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ERIC Number: EJ1325648
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-2576-6767
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Base Pair: 28 Years of Sustained High School Biomedical Research Mentorship Driving Health Sciences Career Progression
Stray, Stephen; Gordy, Xiaoshan; Sullivan, Donna; Bender, Susan; Cook, Cindy; McKone, Kathy; Stokes, Jeff; Rockhold, Rob
Journal of STEM Outreach, v3 n3 Oct 2020
Base Pair is an ongoing (1992-present) collaboration between University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) faculty mentors and Mississippi high school students and teachers. UMMC faculty and Base Pair teachers designed a course which has allowed curriculum innovations by teachers. The student component engages 15 trainees annually in laboratory experiences under direct faculty mentorship while receiving high school graduation credit. Students have a 100% high school graduation rate (vs. [approximately]88% nationally) and 99% college entrance. These students have co-authored/presented over 450 times in UMMC, state or national venues. Of 220 graduates, roughly 63% are in/have completed post-baccalaureate training. Of these, at least 49 have gained a terminal degree in science or law, while another 35 students have attained a Master's degree. Over 100 teachers have been mentored in grant-writing exercises and curriculum development, resulting in over 159 applications for external funding of inquiry-based classroom activities of which 78% were funded. Teachers have also implemented several innovative STEM curricula, reaching thousands more students. These include a student team-based competition that fuses citizen science and molecular biology to assess insect infection with "Wolbachia" bacteria. Base Pair bolsters student engagement, promotes STEM/health career advancement for students, and enhances teacher job satisfaction.
Journal of STEM Outreach. PMB 0367, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203. e-mail: jstemoutreach@vanderbilt.edu; Web site: https://www.jstemoutreach.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Mississippi
Grant or Contract Numbers: R25GM129212