Hispanic Students: Apply for Research Mentorship by 12/1/14

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Are you interested in researching Hispanic health?

The Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of young researchers, is seeking undergraduate students and mentors who want to collaborate on research to improve Hispanic health.

Their program is called the Student Mentorship Program for Hispanic Health Research (sMPH2r).

This six-month, web-based program is the first formal mentorship program of its kind, which pairs mentees with three mentors from across the country including:

• Primary Mentor- who guides the mentee through a research project related to a Hispanic health issue;
• Secondary Mentor-who provides additional support and career guidance; and
• Tertiary Mentor-a doctoral student or resident who provides feedback & encouragement to mentees.

Throughout the course of their training, students will meet with their mentors on a monthly basis and participate in weekly lectures that will introduce them to research methods as well as the prospect of a career in research.

By end of the program, mentees will submit an abstract, develop a research poster, and give an oral presentation.

The application deadline for both mentors and mentees is Dec. 1, 2014. 

Learn more at the program website or watch this video.