Promoting Undergraduate Education Now Experiment Science

大力推进本科教育实验科学

• 批准号: 7149752
• 负责人: DANIEL J MOTT
• 金额: $ 11.17万
• 依托单位: TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-08-15 至 2009-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7149752
• 关键词: Mexican Americans; educational resource design /development; health science manpower; health science research potential; interdisciplinary collaboration; meeting /conference /symposium; mentoring /mentor; minority health professional; minority institution research support; training; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In partnership with Laredo Community College (LCC), Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) proposes to establish a Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program to serve minority students from the South Texas border region. The project's primary goal is to increase the number of underrepresented minority students who successfully transition from LCC to TAMIU or other 4-year universities to obtain a baccalaureate degree in the biomedical sciences. To achieve this goal, specific aims have been developed to foster biomedical education and research to include: 1) Increasing the interest and awareness of Laredo Community College students in Biomedical research; 2) Increasing the transfer rate of Laredo Community College students to a four year institution to complete a degree program in science; 3) Enhancing the academic competitiveness of Laredo Community College students; and 4) Increasing the number of underrepresented minority students who pursue research careers in biomedical fields. The proposed aims will be accomplished through collaborative seminars, summer research experience, a spring semester course "Science as a Way of Knowing", year long mentoring and training, and writing workshops. The existing collaborative efforts shared between LCC and TAMIU in the transfer/articulation agreement will facilitate the interaction of students and faculty. By enhancing the likelihood of LCC students successfully transferring to a four year institution, we will be bringing the intellectual talents of this underrepresented minority group to the biomedical research enterprise of the nation. The Texas-Mexico border is a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area and a state designated Medically Underserved Area with a population of approximately 176,576 inhabitants, of which 94.1% are Hispanic. Preparing a new generation of biomedical researchers who have a vested interest in this region's health issues, will contribute to the alleviation of this problem locally and nationwide.

描述（由申请人提供）：德克萨斯 A&M 国际大学 (TAMIU) 与拉雷多社区学院 (LCC) 合作，提议建立一个通往学士学位的桥梁计划，为来自德克萨斯州南部边境地区的少数族裔学生提供服务。该项目的主要目标是增加少数族裔学生的数量，让他们成功地从 LCC 过渡到 TAMIU 或其他四年制大学，获得生物医学科学学士学位。为了实现这一目标，制定了促进生物医学教育和研究的具体目标，包括： 1）提高拉雷多社区学院学生对生物医学研究的兴趣和意识； 2) 提高拉雷多社区学院学生转入四年制大学完成科学学位课程的比例； 3）提升拉雷多社区学院学生的学术竞争力； 4) 增加在生物医学领域从事研究工作的少数族裔学生的数量。拟议的目标将通过合作研讨会、夏季研究经验、春季学期课程“科学作为一种认识方式”、为期一年的指导和培训以及写作研讨会来实现。 LCC 和 TAMIU 在转学/衔接协议中现有的合作努力将促进学生和教师的互动。通过提高 LCC 学生成功转入四年制大学的可能性，我们将把这个代表性不足的少数群体的智力人才引入国家的生物医学研究事业。德克萨斯州与墨西哥边境是联邦政府指定的卫生专业人员短缺地区和州指定的医疗服务不足地区，人口约为 176,576 名居民，其中 94.1% 是西班牙裔。培养对该地区的健康问题有既得利益的新一代生物医学研究人员，将有助于缓解当地和全国范围内的这一问题。