Empowering the Next Generation of Cancer Professionals: the Fox Chase Cancer Center-University of Delaware Partnership for Undergraduate Research and Career Development

项目摘要 癌症医疗保健提供者和研究人员的数量预计不会跟上老龄化的步伐 美国的人口，创造了教育和激励下一代癌症的必要性， 专业人士体验式研究实验室实习已被证明是一种有效的方式， 鼓励学生从事癌症研究，但通常这样的项目数量有限， 范围，从而阻碍了他们的潜力，影响本科课程的选择和长期的职业目标。 此外，这些经验并不强调关键的辅助技能，如科学素养、设计和 展示海报、举办研讨会和建立网络。特拉华州福克斯蔡斯癌症中心 暑期奖学金计划旨在为12名低年级学生提供为期10周的密集住宿 暑期实习侧重于基本的实验室技能的获得，癌症研究经验量身定制， 学生的兴趣，并在专业发展的补充培训和指导。学生将 通过介绍性的，为期一天的接触该中心，其中将包括简短的研究招募到这个程序 实验室轮换和讨论以癌症为中心，以STEM为基础的职业;这种介绍性访问对所有人开放 特拉华州大学文理学院的学生。计划成功的一部分将是 通过每周与导师和学生的会议，实习前和实习后的评估，以及长期的 学期跟踪学生职业决策。通过这个项目，我们的目标是将学生纳入癌症 研究社区，激励他们追求职业生涯，这是对正在进行的抗癌斗争至关重要， 为他们提供成为专业人士所需的工具。

PROJECT SUMMARY The number of cancer healthcare providers and researchers is not expected to keep pace with the aging population of the United States, creating an imperative to educate and motivate the next generation of cancer professionals. Experiential research laboratory internships have been shown to be an impactful way to incentivize students toward careers in cancer research, but often such programs are limited in number and scope, thus impeding their potential to influence undergraduate course selection and long-term career goals. Moreover, such experiences do not emphasize critical ancillary skills, such as scientific literacy, designing and presenting posters and seminars, and networking. The Fox Chase Cancer Center-University of Delaware Summer Fellowship Program seeks to provide twelve underclassmen with a residential, intensive 10-week summer internship focused on basic laboratory skill acquisition, a cancer research experience tailored to the student's interests, and complementary training and guidance in professional development. Students will be recruited to this program via an introductory, day-long exposure to the Center, which will include brief research laboratory rotations and discussion of cancer-focused, STEM-based careers; this introductory visit is open to all University of Delaware students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Metrics of programmatic success will be obtained through weekly meetings with mentors and students, pre- and post-internship evaluations, and long- term tracking of student career decisions. Through this program, we aim to incorporate students into the cancer research community, inspire them to pursue careers that are critical in the ongoing battle against cancer, and equip them with the tools required to succeed as professionals.