Open AccessKey Practices and Interventions for Training and Transitioning UR Students from an HBCU into Advanced Degree Programs in the Biomedical Sciences
Author(s) -
Jr. E. Raynor James E. Raynor,
Juliette B. Bell B. Bell,
Sherrice Allen,
Dawayne Whittington,
Cathy Baldwin Baldwin,
Amita Naik
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
atlas journal of science education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2158-9224
DOI - 10.5147/ajse.v3i1.81
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , psychological intervention , medical education , degree program , workforce , historically black colleges and universities , political science , psychology , medicine , higher education , nursing , law
For more than 30 years, institutions funded by NIH had less than an impressive record for achieving diversity in the bio- medical workforce. To address this concern, NIH recently implemented a series of bold initiatives to bridge the gaps in NIH training programs to further promote diversity. However, critical to the success of these initiatives is the timely report- ing, from institutions with large diverse populations such as HBCUs, of evidence-based practices, strategies, and interven- tions for training and transitioning individuals underrepre- sented (UR) in the biomedical sciences from baccalaureate to Ph.D. degree programs. To this end, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the 10-year success of the NIH-funded MBRS Fayetteville State University (FSU) Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (FSU-RISE) program for training and subsequent transitioning of UR students from the baccalaure- ate degree into advanced degree programs in the biomedical sciences. We hypothesized that the FSU-RISE program would significantly increase the number of well-prepared under- graduate UR biology and chemistry students who would graduate and transition into advanced degree programs in the biomedical sciences. This article provides evidence-based findings on practices, strategies and interventions for prepar- ing UR individuals from a Historically Black College and Uni- versity (HBCU) for successful entry into Ph.D. programs