U54 COMMUNITY OUTREACH TRAINING

OPPORTUNITY • The UMass Boston—DF/HCC U54 Partnership’s Outreach

Core (OC) is providing paid summer research and outreach opportunities for students interested in cancer/cancer disparities, public health, and community outreach

• OC interns will be matched with one of the U54 Partnership’s Internship Sites either at DF/HCC community-based research labs, at Community Based Organizations, or at Faith Based

Organizations in the Boston area or Lawrence, MA

• Interns will be required to attend workshops throughout the summer, attend the Annual Education Day, and present a

poster of their work during the Summer Poster Presentation

• Students from under-represented minority backgrounds

are encouraged to apply THE PROGRAM PROVIDES:

• Summer Public Health Research, Community Outreach, and Community-Based Participatory Research Opportunities

● Part-time and Full-time Internship Positions with hourly wages

● Research, outreach, and professional skills training

● Faculty Mentoring

● Preparation for graduate school

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• US citizens and permanent residents, student VISAs

• Full-time Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate students who wish to pursue a career related to cancer and public health

Please contact Dr. S. Tiffany Donaldson (tiffany.donaldson@umb.edu) or Dr. Carlos Eduardo

Siqueira (carlos.siqueira@umb.edu) for more information

Full and part-time opportunities are 12 weeks in length

$13.50/hr