Preparing Postbaccalaureates for Entry and Success in Biomedical PhD Programs.

ABSTRACT: Certain racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds remain underrepresented (UR) in the biomedical sciences. This underrepresentation becomes more extreme at each higher education stage. To support UR scholars during the critical transition from baccalaureate to PhD, we established an intensive, 1-yr postbaccalaureate training program. We hypothesized that this intervention would strengthen each participant's competitiveness for leading PhD programs and build a foundation of skills and self-efficacy important for success during and after graduate school. Scholar critical analysis skills, lab technique knowledge, and Graduate Record Examination scores all improved significantly during the program. Scholars reported significant confid

SUBMITTER: Hall JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5008874 | biostudies-literature | Fall 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature