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. 2022 Aug;37(4):1166-1171.
doi: 10.1007/s13187-020-01934-8. Epub 2021 Jan 6.

Tisch Cancer Institute Scholars Program: Mentored Cancer Research Training Pipeline for Medical Students

Kaitlyn Ben-David  1   2 , Jenny J Lin  3   4 , James L M Ferrara  3   5 , Janice L Gabrilove  3   5
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Tisch Cancer Institute Scholars Program: Mentored Cancer Research Training Pipeline for Medical Students

Kaitlyn Ben-David et al. J Cancer Educ. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Cancer research has led to unprecedented advances in treatment in recent decades. Physician-scientists have played a crucial role in these advances given their unique perspective at the intersection between basic research and clinical care, though their representation in cancer research has been in progressive decline. Cancer research programs that feature strong mentorship at the medical student level are associated with increased likelihood of alumni choosing a cancer research career path. In an effort to increase the cancer research medical student training pipeline, senior research faculty from the Tisch Cancer Institute (TCI) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) developed the TCI Scholars Program, a rigorous mentored research training program funding medical students' summer research. This program is currently in its third year and has garnered significant interest among mentors and students alike from all four TCI Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG)-funded research programs. Herein, we describe the development, implementation, evaluation, and major outcomes of this program.

Keywords: Cancer research training pipeline; Education; Mentored medical student cancer research; Training.

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Distribution of TCI Scholars by percentage of a gender, b race, and c research program. CPC, Cancer Prevention & Control; CI, Cancer Immunology; CCI, Cancer Clinical Investigation. Figure generated using Prism Version 9.0.0 (86)
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