Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research, UCLA
Category : Post-Grad Student Opportunities
Program Description
- A training program for minority master’s students and master’s level health professionals in public health and social/behavioral health sciences who are underrepresented at the doctoral level. The training program consists of:
- A five day summer institute
- Paid internships
- Doctoral application support awards
Program Purpose
- To encourage minority master’s students and master’s level health professionals to pursue a doctoral degree and a research career focused on any stage on the broad cancer disparities continuum. The goal is to encourage our participants to be the leaders in research who study the social-behavioral factors that impact health equity. Thus, the participants’ research could focus on any area of cancer disparities from prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, survivorship, to quality of life.
- The MTPCCR is designed to encourage and support doctoral training for persons from groups who are both underrepresented in the cancer disparities research field and who suffer a disproportionate or unknown burden of cancer. These special population groups include racial/ethnic minorities and members of the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) communities.
Program Eligibility
- Minority master’s student or master’s level health professional in public health and social/behavioral health sciences
- Good academic standing (minimum “B” average)
- Strong verbal, writing, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Click the attachment below to download a pdf version of the application packet, or email sphepidept [at] emory [dot] edu to request a Word document version.
