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NIH/BRIDGES PROGRAM

Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY) is unlike many institutions of higher education in the U.S. because it has an outstanding undergraduate program in the Natural Sciences that serves a high percentage of minority students (32.8%) and successfully places them in Master's and Ph.D. programs or the workforce. It also maintains strong partnerships with other local colleges and universities that have excellent science programs as well as with the surrounding corporate community.

THE PROGRAM

Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY) in collaboration with Westchester Community College (WCC), Dutchess Community College (DCC), Orange County Community College (OCCC), the American Health Foundation/ Westchester Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree Program for underrepresented minority students that will enable then to attain careers or advanced degrees in biomedical research.

THE OBJECTIVES

  1. To increase the underrepresented students in the sciences.
  2. To provide academic and financial support for the underrepresented students, enabling them to complete a baccalaureate degree program in biology, chemistry, environmental science, math/computer science, or psychology.
  3. To assist degree recipients with job placement or advanced study in biomedical research.
  4. To increase collaborative arrangements among associate and baccalaureate degree-granting institutions and biomedical research institutions and corporations.

PROGRAM INCLUDES

  • Guaranteed admission to Purchase College for qualified students (see qualifications below)
  • Orientation Sessions for First-Year Students
  • Freshmen and Sophomore Seminars.
  • Peer Tutoring Program
  • Academic Advisor Assignments
  • Academic Monitoring and Support
  • Assistance with Course Registration at Purchase College
  • Internships at American Health Foundation / Westchester Medical Canter and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Employment Opportunities for Bridges Students
  • Salaried Summer Research Opportunities for Second-Year Students
  • Bridges scholarship stipend to all participants as well as additional Purchase College scholarships for qualified students (minimum GPA of 3.0)

QUALIFICATIONS

First year students must have a minimum high school average of 80, a letter of recommendation from their high school science teacher, and a written essay expressing their interest in the Biomedical field.

Second year students are required to have a minimum GPA of 3.0, a letter of recommendation from a faculty member of the school they are attending, as well as a written essay expressing their interest in the Biomedical field.

INFO

For more information and an application for the Bridges Program, contact:
Dr. Mark Condon
Biology Department
Dutchess Community
College
(845)431-8322 e-mail		 Dr. Walter Jahn
Biology Department
Orange County Community
College
(845)341-4144 e-mail		 Ron Brown
Science 251
Westchester Community
College
(914)785-6591 e-mail		 Dr. Jim Daly
Biology Department
Purchase College
(914)251-6669 e-mail		 Dr. William Baker
Chairman of Math Sciences
Rockland Community College
(845)574-4240 e-mail

Or feel free to contact:
Dr.Joseph Skrivanek
Head Division of Natural Sciences
Project Director, Bidges Program
SUNY Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
(914)251-6631
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