The University of Maryland Baltimore CURE program ... · a “CURE culture” in schools •...
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TheUniversityofMarylandBaltimoreCUREprogramintegratesacademics,mentorship,
family,andcommunityintoSTEMeducationinunderservedWestBaltimoremiddleschools
RobinSaunders, Ed.D.andHeatherEzelle,Ph.D.
Disclosures
• Drs.EzelleandSaundersdeclarethattheyhavenoconflictsofinterestregardingthematerialinthispresentation.
LearningObjectives
• IdentifythefourcomponentsoftheholisticstrategyusedbyUMBCUREtopromotescholarinterestinSTEMandhealthcarecareers.
• Identifytwoaspectsoftherationale fortrainingunderservedminoritiestobecomehealthcareprofessionalsasastrategytoalleviatehealthcaredisparitiesandinequity.
TheNCI’sCUREProgram• The ContinuingUmbrellaofResearch
Experiences(CURE)isaprogramoftheNationalCancerInstitute– Aimedatincreasingdiversityinthecancerand
cancerhealthdisparities researchworkforce– Identifiesandsupportspromisingcandidatesfrom
highschoolthroughjuniorinvestigatorlevels
• Despitethesuccessesofthisprogram,minorityrepresentation inscienceandhealthcarefieldsremainslow,necessitatinginnovativeexpansionsofCUREprogramming.
• FirstNCICUREprogramtobeginwithmiddleschoolstudents• ScholarswillremaininUMBCUREforallthreeyearsofmiddleschool
• Ajointventurebetween theUniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreandtheUniversityofMarylandMarleneandStewartGreenebaum CancerCenter
• HolisticapproachtoscholareducationutilizesUMBandcommunityresourcestoaddressfamily,school,andcommunityissues.• introducehands-onactivitiestoenhanceSTEMcurriculumandengagescholar
interest• improvethehomelearningenvironmentbyassistingfamilieswithsocialservices,
counseling,andjobtrainingandplacement• providerolemodelsandeducationalandemotionalsupportthroughmentoring• leverageUMBanditspartnerscitywidetobroadenscholaropportunitiesthrough
diverseresourcesandsupport
UMBCURE:AMiddleSchoolPilotProgram
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UMBCUREengagesstudentsattheelementary->middleschooltransitionwiththegoalofpreventingadecline
inSTEMperformance.
DataarefromtheBaltimoreNeighborhoodIndicatorsAlliance,UniversityofBaltimore,2012.
• Engagestudentsatanearlystage intheireducation
• Inspireinterestinscience/healthcaretoincreasethepoolofstudentswhopursuecareersinthesefields
Workingtopreventthemiddleschooldecline
BaltimoreCitystandardizedtestdata
ScholarProgramming• Afterschool
• Tuesday/Thursdayprogrammingateachpartnerschooltosupplement andenhancematerial learnedinclass.
• Saturday• TutoringwithABAEprogramatSchoolof
Pharmacy• mentor-scholaroutingsandactivities
• Summer• Six-week summercampheldonUMB
campus(preventthe“summer slide”)
OurScholars• Partneredwiththreemiddle schoolsinWest
Baltimoreselectedfortheircommitment,internalleadership,andstrongstudent/parentengagement– FranklinSquareElementary/MiddleSchool– 100
%FARM-eligible– GreenStreetAcademy– 95%FARM-eligible– SouthwestBaltimoreCharterSchool– 85%
FARM-eligible
• Scholarsselectedbyinterestinscience/learning,commitmenttotheprogram,andlettersofrecommendation.AdmissionisNOTperformance-based.
Mentoring• 5:1mentortoscholarratioprovidesfulland
flexible coverageforallprogramcomponents
• Scholarspicktheirmentors
• Mentorsattendscholarhomevisitstomeetthefamilies,buildtrust,andidentifyareasofneeded support
• MentorstakescholarsonoutingssuchastheNationalAquarium,movies,concerts,basketballgames,andiceskatinginordertohelpbuildtheirrelationship.
