Hispanics are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population and yet they are underrepresented at all levels in the scientific community. As of 2020, the Bronx population is 54.8% Hispanic making it the only majority-Hispanic county in the Northeastern United States and the fourth-most-populous nationwide. Therefore, the majority of the Bronx population belongs to underrepresented populations in science. The BRONX-EINSTEIN TRAINING IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH (BETTR) – IRACDA program facilitates Einstein's mission to support training in teaching and research at the undergraduate level and to encourage students from diverse backgrounds to pursue a career in science. The goals of the BETTR program are to train highly qualified scholars in teaching, science and career strategies to allow them to become successful scientist-educators. We will accomplish this through our ongoing highly collaborative program with our partner Hispanic/Minority-serving institutions and enhance research collaborations, revitalize the science curriculum of the partner institutions and, thereby attract and encourage underrepresented minority undergraduates to pursue science careers. Our BETTR program is a four-year postdoctoral program, which couples training in independent research at Einstein with training in innovative teaching techniques and mentored teaching at our two neighboring partner institutions in the Bronx, each minority-serving. Our program consists of 8 scholars in cadres of 2-3 in each year where 3 years are funded by the IRACDA program, and one year by the research mentor. At the start of the program, scholars will develop “roadmap for success”, which is an individual 3-year plan with goals and yearly expectations to achieve a career in academia. In year one of the BETTR program, scholars will be immersed at Einstein establishing their research project in the laboratory of their research mentor. During the second year, scholars will take a pedagogy course and have a formal teaching shadowing experience at both Hostos and Lehman. During the third and fourth years in the program, scholars will develop teaching skills at both of our partner institutions while developing curricula, and preparing for an independent career in academia. Scholars will work to achieve research excellence by actively pursuing their own research projects, presenting at scientific conferences, and attending research-focused workshops, all of which culminate in the submission of a career development grant application. Scholars will share their research expertise at Hostos and Lehman through mentoring undergraduate students. In parallel, scholars are expected to gain teaching skills aligned with the learning styles of minority populations in urban settings. In addition, research collaborations at all three institutions will be facilitated through our joint Master's program and collaborative opportunities for both students and faculty. Throughout the program, scholars will be involved in...