First-year experience courses and participation in departmental clubs significantly increase students' likelihood of engaging in health science research

Receiving advice from upper-division students and interacting with faculty more often increased students' odds of participation in research

Students were twice as likely to participate in research if institutions offered first-year students structured research opportunities, Black students were four-times more likely

Black students social self-concept, participation in a learning community, and positive interactions across race/ethnicity were key in predicting research participation