Abstract The Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research (MTPCCR) encourages
underrepresented master's level students and professionals in the social, behavioral, and …

Education in cancer prevention and control calls for training that spans disciplines to bring a
broad range of skills together to develop future leaders who can speed research and …

Background. There is little ethnic diversity at the doctoral level among researchers in cancer
control. The Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research is designed to …

Although American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students are the most
underrepresented group in the US in biomedical and health sciences relative to population …

The mission of the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) includes fostering the
continuing professional development of its members. One major activity of ASPO is to …

This study aimed to identify the professional development needs of early career doctorally
prepared professionals in psychosocial oncology. We used a cross-sectional descriptive …

A questionnaire sent to former University of North Carolina students who participated in the
Cancer Education Program, a National Cancer Institute sponsored program designed to …

Long-term follow-up is needed to evaluate the impact of short-term cancer research
programs on the career trajectories of medical and graduate students. Participation in these …

Published evaluations of career preparation of alumni from long-standing postdoctoral
fellowship programs in the biomedical sciences are limited and often focus on quantitative …

The need to familiarize medical students and graduate health professional students with
research training opportunities that cultivate the appeal of research careers is vital to the …