UniversityAffiliation
Mentors
Medicine 36Dental 14GraduateSchool 13SocialWork 5Pharmacy 6Faculty/Staff 16
SupportingOurScholarsandFamilies• TheUMBCommunity EngagementCenter
– Providesjobtrainingandplacementservices,parentingsupport,freshfoodmarket,andexerciseclasses.
• GeographicManagementofCancerHealthDisparitiesProgram(NCI/CRCHD)
• UMBSchools– dentalservices,socialwork,lawclinic
• Community assistancethroughtheAdvisoryBoard
• Homevisits– householdneeds,furniture,clothing,eviction
Evaluation• Scholarswillbeevaluatedonacademicprogress,career
aspirations,andhope• Grades,attendancerecords,surveysandfocusgroupswillbeusedto
measurethesemetrics• Scholarswillbetrackedthroughcollegeandbeyondtoevaluate
outcomes
• Parentsandguardianswillmeetinfocusgroupsandbesurveyed toevaluatetheirneeds,stress,resiliency,andstrengthsastheyreceivesupportfromtheprogram
• MentoringwillbeevaluatedthroughfocusgroupsanduseoftheMentorsEfficacyScale
PreliminaryResults– atUMBCURE
• Admission/Retention– CohortIadmitted41scholarsandretained93%(38)
• Attendance• 85%forweekday sessions• 100%Saturdayparticipation
• MentorRetention– 85%
PreliminaryResults– intheclassroom• AttitudeandBehavior
• Improvedclassroomparticipation,studyhabits,andenthusiasm.Creationofa“CUREculture”inschools
• Academics(limiteddata)• AtSBCS,UMBCUREscholarsimprovedtheirmathdiagnosticscores22%
morethantheaverageBCPSS6th gradestudent
• Attendance– Onaverage,UMBCUREscholarshavea
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OurFuture• Fundingfor5newcohorts
• EstablishmentofthehighschoolcomponentofUMBCURE– 2017R25submission– Saturdayandsummercurriculum– UtilizeBaltimoreCityhealth
sciencehighschools
• ProgramssuchasCURE,theMarylandGuaranteedAccessGrant,andcomponentsofourpipelinewill instillinthescholarsthebeliefthatcollegeisfeasible andprevent“optingout”
ContinuumofMentoringPrograms
UMBCUREisthefoundationalcomponentofaBaltimore-basedminoritySTEM/healthcareeducationpipeline.
UMBCURE
UMBCURE-HS
Grades6-8(P30)
Grades9-12(inpreparation)
TU/UMBBridges
UMBC/Meyerhoff
MSU/ASCEND
Undergraduateinstitutions/minority-focusedprogram(private,R25,U54)
UMGCC/NSIPUndergraduateinternshipincancerresearch(R25)
(oneofmanyatUMB)
UMBPREP Post-bacctrainingforminoritystudentsonthebiomedicalsciencePh.D.track(R25)
TU/M.S.
UMB/M.D/Ph.D.
BiomedicalWorkforce
M.S.degreeatTUorotherinstitutions
Ph.D.degreeatUMBorotherinstitutions
BridgestotheDoctorate(TU-UMSOM;R25)
UMBPROMISE
Acknowledgements
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• Financialsupport
• SupplementtoNCIP30CA134274awardedtoKevinJ.CullenM.D.,Director,UniversityofMarylandMarleneandStewartGreenebaumCancerCenter
• KaiserPermanente
• UMBFoundationdonors
• AdvisoryBoard
• UMBCommunityEngagementCenter
• UMBSchoolofPharmacyABAEtutoringprogram
• NCICentertoReduceCancerHealthDisparitiesandGMaP
• Ouramazing scholars,mentors,families,teachers, staff,andcommunitysupporters
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