Florida Prostate Cancer Research Training Opportunities for Outstanding Leaders (ReTOOL) Program: Creating Opportunities for Minority HBCU Students.

摘要

This research training program proposed to create opportunities and promote prostate cancer (CaP) research careers for minority HBCU students through the Florida Prostate Cancer Research Training Opportunities for Outstanding Leaders (ReTOOL) Program. In total, 30 minority students applied to participate in the ReTOOL program and 10 students were accepted. The students participated in didactic and experiential CaP research training activities between May and August in 2012, 2013 and 2014 within the scientific environment of the University of Florida (UF) Health Cancer Center. Each summer training program ended the first week of August with the Annual Research Showcase, which included poster and oral presentations by the ReTOOL students. We achieved the expected outcomes outlined for the grant award. There were 12 published scientific abstracts; two peer-reviewed publication; three publications in progress; three grant awards based on the ReTOOL program, and 15 student awards. One of the extramural grants was an NIH/National Cancer Institute funding support for an Advanced ReTOOL program to provide advanced training experiences for ReTOOL participants.