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Interested candidates can apply for the 2014 Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program from now to March 7, 2014.
Éxito!, a program of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, will select 20 master’s-level students and health professionals from across the nation to attend a five-day summer institute June 2-6, 2014, in San Antonio, offering research information, tools, tips, role models and motivation to encourage participants to pursue a doctoral degree and a career studying how cancer affects Latinos differently.
Éxito! participants also are eligible to receive one of five $3,250 internships.
Master’s-degree students or master’s-trained health professionals are encouraged to apply.
Since launching in 2011, Éxito! has had 59 participants—and 15 of the 16 of those who went on to apply for a doctoral program have been accepted and are currently enrolled.
“Éxito! was a boost of confidence and a tremendous encouragement for me to apply to doctoral programs, said Mariana Arevalo, a graduate of the 2011 Éxito! program, which is funded by the National Cancer Institute. “Now more than ever, I’m confident that Latino researchers are not only needed in our field, but we can make a difference in improving the health of Latinos.”
Find more participant testimonials and learn more about the program at www.exitotraining.org.
By The Numbers
25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage
