Critical race theory as a bridge in science training: the California State University, Northridge BUILD PODER program

Abstract: “Unconscious bias and explicit forms of discrimination continue to pervade academic institutions. Multicultural and diversity training activities have not been sufficient in making structural and social changes leading to equity, therefore, a new form of critical consciousness is needed to train diverse scientists with new research questions, methods, and perspectives. The purpose of this paper is to describe Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD); Promoting Opportunities for Diversity in Education and Research (PODER), which is an undergraduate biomedical research training program based on transformative framework rooted in Critical Race Theory (CRT).”

Citation: Saetermoe, C.L., Chavira, G., Khachikian, C.S. et al. Critical race theory as a bridge in science training: the California State University, Northridge BUILD PODER program. BMC Proc 11, 21 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-017-0089-2

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