South Carolina Cancer Health Equity Consortium: HBCU Student Summer Training Program
Abstract
Background: There is a severe shortage of diverse biomedical scientists in the United States and in South Carolina. The goal of the South Carolina Cancer Health Equity Consortium: HBCU Student Summer Training Program is to provide a biomedical research training experience to 14 underserved students (i.e., "Student Fellows") from three Historically Black Colleges/Universities - Claflin University, South Carolina State University, and Voorhees College over a three-year period. The major goals of the Training Program are: Goal 1.) To provide training in biomedical and prostate cancer research through the participation of four Student Fellows each year in a newly developed 15 credit hour prostate cancer health equity research course; Goal 2.) To conduct a hands-on research laboratory intensive with four Student Fellows each year.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 29, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1106939
Entities
People
- Alexandra Proctor
- Judith D. Salley
- Marvella E Ford
- Omar Bagasra
Organizations
- Medical University of South Carolina