The South Carolina Collaborative Undergraduate HBCU Student Summer Training Program
Abstract
Background: There is a critical need to increase the racial/ethnic diversity of prostate cancer researchers. The goal of the Training Program is to provide research training activities to 12 students over a 3-year period from three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina: Claflin University, South Carolina State University, and Voorhees College. The three aims of the Training Program are: Aim 1.) To provide training in the basics of research design and methods to 4 Student Fellows each year from the three HBCUs; Aim 2.) To immerse 4 Student Fellows per year in prostate cancer research; Aim 3.) To implement a unique dual-level research mentoring strategy for the students. Results: During the current reporting period, 12 Student Fellows were competitively selected for admission to the DOD South Carolina Collaborative Undergraduate HBCU Student Summer Training Program. The Student Fellows were matched with Research Mentors at MUSC, with whom they conducted cancer research in the summers of 2012 - 2014.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1008851
Entities
People
- Judith D. Salley
- Leroy Davis
- Marvella E Ford
- Omar Bagasra
Organizations
- Medical University of South Carolina