The objectives of Training/Mentoring Core are
1. To increase Underrepresented Minority undergraduate students in
biomedical and minority health research
2. To increase Underrepresented Minority faculty in healthcare research
3. To increase Underrepresented Minority students in Ph.D. programs
STAR Fellowship Program
STARFellowship
Program is a new and innovative program created by TCHD. It offers faculty from minority
undergraduate institutions a full year of collaborative training and interaction with faculty
from the UNTHSC and other institutions, directed toward fostering Health Disparities Research
Initiatives. Ten faculty members are selected each year to join the STAR Fellowship Program
each year, while maintaining their regular faculty positions.
Underrespresented Minority students
UNTHSC has been successful in training Underrepresented Minority (URM) undergraduate student
in biomedical research during summer months as part of the
McNair,
SMART and
HBCU
Summer Training Program in Prostate Cancer programs. TCHD
enhances these activities and focuses on increasing the opportunities for URM students to
enter biomedical Ph.D. programs in health disparity research areas.
Contact:
Dr. Robert Kaman, Co-Director of Education Core
Dr. Bruce Dubin, Co-Director of Education Core
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