院的学生过渡到大学的高年级本科生做好准备。此外，我们预计，那些转到加州州立大学洛杉矶分校并通过参加其MBRS-RISE或MARC U*STAR项目获得进一步职业发展的学生中，至少有70%将在毕业后继续攻读博士学位。拟议的计划将通过许多计划活动，如特别研讨会、补充指导以支持科学课程的成功，以及在研讨会上激励学生对生物医学研究的职业生涯和拓宽对生物医学科学职业机会的看法，让许多社区大学学生参与到每年被命名为桥梁学者的18人以上的社区大学中。这一努力的主要目的是增加社区学院学习生物医学相关专业的准备充分的少数族裔学生，并显著提高他们转到四年制院校的比率。这是一个过程的第一步，这将为学生在理工科项目中的成功做好准备，并随后攻读生物医学科学博士学位。拟议的项目与国家普通医学科学研究院的使命及其研究部门的少数族裔机会的相关性在于，生物医学通向未来的桥梁计划将显著增加在社区大学开始高等教育的少数群体成员对生物医学研究事业的参与。拟议中的项目将培养相当多的少数族裔人才，拓宽可用于参与解决国家生物医学研究问题的智力视角的多样性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): 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.