American Cancer Society Diversity in Cancer Research Program

The impact of our Diversity in Cancer Research program on our talent pool of scholars has been highlighted in articles and videos in the past year. The ACS Diversity in Cancer Research Internship program, which began in 2021, targets talented, motivated URM undergraduate students to expose them to cancer research as a strategy to ultimately increase the number of URM people who enter the cancer research field.

Front Line News (August 26, 2022): Diversity in Cancer Research Internship Program

Locally, our institution discusses the impact of the program in our Front Line News segment (starts @2:20).

WBAL TV 11: University of Maryland School of Medicine program aims to improve diversity in biomedical science

In addition, the local NBC news reported in August 2022 on the DICR program: Watch video on www.wbaltv.com