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You now have until March 9, 2012, to apply for the 2012 Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program!
Éxito! conducts a five-day summer institute and offers $2,000 internships to encourage minority master’s-level students and master’s trained health professionals to pursue a doctoral degree and a career in Latino cancer health disparities research. The 2012 summer institute is June 7-12, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas.
Éxito! participants also are eligible to receive one of six paid internships (see details in application).
How exactly can the program benefit you?
Ask Mariana Arevalo, a graduate of the 2011 Éxito! program:
“Éxito! was a boost of confidence and a tremendous encouragement for me to apply to doctoral programs. Now more than ever, I’m confident that Latino researchers are not only needed in our field, but we can make a difference in improving the health of Latinos in the U.S.,” Arevalo said. “Éxito! gave me leverage, resources, and lots of moral support to continue in my path to a doctoral program.”
Éxito! is funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday.
Visit the Éxito! website to learn more, read more testimonials and download the application.
Applications must be postmarked by March 9, 2012.
By The Numbers
25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage
