Examining Undergraduates' Intentions to Pursue a Science Career: A Longitudinal Study of a National Biomedical Training Initiative.

Jayashri Srinivasan, Krystle P Cobian, Hector V Ramos, Christina A Christie, Catherine M Crespi, Teresa Seeman

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Article in Education sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jayashri SrinivasanSchool of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6083-183X

Krystle P CobianGeffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9521-7573

Hector V RamosGeffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4315-1525

Christina A ChristieSchool of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

Catherine M CrespiDepartment of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

Teresa SeemanDepartments of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

Funding

NIH Diversity Program Consortium Coordination and Evaluation Center at UCLAU54GM119024 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI NORRIS, KEITH C, SEEMAN, TERESA E · 2015 to 2023

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NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM119024

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disparities in the participation of individuals from historically excluded groups in science careers persist, particularly at advanced career stages. In response to this challenge, the National Institutes of Health developed the BUilding Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) initiative, aimed at undergraduate institutions to examine evidence-based strategies to engage and retain students across science-related fields. In this longitudinal study, we used propensity score matching and mixed-effects logistic regression models to examine the effects of BUILD on undergraduates' intentions to pursue science-related research careers. The results indicate that students who participated in BUILD are four times more likely to pursue a science-related research career in comparison to their non-BUILD counterparts. We also discuss and present the need to incorporate research training and mentorship to promote a diverse scientific workforce.

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career intentionslongitudinal studypropensity score estimationSTEM program evaluationundergraduate research experiences

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PMID40708793

DOI10.3390/educsci15070825

PMCPMC12288646

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