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You can apply now for the 2018 Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program and optional $3,250 internships at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health San Antonio.

Éxito! (English: Success!) recruits trainees annually for a culturally tailored curriculum to promote pursuit of a doctoral degree and cancer research career.

This year, program leaders will select 25 master’s level students and professionals from across the country to take part in a five-day Éxito! summer institute June 4-8, 2017, in San Antonio. The summer institute features Latino researchers, mentors, and doctoral candidacy experts to inform about the latest in Latino cancer, enhance career development, and provide motivation to take the next step in education and apply for doctoral programs.

Ten optional internships also are available to program participants.

Éxito! applications are due by 11:59 p.m. CST, Monday, March 5, 2018.

“We want participants to go on to earn doctorates and conduct novel research on why Latinos suffer worse outcomes from certain cancers,” said Dr. Amelie Ramirez, director of Éxito!, which is funded by the National Cancer Institute, and based at UT Health San Antonio.

Latinos earn just 3.9% of all science and engineering doctoral degrees conferred, according to a recent report by the National Science Foundation.

Éxito! aims to increase that number.

Of 151 Éxito! graduates since 2010, more than 35% have applied to doctoral programs and more than 20% are currently enrolled in a doctoral program.

Past Éxito! trainees say the program motivated and supported their pursuit of a doctorate.

“I had no one to talk with about the application process. Being a first-generation college graduate and master’s level graduate, I can’t get insight/guidance from family,” said Laura Rubalcava of San Antonio, a 2011 Éxito! graduate. “It’s been inspiring to see people just like me overcome barriers and become successful in their fields.”

Applicants must: be a master’s-level health program student or master’s-trained health professional; have good academic standing; have strong verbal, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills; and not be current or accepted doctoral program students

Go to www.exitotraining.org to apply for the Éxito! program!