Hughes Christine A, Bauer Mark C, Horazdovsky Bruce F, Garrison Edward R, Patten Christi A, Petersen Wesley O, Bowman Clarissa N, Vierkant Robert A
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2013 Mar;28(1):92-9. doi: 10.1007/s13187-012-0417-1.
The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and Diné College received funding for a 4-year collaborative P20 planning grant from the National Cancer Institute in 2006. The goal of the partnership was to increase Navajo undergraduates' interest in and commitment to biomedical coursework and careers, especially in cancer research. This paper describes the development, pilot testing, and evaluation of Native CREST (Cancer Research Experience and Student Training), a 10-week cancer research training program providing mentorship in a Mayo Clinic basic science or behavioral cancer research lab for Navajo undergraduate students. Seven Native American undergraduate students (five females, two males) were enrolled during the summers of 2008-2011. Students reported the program influenced their career goals and was valuable to their education and development. These efforts may increase the number of Native American career scientists developing and implementing cancer research, which will ultimately benefit the health of Native American people.
梅奥诊所癌症中心和迪内学院于2006年获得了美国国立癌症研究所提供的为期4年的合作P20规划资助。该合作关系的目标是提高纳瓦霍族本科生对生物医学课程和职业的兴趣及投入度,尤其是在癌症研究方面。本文描述了“本土CREST(癌症研究体验与学生培训)”项目的开发、试点测试和评估情况,这是一个为期10周的癌症研究培训项目,为纳瓦霍族本科生在梅奥诊所基础科学或行为癌症研究实验室提供指导。2008年至2011年夏季期间,共有7名美国原住民本科生(5名女生,2名男生)参与该项目。学生们表示,该项目影响了他们的职业目标,对他们的教育和发展很有价值。这些努力可能会增加从事癌症研究开发和实施工作的美国原住民职业科学家的数量,最终将造福美国原住民的健康。