# Administrative Supplement to the CSUSM Bridges to the Baccalaureate

> **NIH NIH R25** · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS · 2020 · $79,540

## Abstract

Project Summary
The CSUSM Bridges to the Baccalaureate (CSUSMB2B) program supports the NIH/NIGMS
goal of increasing the diversity of the biomedical workforce by increasing the successful transfer
rates of under-represented (UR) groups from community colleges to 4-year institutions. The
CSUSMB2B program, located in north San Diego County California, includes the partner
institutions of California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), Palomar College and MiraCosta
College. This Bridges Supplement Proposal aims to directly address issues of culture, diversity,
and equity for our student trainees and the faculty who mentor them by developing two training
workshops. These workshops will create opportunities to build participants’ capacity and skills to
co-create safe and inclusive research environments and experiences. Each workshop will
provide training that, while overlapping in theoretical frameworks, is specific to student and
faculty roles in the research and mentoring relationship. By having common threads and
concepts, we hope to create shared learning opportunities, values, and support authentic
conversations between student trainees and faculty mentors. The specific activities include: 1)
creating a cross-divisional and cross-campus team for the development and delivery of formal
training curriculum, 2) developing a student trainee workshop, and 3) developing a faculty
mentor workshop. Furthermore, these workshops will be institutionalized with campus partners
to be made available to all interested STEM faculty and students. Over the past 17 years, the
CSUSMB2B program has been very successful, averaging a 92% transfer rate to four-year
institutions, and 88%,16% and 14% have completed or are finishing a bachelors, masters or
doctoral degree respectively. The proposed program builds on the experience and institutional
support of these partner institutions to continue to support the mission of NIH/NIGMS.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10141806
- **Project number:** 3R25GM066341-19S1
- **Recipient organization:** CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS
- **Principal Investigator:** Tracey K Brown
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $79,540
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2002-08-06 → 2023-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10141806

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10141806, Administrative Supplement to the CSUSM Bridges to the Baccalaureate (3R25GM066341-19S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10141806. Licensed CC0.

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