BRUSH Summer Research Program: Promoting Science Identity in Underrepresented Veterinary and Undergraduate Students

Author:

Ewart Susan L.1ORCID,Maves Benjamin E.2,Latona Omolade3,Young Lindsey4,Sawtelle Vashti5,Watts Stephanie W.6,Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan Vilma7

Affiliation:

1. Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA

2. Doctoral student of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA

3. Data team lead at Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, MI, 48909, USA

4. Resident physician at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

5. Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA

6. College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA

7. Genetics, and Immunology and Professor of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA

Abstract

While all facets of the health care workforce need to diversify, the veterinary profession lags behind in training students from underrepresented populations. The need to increase diversity among health care professionals is not limited to clinicians but extends to those generating new information through biomedical research. To address demographic disparities within the biomedical research community, we provide a summer research program for veterinary and undergraduate students from populations historically underrepresented in the biomedical workforce that is explicitly designed to foster science identity and subsequently increase participants’ interest and success in pursuing biomedical research-related educational and career paths. We hypothesized that participation in this program would enhance science identity, confidence, and pursuit of research-related education and subsequent careers. Three validated survey instruments containing qualitative ordered rating scales were administered to program participants ( N = 57) over the course of the summer in which they participated (2018–2022). Questions asked at two time points were analyzed with a repeated-measures linear mixed-effects model. Significant growth was reported in most topics surveyed over time. Many queries within gains, confidence, and science identity modules displayed significant increases over time or scored high in surveys at both time points. In addition, post-graduate educational and career outcomes were obtained for alumni ( N = 130) of program years 2011–2023; their post-graduate enrollment rates (78%) markedly exceeded national norms. This multidimensional experiential research program, which holistically fosters professional networking and student confidence in research-related endeavors, provides quantifiable growth in research skills and science identity. These gains support students’ persistence in research and biomedical-related educational and career paths.

Publisher

University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)

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