“The [Éxito!] summer institute served as a motivator for pursuing a PhD,” Guzman said. “I felt like I had the support I needed to apply and succeed in a PhD program.”
“It has given me the tools and the resources to apply to a doctoral program.”
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“[The Éxito! summer institute] motivated me a lot,” Peña said. “Seeing people like me interested on a PhD reinforce my belief that I can do it. I feel more supported.”
Read moreÉxito! will select 25 participants for a summer institute in San Antonio to boost skills toward doctoral degrees and careers in Latino cancer research.
APPLY NOW for the 2018 Éxito! Summer Institute and internship by March 8, 2018!
Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training is a program of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at UT Health San Antonio to offer an annual summer institute and internships to increase the number of Latinos who pursue a doctoral degree and a career researching Latino health disparities. Learn more here.
NEW! Read the 2018 Éxito! Noticias
Leah Carrillo knows the value of hard work, thanks to diligent parents and plenty of sweat and tears on her family ranch in Leakey, Texas.
Carrillo is working hard today to prevent disease in San Antonio.
Discrimination. Micro-aggressions. Going back to college with kids.
With a mother who overcame these hurdles as an immigrant to the U.S. from Honduras, Alejandra Mendez learned resilience.
If you need someone with a variety of experience in health fields, Claudia Chavez has it.
Neuroscience? Check.
Healthcare administration? Check.
Delivering a baby (as part of EMT training)?! Check.
Adrianna Acevedo-Fontanez celebrates her Puerto Rican heritage through music and food, such as using “el castero” to stew rice or fighting for “el pegao.”
But she also knows that Puerto Ricans face dire health issues.
