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Research Training of Students in Minority and International Settings: Lessons Learned from Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations

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This article describes the development and evaluation of an NCI-sponsored short-term summer cancer research education program. The study questions examined: the feasibility of conducting a cancer education program in special populations at multiple US and international field sites for masters students; the merit and worth that students and faculty attribute to the program; and students' scholarly and cancer-related career outcomes. Developing a new curriculum, increasing the pool of mentors, utilizing and increasing the number of field sites, and program dissemination were also evaluated. Evidence of the program's success included students' completion of field experiences at multiple sites and their subsequent 70% project-related publication rate, with 79% of trainees reporting themselves as likely to pursue future cancer-related careers. Evaluation-guided future plans for the program include implementing faculty development to further enhance the program outcomes.

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Correspondence to Amr S. Soliman.

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Funding support for this study were R25 CA112383 from the National Cancer Institute and the University of Michigan's Cancer Center Support Grant (5 P30 CA46592) from the National Cancer Institute.

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Soliman, A.S., Mullan, P.B. & Chamberlain, R.M. Research Training of Students in Minority and International Settings: Lessons Learned from Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations. J Canc Educ 25, 263–269 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-010-0099-5

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