“I am filled with love and gratitude for the [Éxito!] experience and to be surrounded by people with shared interests,” Valdivieso said.
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“The Éxito! summer institute has motivated me to apply for Spring 2020 admissions,” Cantu-Pawlik said.
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“I feel more knowledgeable about how to go about the process of pursing a doctoral degree. Enlightened, [Éxito!] taught about new topics and concepts that I either did not know about or knew very little about,” Costa said.
Read moreÉxito! will select 25 participants each year for a summer institute in San Antonio to boost skills toward doctoral degrees and careers in Latino cancer research.
Applications are closed. The 2021 Summer Institute is set for June 7-11, 2021.
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 2020 Éxito! Noticias
Dr. Melawhy Garcia wanted to elevate her work to improve health among Latinos in California by applying for PhD programs, but she wasn’t sure about it.
She wanted to hear from experienced faculty and scholars about what the process would be like.
Education is critical in childhood development, yet Latino kids across the U.S. face systemic injustices in their schools and communities.
Natalicio Serrano wasn’t sure he wanted to get a PhD.
He knew the journey would be difficult, especially as a Latino going into a field with little representation.
In 1993, Ellen Ochoa became the first Latino person in space.
