Collaboration Around Research and Education (CARE) in Prostate Cancer
Abstract
Collaboration around Research and Education (CARE) was a partnership funded by the United States Department of Defense between two academic programs, Duke University School of Nursing (Duke) and Bennett College for Women (Bennett), an historically black college or university (HBCU). We had success across three years in our collaborative relationship. We matched underrepresented minority women students to faculty mentors to facilitate opportunities to study prostate cancer. CARE was marketed by Bennett to freshman and sophomore students who had identified a science major. Applications were accepted from a pool of students who have a 3.0 grade point average and interest in the program. Dr. Sekara R. Basavaraju (Dr. Rao) was the initial Bennett faculty mentor until his retirement in the second year of the program. Dr. Michael Cotton was hired by Bennett College for Women, and became the academic adviser and in the program's second year. He, like Dr. Rao, was responsible for the program on the Bennett campus. Following the summer internship on to graduation, students maintained weekly informal contact with the faculty mentor, and more formal monthly advising sessions took place in each semester. Overall GPAs were reported to Dr. Price at Duke for each semester through graduation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA541349
Entities
People
- Marva Price
Organizations
- Duke University