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Thoman DB, Brown ER, Mason AZ, et al. The Role of Altruistic Values in Motivating Underrepresented Minority Students for Biomedicine. Bioscience. 2015;65(2):183-188doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu199.
Thoman, D. B., Brown, E. R., Mason, A. Z., Harmsen, A. G., & Smith, J. L. (2015). The Role of Altruistic Values in Motivating Underrepresented Minority Students for Biomedicine. Bioscience, 65(2), 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biu199
Thoman, Dustin B, et al. "The Role of Altruistic Values in Motivating Underrepresented Minority Students for Biomedicine." Bioscience vol. 65,2 (2015): 183-188. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biu199
Thoman DB, Brown ER, Mason AZ, Harmsen AG, Smith JL. The Role of Altruistic Values in Motivating Underrepresented Minority Students for Biomedicine. Bioscience. 2015 Feb 01;65(2):183-188. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu199. PMID: 26834259; PMCID: PMC4731875.
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Bioscience. 2015 Feb 01;65(2):183-188. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu199.

The Role of Altruistic Values in Motivating Underrepresented Minority Students for Biomedicine.

Bioscience

Dustin B Thoman, Elizabeth R Brown, Andrew Z Mason, Allen G Harmsen, Jessi L Smith

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology at California State University, in Long Beach.
  2. Department of Psychology at Montana State University, in Bozeman.
  3. Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, in Long Beach.
  4. Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Montana State University, in Bozeman.

PMID: 26834259 PMCID: PMC4731875 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biu199

Abstract

Understanding how cultural values influence undergraduate students' science research experiences and career interest is important in efforts to broaden participation and to diversify the biomedical research workforce. The results from our prospective longitudinal study demonstrated that underrepresented minority student (URM) research assistants who see the altruistic value of conducting biomedical research feel more psychologically involved with their research over time, which, in turn, enhances their interest in pursuing a scientific research career. These altruistic motives are uniquely influential to URM students and appear to play an important role in influencing their interest in scientific research careers. Furthermore, seeing how research can potentially affect society and help one's community does not replace typical motives for scientific discovery (e.g., passion, curiosity, achievement), which are important for all students. These findings point to simple strategies for educators, training directors, and faculty mentors to improve retention among undergraduate URM students in biomedicine and the related sciences.

Keywords: broadening participation; research motivation; science education; science interest; underrepresented minority students

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