Short Research Experiences in Cancer

描述(由申请人提供)：本次竞争延续申请的具体目的是将目前的资助再延长五年，这将为新奥尔良路易斯安那州立大学健康科学中心(LSUHSC)的健康科学学生提供短期的癌症相关研究经验，并将允许对该计划进行更严格的评估。这将有助于实现赠款的最终目标，即增加卫生专业人员的数量，特别是那些来自代表性不足的少数族裔的卫生专业人员，他们将从事癌症病因学、预防或管理方面的职业。 拟开展的活动将使本赠款的成功组成部分得以延续，并带来创新： 。选择20名学生，由NCI基金支持，他们将被分配到临床和基础科学教职员工。这些助学金将在夏季进行，为期八周，面向医学生和健康科学本科生，以及两名优秀的高中生。为希望将研究延长到八周以上的学生增加了灵活的时间表，这是本申请中提出的创新之一。 。加大从代表性不足的少数族裔，更具体地说，从以非裔美国人为主的当地大学的招生努力。 。继续教育和丰富内容，包括癌症相关主题的研讨会、肿瘤委员会会议、参观LSUHSC的其他设施，以及学生的正式演讲。 。监督和评估参与者选择的职业道路。从参加该计划到决定一个人的职业生涯，将有足够的时间过去，大量的参与者将选择他们的主要职业。对于那些选择肿瘤学或学术医学的人，将进行详细的评估。 。定义最好的“导师”模式。这对类似的项目非常有用。 该计划的所有组成部分都将经过严格的评估，以确保卓越。这项计划的继续将为有潜力在死亡率高于全国死亡率的州影响癌症负担的学生提供研究机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The specific aim of this competing continuation application is to extend the present grant for five more years which will provide short-term cancer-related research experiences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) in New Orleans for students in the health sciences, and will allow a more rigorous evaluation of this program. This will contribute to achieving the ultimate goal of the grant which is to increase the number of health professionals, especially those from under represented minorities, who will pursue careers in cancer etiology, prevention, or management. Activities are proposed which will enable the continuation of the successful components of the present grant and also introduce innovations: . Select twenty students, supported by NCI funds, who will be assigned to clinical and basic science faculty. These assistantships will take place over an eight-week period in the summer and are open to medical students and students enrolled as undergraduates in the health sciences, and two outstanding high school students. The addition of a flexible schedule for the students who would like to extend their research beyond the eight-week period is one of the innovations proposed in this application. . Increase recruiting efforts from under-represented minorities and more specifically, from local universities with a predominantly African-American student body. . Continue educational and enrichment components including seminars on cancer-related topics, Tumor Board conferences, visits to other LSUHSC facilities, and formal presentations by the students. . Monitor and evaluate the career paths chosen by the participants. Sufficient time will have elapsed between participation in the program and decisions regarding one's career and an ample number of participants will have chosen their primary career. A detailed evaluation will be conducted for those who have chosen oncology or academic medicine. . Define the best "mentor' model. This will be extremely useful to similar programs. All components of the program will be rigorously evaluated to ensure excellence. The continuation of this program will provide research opportunities for students who have the potential to impact the cancer burden in a state with mortality rates higher than the national rates.